2025 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson recently appeared in a podcast with Mike Bagley and Pete Pistone. During the interaction, Larson discussed the "desperate call" the #5 Chevy team made during the Championship 4 race that sealed his title victory.The Hendrick Motorsports driver qualified third for the season finale race, 0.07 seconds behind pole sitter Denny Hamlin. He wrapped stage one of the 319-lap race in P5 while his teammate William Byron secured the stage win. Larson then moved up a spot in stage two and finished in P4. He highlighted that the tire strategy helped him seal his victory, and the team went for an early two-tire pit stop.However, the outcome changed when Hamlin went for a four-tire pit stop. Kyle Larson claimed his team went for a two-tire pit stop, giving him a lead over the race-dominant driver. Reflecting on the early pit stop, Larson explained he was skeptical if that was going to work or not and stated [00:25 onward]:"I was like, just turning into my stall, and I think they said, 'Your right sides leaving on track and I was like, 'Oh my gosh, this is a desperate call, and I don't think it's gonna work. But, you know, here we go. And then, yeah, then it worked out so well that when the caution came out for the next one, it was really was really a no-brainer to do two tires again."But the decision worked in favor of the #5 Chevy team, and Larson further added:"And I had come on the radio with our code words just to get an idea, but also you'll lend a direction and where I wanted to go, which I think they could tell I wanted to go two tires, and yeah, we were on the same page."Kyle Larson finished the 319-lap race three spots ahead of his championship title rival, Denny Hamlin. Larson came in third while Hamlin was sixth, making the HMS driver the 2025 Cup Series champion."I don't think there's ever a clear one hundred percent": Kyle Larson got candid about NASCAR's one-race championship formatIn November 2025, Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson was featured on the Rubbin is Racing podcast on YouTube. During the interaction, Larson opened up about the championship format NASCAR has been following for the last couple of years.The current format features three elimination rounds with three races followed by one championship race. Each round eliminates the four lowest-scoring drivers until only four remain to compete in the final race. However, this format has been facing scrutiny from the fans over the last few seasons, and the stock car racing association aims to change it in the next season.Following that, Kyle Larson talked about his ideal championship format on the podcast. He claimed that NASCAR should add more races rather than follow the one-race championship format. He further explained:"I don't think there's ever a clear one hundred percent, you know, perfect format that everybody in the world is gonna agree on. But I think what we can all agree on, I think what you know, Sunday maybe proved that we need more than one race, yes, whether that is 36 or 10 or four or whatever the number is, it should be more than one because of moments like that."Kyle Larson logged three victories, 22 top tens, 15 top fives, and one pole position at Kansas Speedway in 36 starts this Cup Series season. Additionally, he led 1105 laps with an average start of 11.389 and an average finish of 13.194.