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Larson at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
Born	Kyle Miyata Larson (1992-07-31) July 31, 1992 (age 31) Elk Grove, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	135 lb (61 kg)
Achievements	2021 NASCAR Cup Series Champion 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Champion 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Champion 2019, 2021, 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race Winner 2021 Coca-Cola 600 Winner 2022 Daytona 500 Pole Winner 2023 Southern 500 Winner 2021, 2023 Knoxville Nationals Winner 2012, 2016, 2019, 2023 Turkey Night Grand Prix Winner 2010 King of the West Sprint Car Series Champion 2018 United Truck Parts International Midget Series Champion 2020 Pennsylvania Speedweek Champion 2011 Belleville Midget Nationals winner 2011, 2012 4-Crown Nationals Midget Winner 2011 4-Crown Nationals Silver Crown Winner 2011 4-Crown Nationals Wingless Sprint Winner 2012 Pete Orr Memorial Winner 2015 Rolex 24 at Daytona Overall Winner 2019, 2023 Hangtown 100 Winner 2020, 2022, 2023 Brad Doty Classic Winner 2020 Hoosier Hundred Winner 2020, 2021 Chili Bowl Nationals Winner 2021 Prairie Dirt Classic Winner 2021 37th Kings Royal Winner 2021 BC39 Winner 2022 Hillbilly 100 Winner
Awards	2011 USAC Silver Crown Rookie of the Year 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Rookie of the Year 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year 2022 ESPY Awards Best Driver Named as one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
NASCAR Cup Series career
343 races run over 12 years
Car no., team	No. 5 (Hendrick Motorsports)
2023 position	2nd
Best finish	1st (2021)
First race	2013 Bank of America 500 (Charlotte)
Last race	2020 FanShield 500 (Phoenix)
First win	2016 Pure Michigan 400 (Michigan)
Last win	2024 AdventHealth 400 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles 25 170 19
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
115 races run over 9 years
Car no., team	No. 17 (Hendrick Motorsports)
2023 position	75th
Best finish	8th (2013)
First race	2013 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona)
Last race	2024 Focused Health 250 (COTA)
First win	2014 Treatmyclot.com 300 (Fontana)
Last win	2024 Focused Health 250 (COTA)
Wins Top tens Poles 15 81 7
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career
15 races run over 7 years
2023 position	86th
Best finish	35th (2012)
First race	2012 UNOH 225 (Kentucky)
Last race	2023 Tyson 250 (North Wilkesboro)
First win	2013 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Rockingham)
Last win	2023 Tyson 250 (North Wilkesboro)
Wins Top tens Poles 3 11 2
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Statistics current as of April 28, 2024.

Kyle Miyata Larson (born July 31, 1992) is an American professional auto racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro for the same team. Before and throughout his stock car racing career, Larson has been highly successful in dirt track racing, with wins in countless prestigious events including the Kings Royal, Knoxville Nationals, and the Chili Bowl Nationals. He also raced in many other forms of racing as an overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona sports car race, having won the event with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2015. Larson was named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers in 2023.

Racing career

Early career

Born on July 31, 1992, in Elk Grove, California, Kyle Miyata Larson attended his first race with his parents a week after his birth. He began racing at the age of seven in outlaw karts in Northern California. As a teenager, he raced open-wheel cars, including the United States Auto Club (USAC) midget, Silver Crown and sprint cars, competing for Keith Kunz Motorsports and Hoffman Racing with Toyota backing; During his early career in USAC, a series official gave Larson the nickname "Yung Money" in recognition of his talent. Larson also raced in World of Outlaws sprint cars and his first sprint car race win came at Placerville Speedway where he was one of the youngest drivers to ever compete. He won the 2011 4-Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway, winning in all three types of USAC cars in a single night, only the second driver in history to accomplish the feat. He won two silver crown races that season and was named the 2011 Rookie of the Year. Larson holds the sprint car track record at Ocean Speedway in 2010. In 2012, he won six USAC National Midget races including the Turkey Night Grand Prix. Even during his stock car career, Larson continued racing open-wheel cars for midweek races in addition to going to New Zealand in some off-seasons to race.

Stock cars

NASCAR K&N Pro Series and ARCA

While Larson expressed some interest in IndyCar racing, he was signed for the 2012 racing season by Earnhardt Ganassi Racing (EGR) as part of the team's driver development program. In February 2012, Larson won his first race in a full bodied stock car in the Pete Orr Memorial Orange Blossom 100 at New Smyrna Speedway. A week later, he won again at the speedway during the World Series of Asphalt.

On June 9, 2012, Larson won his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series East at Gresham Motorsports Park. At New Hampshire Motor Speedway, he scored his second K&N Pro Series East win. On June 15, Larson made his ARCA Racing Series debut at Michigan International Speedway in the No. 6 car for Eddie Sharp Racing where he finished 13th.

On November 3, Larson won the 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Championship with 2 wins and 12 top tens in 14 races, overcoming the five wins of Corey LaJoie (son of two-time Busch Series champion Randy). He also won the K&N Pro Series East Rookie of the Year award. On June 7, 2014, Larson scored his first ARCA win at Pocono Raceway.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

On June 28, 2012, Larson made his Camping World Truck Series debut at Kentucky Speedway in the No. 4 Chevrolet Silverado for Turner Motorsports where he finished 10th.

On April 14, 2013, Larson scored his first Truck Series win at Rockingham Speedway in a close finish with Joey Logano. During the celebration, he performed donuts without his steering wheel on, a practice he had acquired when racing go-karts. The celebration prompted NASCAR to request him to keep it attached, regarding safety concerns because Larson would not have much control of the truck without the steering wheel.

