Kyle Larson received his first of six NASCAR Cup Sequence races this previous season within the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 3.
Larson capped off his triumph on the 1.5-mile tri-oval with a memorable celebration through which his son Owen joined him on the monitor. Owen, 10, ran onto the monitor and jumped on the roof of his dad’s No. 5 Chevrolet, hyping up the gang within the course of.
That’s a second Owen will always remember, one he documented in a letter as relayed by NBC Sports activities.
Owen later joined Larson for a victory lap following his dominant victory at Bristol Motor Speedway within the Spherical of 16 finale in September. It was certainly a memorable 12 months for Owen, and for Larson too, although a Cup Sequence championship is the final word purpose.
Kyle Larson ‘excited’ for 2025 NASCAR Cup Sequence season
Larson got here up quick at capturing his second championship, eradicated within the Spherical of 8. For a driver who led 1,700 laps, 555 greater than the following closest driver (Christopher Bell), there’s added motivation to complete the job in 2025.
“It was an incredible 12 months,” Larson mentioned, through NASCAR.com. “I used to be tremendous pleased with the efficiency of our race crew all 12 months lengthy. We had a ton of velocity from Race 1 to Race 38 [including two exhibition races], actually. I used to be joyful. Clearly, you need to make the ultimate 4 and have a shot on the championship, however I additionally perceive the format and know the way loopy it may be, so I don’t let ending sixth in factors take something away from our season.
“We led the collection in most each class, so I’m actually proud of the crew and their arduous work. And I feel we left some out on the desk, so I’m enthusiastic about subsequent 12 months and hope we are able to proceed to evolve and get stronger as a crew and win some extra races and lead extra laps. … I’m hoping for extra good issues for subsequent 12 months and I’m already excited to get the 12 months began.”
