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Dillon vs. Larson as heated a NASCAR rookie battle as advertised

By NASCAR Media
Posted 4:42PM on Monday 21st April 2014 ( 9 years ago )
CHARLOTTE, NC - Austin Dillon struck first, blazing to the Coors Light Pole for the Daytona 500 in the No. 3 Chevrolet's return to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition.

Dillon followed up the pole with a ninth-place finish in the Daytona 500. So far, it's his only top 10 this season.

Kyle Larson took an opposite path to this first open weekend, and his recent counter punches have landed him atop the rookie standings.

Larson, who has won a race in the NASCAR Nationwide Series this season, opened his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year campaign with a 38th-place finish because of an accident in the Daytona 500. Then, at Phoenix and Las Vegas, Larson slogged through finishes of 20th and 19th.

But since those season-opening jitters, he has turned it on, finishing in the top 10 in three of the last four races
Austin Dillon (left) and Kyle Larson (right) sit atop the NASCAR Rookie of the Year battle going into this weekend's action at Richmond International Raceway. / Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

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