RFK Racing had a much different game plan than the other teams at Talladega Superspeedway for the YellaWood 500.

Though Kyle Larson would be named the eventual winner of the YellaWood 500, the start of the race saw most drivers deploy a similar plan: Save as much fuel as possible. As a result, some stars opted not to drive as fast as they could have in the early stages of the race.

RFK's drivers, however, Brad Keselowski, Chris Buescher, and Ryan Preece, had a different idea of how they wanted to go about the race, which went against other drivers' plan to save fuel, despite NASCAR having already made changes to the car to curb those measures.

As is seemingly the custom at superspeedways, drivers are often lighter on the throttle to conserve fuel, much to the chagrin of fans. On Sunday, RFK's drivers took matters into their hands, leaving their opponents in the dust, both literally and figuratively.

Instead of saving fuel, the trio put their foot down and raced without fear of any future fuel stops, splitting away from the pack and building an impressive lead. Many in the sport, including fans, applauded RFK's decision to do something different this time.

"The RFK Racing cars decided this was stupid and took off from the field and they're like 1/3 lap ahead already," The Athletic's Jeff Gluck posted on X. Meanwhile, FOX Sports' Bob Pockrass wrote, "Whoever decided on this strategy for RFK probably should apply to be competition director."

At one point, the trio of Preece, Keselowski, and Buescher were more than 30 seconds faster than the driver in fourth. Fans who saw the drivers save fuel believed the tactic was "shameful" and were therefore ecstatic to see a team do something different to break the monotony.

"Brad said 'f--- this s--- we're done,'" one fan wrote on X in response to seeing what the RFK team did. Another wrote, "At least @RFKracing knows the 'R' in NASCAR stands for RACING and not RECREATIONAL driving!!!"

Despite the lead the trio amassed, a number of late-race stoppages ultimately cost them the win. In particular, a nasty wreck with five laps to go took out several drivers and damaged others' cars, including Keselowski's.

That crash, in particular, saw Joey Logano end up on his roof and slide for a considerable distance as his car seemingly was lightly bumped by Carson Hocevar's No. 77. Notably, 23XI Racing's Riley Herbst suffered a major crash, initially hitting the wall before slamming into a barrier at almost full speed.

In the end, Larson was the victor at Talladega, all but cementing his third championship.