Kyle Larson

[dirtisforracin]

I'm impressed and thankful I get to watch him. Its was his first time at Tyler county, a tough bullring. He held his own.
He didn't and doesn't have to race on dirt, but still does.

[dirtisforracin]

Also another thing, I seen him behind the wheel of his motorhome and followed him down the road. Because he is off to Williams Grove and Hagerstown for 2 more dirt races. Before his nascar gig on Sunday. That is a passion. I admire that!

[TDRacin®]

Exactly dirtisforracing, he is a throwback to the old school racers. His passion is on dirt but his job is in NASCAR. I think he'll end up being like Tony and make his money/build his empire and then put all of his focus on dirt racing and elevate it to a new level. All of us having the chance to witness him race in his prime is a gift! Enjoy it!!

[TS FAN]

This^^^^^^^^

[kazual]

He’s a benefit to dirt track and short track racing in general. No other dirt driver has more visibility and more of a following than Kyle, fortunately he does it with class. Am very surprised Hendrick didn’t clamp down more on his dirt program.

[CrankedUp90]

Is Hendrick still sponsoring Kyle for most every race? Hendrickcars.com etc etc ?

Freightliner sponsored him at Bristol.. Hopefully they stay on. If not, ole' Hendrick has plenty of $$$$$$$$$ for years to come.

[zach51]

Freightliner sponsored him at Bristol.. Hopefully they stay on. If not, ole' Hendrick has plenty of $$$$$$$$$ for years to come.

I think it's interesting that Tarlton has been on the nascar car (very small sticker) since Kyle has been with Hendrick. I wonder what that costs...

[chupp n bloomer fan]

I think it's interesting that Tarlton has been on the nascar car (very small sticker) since Kyle has been with Hendrick. I wonder what that costs...

That could be outta loyalty too. They have stuck with him and helped him all along.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Zach

He’s a benefit to dirt track and short track racing in general. No other dirt driver has more visibility and more of a following than Kyle, fortunately he does it with class. Am very surprised Hendrick didn’t clamp down more on his dirt program.

Ya know, while I’ll always thought besides NASCAR he was very good, now that he’s with Hendrick, I think it’ll all come together. Ganassi just isn’t a top team.

And I also think, because of the things Rick has done for Dale Jr, that Kyle is in the best place he could possibly be. A caring owner, with vast resources, but also who can help you, guide you. And I’m hoping they have an agreement that Kyle can run the dirt to keep him, well, happy.

Only thing will be if he gets hurt, what will Rick say? I would approach it as they are, let Kyle be Kyle, I just hope nothing bad happens. I’ve still not seen Kyle race in person. My brother saw him complete the 4 crown, plus at Port Royal.

[dirtcrazy4u]

He made the comment he was a little rusty last night at williams grove. LOL, the guy can get it done. Enjoy it while you can folks. I always wondered what it was like when you had aj, andretti, and many more come through the gate and then on to there indy rides the next day. Well my friends, kyle was just born a little to late, the guy can drive anything, period.

[TerryM]

I’m DLM first, anything else dirt 2nd, NASCAR 3rd.

Kyle Larson is by far my favorite overall driver. It’s not just his talent. It’s how he drives and how he acts after he gets out of the car. He represents everything we want to represent to the next generation of racing fans.

[WisWildManFan]

So he’s going late model, sprint, late model, cup this weekend lol that’s awesome. Way to go mr. H and covid for canceling all nascar practice and qualifying. Still wish they would pull draw in nascar tho

[zooker25]

I wonder if he will be at the Dream. At least the Thursday race.

[Pennsboro32]

Their goal is to win a big one at Eldora this season.

[CIRF]

Originally posted by chupp n bloomer fan

He’s a benefit to dirt track and short track racing in general. No other dirt driver has more visibility and more of a following than Kyle, fortunately he does it with class. Am very surprised Hendrick didn’t clamp down more on his dirt program.

Only thing will be if he gets hurt, what will Rick say? I would approach it as they are, let Kyle be Kyle, I just hope nothing bad happens. I’ve still not seen Kyle race in person. My brother saw him complete the 4 crown, plus at Port Royal.

You're spot on correct in reference to Larson being an huge asset to dirt/short track racing. He garners interest from fans of every genre' of dirt racing from outlaw carts to the USAC Silver Crown division. Now he has cultivated the interest of dirt late model fans. It doesn't make any difference which track or what racecar he's driving, dirt open wheel and DLM fans alike are interested in how he finished. Even some dirt fans, who had no interest in NASCAR previously, are now taking some interest just to see how he is doing. It's great for all of dirt racing.

It was apparent during the 2011 season that the kid from Elk Grove, CA was special and I was fortunate to watch him before most had any idea he was extraordinary. I personally was convinced after watching him win at Du Quoin on the mile in a Silver Crown car then sometime later we watched him jump in a midget at Perris, CA and win the Turkey Night Grand Prix in late 2012!

Hope you get to see him race sometime, cnbf. I'm too young to have watched Foyt, Andretti and Al Sr. but I've had the honor of seeing a kid that is somewhat favorably compared to those guys.