It was a busy and slightly chaotic start to Championship weekend for the Hendrick Motorsports camp. Kyle Larson’s No. 5 team found themselves deep in the garage area on Friday, dealing with tire setup tweaks, wall scrapes, and last-minute adjustments that ran longer than expected.

Larson’s team was so focused on solving setup issues and analyzing data that they completely missed their scheduled media availability. That championship pressure has kicked in well for all, and acts like these are proving it. Crew chief Cliff Daniels now faced the media to apologize for the same and update on what exactly is the team’s state.

HMS’ garage grind misses the mic

While speaking with the press, Daniels said, “It was extended for a little while with the tire issues. Kyle and I were completely lock

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