Kyle Larson

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Kyle Larson
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status active
NASCAR Cup Series statistics
Best placement 9th - (2016)
Starts Victories Poles Top 10
127 3 4th 52
NASCAR Xfinity Series Statistics
Best placement 8th - (2013)
Starts Victories Poles Top 10
98 8th 3 68
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series statistics
Best placement 35th - (2012)
Starts Victories Poles Top 10
13 2 2 10
Data status: June 25, 2017

Kyle Miyata Larson (born July 31, 1992 in Sacramento , California ) is an American racing driver . In 2012 he was named Rookie of the Year for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and won the title. In 2013 he was named Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and in 2014 Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Sprint Cup .

Career

Beginnings

Larson driving a midget car in 2012

Larsen lived in Elk Grove for the first few years . Apparently he attended his first race with his parents a week after he was born. Larson started karting at the age of 7 . As a teenager, he drove open-wheel vehicles including USAC midget cars , Silver Crown and Sprint Cars . He drove for Keith Kunz Motorsports and Hoffman Racing with the support of Toyota ; he also drove sprint cars for World of Outlaws .

In 2011 he won the 4-Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway , being the second driver ever to win all three types of USAC vehicles in one night. Kyle Larson has held the lap record in a sprint car at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville since 2010 . In 2012 he won six USAC National Midget races, including the Turkey Night Grand Prix .

NASCAR

Touring series

Larson's 2012 K&N Pro vehicle

Although Larson showed interest in the Indy Car Series , he was accepted into their sponsorship program for the 2012 season by Earnhardt Ganassi Racing (EGR). In February 2012, at the Pete Orr Memorial Orange Blossom 100 at New Smyrna Speedway , Larson made his debut in a real stock car for the first time and immediately won the race, even though he had only led the last lap during the event. He won again a week later in the same place during the World Series of Asphalt .

EGR placed Larson for the 2012 season with Revolution Racing in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East , where he was able to achieve a top ten placement in his first race. In the fifth race of the season he achieved the first pole position . In the following race (the sixth of a total of 14) at Gresham Motorsports Park , after leading the last five laps, he celebrated his first NASCAR victory. That same year he also made his debut in the ARCA Racing Series when he competed for Eddie Sharp Racing at Michigan International Speedway , finishing in 13th place. Larson returned to the ARCA in 2014 and won in Pocono . from the pole.

Truck and Nationwide Series

Larson 2013 Road America in his Nationwide Series vehicle

In June 2012, Larson made his debut in the Camping World Truck Series when he drove the number 4 car for Turner Motorsport at Kentucky Speedway . Here, too, he was able to finish his first race with a top ten placement.

In his first year, Larson immediately won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East title. He achieved a total of two wins and twelve top ten placements in 14 races, which allowed him to leave Corey LaJoie behind, despite his five wins in the championship. At the end of the season he was named Rookie of the Year .

On the 2013 season, Larson moved to Turner Scott Motorsports in the Nationwide Series . He made his debut at Daytona International Speedway at the DRIVEFORCOPD 300 . He was involved in a serious accident on the last lap. As the vehicles approached the target, Regan Smith tried to block the approaching Brad Keselowski . This resulted in a mass collision in which Larson's vehicle took off and the front section slammed into the safety fence in front of the spectator stands. Larson himself was uninjured in this accident, but 28 spectators were injured (two of them seriously) as they were hit by debris flying around.

In April 2013 he won his first truck race. At Rockingham Speedway he defeated Joey Logano in a close duel. To celebrate, Larson demonstrated donuts without putting on the steering wheel. He had learned this during his time in karting. NASCAR then insisted that drivers must have the steering wheel unscrewed while partying for safety reasons. At the Mudsummer Classic on the Eldora Speedway , he was able to take second place. In the Nationwide Series, at the Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 on the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course , he ended up in the tire wall after contact with another driver. The repair made him three laps behind, but managed to fight his way back into the leading lap during the race and finished the race in 14th place.

At Homestead-Miami Speedway at the Ford EcoBoost 300 , Larson nearly had his first Nationwide Series win. With two laps to go, on old tires, he was intercepted by Brad Keselowski .

At the end of the season, Larson was recognized with the Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year award.

On March 22, 2014, Larson took his first Nationwide Series win at the Treatmyclot.com 300 by outpacing Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick . After the race he said: “The last eleven or twelve laps were the longest laps of my life. I've been so close to winning so often, but the way we did it was very special. ”As with his first truck win, Larson celebrated his win with donuts on the run-down lap with the steering wheel removed.

On May 24th, Larson celebrated his second Nationwide Series win at the History 300 , where he could keep Brad Keselowski behind.

Sprint Cup Series

On August 27, 2013, the Charlotte Observer announced that Larson would drive the car with the number 42 for Chip Ganassi Racing in the Sprint Cup from 2014 and thus replace Juan Pablo Montoya . The deal was officially confirmed on August 30th. On October 1, 2013 it was announced that he would drive two more races for Phoenix Racing in the Sprint Cup in 2013 in order to prepare for his rookie season. On his debut at the Bank of America 500 , he started from position 21 and retired on lap 247 after an engine failure, which brought him to 37th place on his debut.

