Cliff Daniels Said Struggles Were ‘Important’ En Route to 2026 Title
Crew Chief Cliff Daniels on 2026 Struggles: ‘Adversity Was Really Important’ As the No.
Key points
- pic.twitter.com/woL6c8omIR — NASCAR on USA (@NASCARonUSA) November 9, 2026 Daniels believes the No.
- The good Lord above, I really think his hand was orchestrating the good and the bad and he led us through the bad when days were tough and we didn’t have good results,” Daniels said.
- Larson capped the 2026 campaign with three wins in the Chase, coming at Gateway, Kansas, and Talladega.
5 team celebrated the championship on the frontstretch at Homestead-Miami Speedway, crew chief Cliff Daniels was asked about the trials and tribulations that the 2026 season presented.
You can figure out how to be a little graceful to yourself when you’re not doing as well as you want to do and be graceful to the world around you and look within of how to get better,” Daniels said.
Additional details
- After finishing fourth in Stage 1 on Sunday at Homestead, Larson captured his third Cup Series title.
- 5 group pushed through the trying times, figured it out, and became the 2026 champions.
- Just so grateful for that and very grateful that we finished it off,” Daniels said.
- Yet, behind the scenes, the Hendrick Motorsports team was embracing the struggles.
- For much of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series regular season, Kyle Larson and the No.
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