It's been a tough month for the racing community, after losing star driver Bryan Clauson in a fatal wreck in Belleville, Kan. So Kyle Larson, whose open-wheel roots run deep, was more than a little emotional when he "parked it" in victory lane Sunday at Michigan International Speedway for Larson's first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win.

Larson called up NESN Fuel's Ben Watanabe to talk about getting the monkey off his back, winning one for Bryan and recording a number of "firsts," including becoming the first Japanese-American to win a Cup race.