Kyle Larson On NASCAR Plate Racing

[CIRF]

I wonder what Kyle would say if he had some success at the restrictor plate tracks

Larson seems like an honest kid. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and believe he'd prolly say the same thing. I don't remember ever hearing the guys that have won extensively on r-plate tracks saying they liked racing at Daytona and Talladega. Jeff Gordon comes to mind. He won a bunch of r-plate races and I don't remember him ever saying those places were his favorite tracks. However, I have heard him say he really loved Martinsville.

[old fan]

Dale jr says he likes the restrictor plates ,and face it most the NASCAR guys are a bunch of whiners and who said this The Daytona 500 is a career-winning race. It defines careers for drivers, crew members, crew chiefs and race teams. It has that powerRead more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/qu...4v6tbyJiJtV.99

[CIRF]

It's a very safe bet that Dale Jr. enjoys the success he's had at r-plate tracks however I don't remember him ever saying he enjoys the actual racing at those tracks. I could be wrong and if I am I'll stand corrected. There IS a difference.

What Larson says can easily be perceived as "whining" but regardless of how it is perceived it's still the truth and cannot be denied as such.

[old fan]

So what is the answer I know Kyle can always skip the events

[CIRF]

I'm not an attorney but I'd bet a fair amount of money that there are provisions written in Larson's driver contract with Ganassi and also in the Target sponsorship contract that Larson is contractually obligated to compete's in all races covered by those contracts. And it's a virtual certainty that Daytona and Talladega are among those races. Illness, injury and special circumstance more than likely being the exception and the driver not liking the type racing is probably not defined as a special circumstance.

I don't see him having a choice.

[old fan]

so he needs to buckle up and shut up and concentrate on the race

[CIRF]

Oh, I'm sure he will.

If ya' want to see Larson race at Daytona without a restrictor plate tune into Fox Sports 1 in about 5 minutes. As a matter of fact Larson was the overall winner of this race last year at Daytona along with his teammates Jamie McMurray, and 2 former winners of the Indy 500 Tony Kanaan and Scott Dixon.

[Raceready]

Dale jr says he likes the restrictor plates ,and face it most the NASCAR guys are a bunch of whiners and who said this The Daytona 500 is a career-winning race. It defines careers for drivers, crew members, crew chiefs and race teams. It has that powerRead more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/qu...4v6tbyJiJtV.99

Old timers also remember when {BUFFET} Benny Parsons was so moved about his Daytona 500 win that he wrote a poem about it !

[old fan]

winng Daytona is like winning Indy or for that matter chili bowl a game changer for a driver

[Raceready]

Or winning the DTWC or World 100 to a Dirt late model driver !

[old fan]

Knoxville both of them come to mind also

[CIRF]

Winning the World or DTWC doesn't carry much weight outside of the realm of dirt late models. Winning The Chili Bowl gives a driver national exposure well beyond the realm of midgets. Just ask Tim McCreadie. Tim winning The Chili Bowl is the most publicized and respected accomplishment of his career with lasting effects. As long as he chooses to do so he'll have a spot in The Chili Bowl Race of Champions, which is a fairly big win in and of itself.

Billy Boat's driving career was advanced as a result of winning CB.

[old fan]

it does to those drivers and Tim Mcreadie has a hard time competing anymore in the late models and after his win at the chlli bowl where did it get him

[mudslinger47]

I kinda disagree that the Chili Bowl is much of a much... any more then any other big race...I agree that in the midget world its a big deal.. but after that...not so much... How many times did Steve Kinser win the Bowl?

[old fan]

What CIRF doesn't understand is that many drivers don't want or need the prestige to make their career