In the second use in 2013 in the Sprint Cup, he was 42nd after another engine failure at Martinsville Speedway . On November 3rd, he got another chance to race at the AAA Texas 500 . In this race on the Texas Motor Speedway he was able to secure the 23rd place. He also drove another race, namely at the season finale in Homestead . There he finished 15th.

At the Daytona 500 2014, Larson collided twice with the wall and despite repair work, he triggered the first caution with a spin on lap 24. Finally he reached the 38th place in the ranking. On March 23, after serving as the ninth in the Green-White-Checker finish was started, it was able to gain five positions in the first round and closed on the last lap to leader Kyle Busch on, making it the Auto Club 400 in second place occupied. In training for the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway , Larson achieved an average speed of 126,880 miles per hour. As the qualification was canceled due to rain, Larson started from pole position as he was the fastest in practice. However, after a collision with Clint Bowyer , Larson spun as he entered the first corner of the first lap.

Larson finished ninth in Talladega after starting from 29th. In the Pocono 400 , Larson was able to convince after starting 14th and then being in the top 10 for the entire race. He also collected his first leadership laps in the Sprint Cup (seven rounds, from round 102-109). In the end, he came in fifth.

In Michigan, Larson spun on lap seven. After that, however, he fought his way back and moved from position 43 to position seven within 33 laps. During the race he was able to collect two more laps in the lead. Towards the end of the race, while he was driving in seventh position, he blocked one of his sponsors, Tony Stewart . This made contact and Tony Stewart damaged his grille . Stewart tried to get revenge on him in a later yellow phase. Despite the skirmish with Stewart, Larson came 8th in the final classification. When he was pointed out that Stewart was angry about the blocking, Larson said, "Typical Tony, I guess. I was pretty close to who was on my inside when I restarted and I looked in the mirror and saw it was coming to the right. So I went to the right and he met me and, I don't know, I think he just wanted to teach me a lesson. "Before the race in Sonoma , Larson got a warning from Stewart:" He's going to learn that he'll be me next Better not to block time. "

Larson was involved in an early accident at the Coke Zero 400 , but was able to regain a top position, a third place, in Loudon. At the Brickyard 400 , Larson finished seventh and was able to achieve his first official Sprint Cup pole in Pocono with a new lap record.

Larson missed his chance for a position in the Chase for the Sprint Cup after posting poor results in the last two races prior to the decision. In the first Chase race at Chicagoland Speedway , Larson was close to celebrating his maiden Sprint Cup victory. After he had led over 30 laps, he got into a duel with Kevin Harvick with 18 laps to go , which enabled Brad Keselowski to catch up with Larson and finally to achieve victory. After the pace car came out twice, Larson was able to secure 3rd place after a duel with Jeff Gordon . Gordon then declared himself a fan of Larson. The two hugged each other in the pit lane after the race and in a media conference after the race, Gordon Larson praised him and described him as: "The real deal" (Eng. The one and only ). Larson replied, “It's touching to hear a champion say that about you. That means a lot to me."

Motorsport in general

On January 4, 2014, Chip Ganassi Racing announced that Larson would compete in the Daytona 24-hour race . He will be in vehicle number 02 with Scott Dixon , Tony Kanaan and Marino Franchitti . On his debut in the 24-hour race, the engine ran out and he received a penalty for driving too fast in the pit lane. However, he was able to finish his stint in 5th place.

Personal

Larson's mother is a Japanese American and her parents spent time in an internment camp for Japanese . Larson is in a relationship with Katelyn Sweet, sister of NASCAR driver Brad Sweet . The relationship resulted in a child.

Results

NASCAR

Key ( Bold  - Pole position through time. Italic  - Pole position through the score. * - Most lead laps. ** Not eligible for points in this series )

Sprint Cup Series

Nationwide Series

Camping World Truck Series

Daytona 24 hour race

Web links

Commons : Kyle Larson  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Biography . Kyle Larson official website. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  3. ↑ a b c d Ganassi team signs open wheel standout Larson . Fox Sports. February 18, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  4. ↑ a b Brant James: Phenom Kyle Larson could benefit from a delayed rise to stardom . In: Sports Illustrated . October 6, 2011. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved on June 16, 2012.
  5. ↑ Mike Kerchner: Short-Track Roundup: Kyle Larson completes USAC sweep . In: Autoweek . September 25, 2011. Archived from the original on January 2, 2012. Retrieved on June 16, 2012.
  6. ^ Tony Karis: Ocean Speedway: Kyle Larson dominates Taco Bravo series, sets track record . In: Santa Cruz Sentinel . July 18, 2010. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  7. ↑ Larson Adds Another Feather To His Cap . In: National Speed ​​Sport News , November 23, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012. 
  8. ↑ NASCAR notebook . Fox Sports. February 13, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  9. ^ Larson Wins Again At New Smyrna In World Series Action . In: Raceweek Illustrated . February 19, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  10. ^ Tommy Bowman: LaJoie wins first K&N Series race . In: Winston-Salem Journal . June 3, 2012. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved on June 16, 2012.
  11. ↑ Terry A. Miller: Rookie Makes Late-Race Pass For Win In NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Race At Gresham . In: WMGT TV . June 11, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  12. ↑ Jeff Wackerlin: Larson Takes Winning Ways to Michigan . Motor Racing Network. June 12, 2012. Archived from the original on June 13, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  13. ↑ ARCA RainEater Wiper Blades 200 . In: The Washington Examiner . June 15, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  14. ↑ Larson takes checkered flag at Pocono Raceway . In: ARCA Racing Series . June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  15. ↑ Field chasing NASCAR's Larson in Saturday's Pocono ARCA 200 . In: ARCA Racing Series . June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  16. ^ R. Mark Stiles: Jamie McMurray, Juan Pablo Montoya 2012 NSCS Quaker State 400 Race Previews . In: Catchfence.com , June 26, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012. 
  17. ^ Mary Jo Buchanan: Kyle Larson 'Felt Like a Super Star' With Top Ten Truck Finish . In: Speedway Media . Fox Sports. July 2, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  18. ↑ Jim Utter: Reddick gets win, Larson takes K&N title at The Rock . In: The News & Observer . November 3, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  19. ^ Al Pearce: Tony Stewart raves about Kyle Larson, rising star to run full Nationwide schedule . In: Autoweek . Crain Communications. February 6, 2013. Archived from the original on February 11, 2013. Retrieved on February 6, 2013.
  20. ↑ Terry Blount: Fans injured during scary wreck . ESPN. February 24, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  21. ^ Kyle Larson holds off Joey Logano . ESPN. April 14, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  22. ↑ Lou Bezjak: SOUTHERN 500: Larson's performance backs up decision to get into Cup car . In: The Morning News , April 6, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014. 
  23. ^ Jeff Gluck: The story behind Kyle Larson's wild no-wheel victory celebrations . In: USA Today , March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014. 
  24. ↑ Kenny Bruce: miscue forces Larson to settle for second . In: NASCAR.com . July 25, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  25. ↑ D4D grad Larson wins Sunoco Rookie of the Year . NASCAR. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  26. ^ Associated Press : Kyle Larson makes history, wins Nationwide race at Fontana . Sporting News . March 22, 2014. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved on March 23, 2014.
  27. ↑ Nick Broomberg: Kyle Larson did a burnout without a steering wheel after winning his first Nationwide race . Yahoo. March 22, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  28. ↑ Lee Spencer: Report: Earnhardt Ganassi taps Larson . Fox Sports. August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  29. ^ Nate Ryan: Chip Ganassi on Kyle Larson: 'The kid's ready' . In: USA Today . Gannett Company. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  30. ↑ Lee Spencer: Larson to make Cup debut at CMS . Fox Sports. October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  31. ↑ David Scott: Kyle Larson finishes 37th in Cup debut, but learned plenty . In: The Charlotte Observer , October 13, 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved on October 14, 2013. 
  32. ↑ Chris Estrada: Kyle Larson to get another Cup start at Texas . NBC Sports. October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  33. ↑ Jerry Bonkowski: Rookie Kyle Larson struggles early in Daytona 500 . NBC Sports . February 23, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  34. ↑ Jenna Fryer: Kyle Larson's strong showing at Fontana proves he belongs at Sprint Cup level . In: Star Tribune , March 25, 2014. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved on March 26, 2014. 
  35. ^ Jeff Gluck: Kyle Larson wins pole for Richmond race; qualifying rained out . In: USA Today , April 25, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014. 
  36. ↑ Zack Albert: LARSON SPINS ON OPENING LAP; BOWYER BURNS OUT . NASCAR. April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  37. ↑ Bob Pockrass: Kyle Larson not worried about Tony Stewart reaction . Sporting News . June 16, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  38. ↑ Jordan Bianchi: NASCAR Sonoma 2014: Tony Stewart warns Kyle Larson about blocking . SB nation. June 20, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  39. ↑ Seth Livingstone: LARSON LAUNCHES TO COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD . NASCAR. August 1, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  40. ↑ http://www.mcall.com/sports/mc-nascar-chase-follow-20140915-story.html
  41. ^ Goodwin Kelly: Ganassi announces powerhouse Rolex 24 At Daytona driver lineup . In: The Daytona Beach News-Journal , Jan. 4, 2014. 
  42. ↑ Holly Cain: Kyle Larson stays even in Rolex 24 debut . NASCAR.com. January 25, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  43. ^ Jim Peltz: Kyle Larson gets first Nationwide Series win at Fontana . In: Los Angeles Times , March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014. 
  44. ^ Preston Lerner: The Kid: Kyle Larson . Automobiles . September 12, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  45. ↑ Holly Cain: Kyle Larson, girlfriend welcome baby boy . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Larson, Kyle
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Larson, Kyle Miyata
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American racing car driver
DATE OF BIRTH July 31, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Sacramento , California , United States