In 2016, Larson joined GMS Racing to drive the No. 24 truck for the Martinsville race. At Martinsville, he led 79 laps and finished 4th. At Eldora Speedway, Larson held off Christopher Bell to score his second career Truck Series win.

In 2020, Larson announced he would be re-joining GMS Racing to drive the No. 24 truck for the Homestead race to pursue a bounty offered by Kevin Harvick to full-time Cup drivers to beat Kyle Busch. Following his suspension from NASCAR, Larson was released from the team.

On March 17, 2021, it was announced that Larson will race at the inaugural Bristol dirt race in the No. 44 truck for Niece Motorsports. At Bristol dirt race, he was involved in a crash on lap 100, finishing 35th.

In 2023, Larson won at North Wilkesboro in the No. 7 truck for Spire Motorsports.

NASCAR Xfinity Series

In February 2013, it was announced that Larson would drive the No. 32 Chevrolet Camaro full-time for Turner Scott Motorsports in the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. On the last lap in the season opener at Daytona, Larson was involved in a violent crash when his car got caught onto the right side of Brad Keselowski's car and then hit the outside wall. At the same time, he was hit in the right rear by Brian Scott which sent his car airborne hitting a crossover gate, and piercing the catch fence, completely ripping off the front end of his car. Larson came across the start-finish line in 13th. He was unharmed, but the debris hurt 28 spectators in the grandstands, two of whom were in critical condition. However, there were no deaths. In the season-finale at Homestead, Larson led the most laps but lost the lead to eventual winner Brad Keselowski with 3 laps remaining and finished 2nd. Larson won the 2013 Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year award with 9 top 5's and 17 top 10's, becoming the first Asian-American and first Drive for Diversity participant to win a Rookie of the Year Award in one of NASCAR's national touring series.

In 2014, Larson returned to the Nationwide Series part-time in the No. 42 car for Turner Scott Motorsports. On March 22, Larson scored his first career Nationwide Series win at Auto Club Speedway after a tense battle with Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch. Larson once again celebrated by doing burnouts in the infield without a steering wheel. In victory lane, Larson stated, "Those last 11, 12 laps were the longest laps of my life. I've been so close to winning so many times, but the fashion we did it in was extra special." At Charlotte Motor Speedway, he scored his second career Nationwide Series win.

In 2015, Larson returned to the Xfinity Series to run part-time again for HScott Motorsports. He won the season-finale at Homestead after holding off Austin Dillon, and the first win for HScott Motorsports.

In 2016, Larson continued to drive the No. 42 car part-time for Chip Ganassi Racing. He scored 2 wins at Pocono and Texas.

In 2022, Larson drove the No. 17 car for HMS at Road America where he led the most laps and finished 2nd to Ty Gibbs. Larson won at Watkins Glen in the No. 88 car for JR Motorsports.

In 2023, Larson won at Darlington after a dramatic finish with John Hunter Nemechek.

In 2024, Larson won at the Circuit of the Americas after overtaking a dueling Shane van Gisbergen and Austin Hill on the final lap.

2013

On August 27, 2013, The Charlotte Observer reported that Larson will drive the No. 42 car for Chip Ganassi Racing starting in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season and would compete for the Rookie of the Year honors. The deal was officially announced on August 30. On October 1, it was announced that Larson would make his Sprint Cup Series debut at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the No. 51 car for Phoenix Racing to prepare for his rookie season. In his Cup Series debut, Larson started 21st and finished 37th after an engine failure on lap 247.

2014: Rookie Season

Larson finished 7th in Duel race #2 qualified him 16th for the 2014 Daytona 500. In his Daytona 500 debut, Larson got into the wall twice and came down pit road in the early laps of the race. Despite the car being fixed, Larson spun out on lap 22. Later in the night race, he got wrecked by another rookie contender Austin Dillon who triggered a 7-car wreck on lap 163 and finished 38th. At Auto Club Speedway, Larson finished 2nd to Kyle Busch, his career best finish in the Cup Series.

At Richmond Raceway, Larson recorded a speed of 126.880 miles per hour (204.194 km/h). After qualifying was rained out, he earned the pole based on being the fastest in practice. On the first lap, Larson got spun out by Clint Bowyer while going into turn 1 and later finished in 16th.

At Michigan, Larson spun out on lap 7 while coming off at turn 2. Later in the race, he made a block on one of his strong supporters Tony Stewart while trying to go for the lead and the block damaged Stewart's grille. In response, Stewart tried to retaliate during a yellow-flag period. When told that Stewart was mad at him for the block, Larson shrugged it off replying "Tony being Tony, I guess. I was pretty tight on whoever was inside of me on the restart and I was looking in my mirror and saw him juke to the right so I juked to the right and he hit me and I don't know, he was just trying to teach me a lesson, I'm guessing." Before the Sonoma race, Stewart warned Larson, angrily saying "He'll learn not to block me anytime soon."

During qualifying at Pocono Raceway, Larson earned his first Cup Series pole where he set the track record with a lap speed of 183.438 mph (295.215 km/h). He finished 11th in the race. Larson was named the 2014 Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year with his statistics being higher than other rookie seasons in history, such as those of Richard Petty and Jeff Gordon.

2015

Larson began the season with a DNF at the 2015 Daytona 500. During an autograph session at Martinsville Speedway, Larson fainted and was hospitalized. He was replaced by Regan Smith. Two days later, Larson was released from the hospital with a diagnosis of dehydration as being the cause of the faint.

2016

Larson began the season with a seventh-place finish at the 2016 Daytona 500, his first top 10 and first non-DNF. On May 21, 2016, Larson won the Sprint Showdown after edging out rookie contender Chase Elliott to earn a spot in the All-Star Race for the first time. At the 2016 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, Larson took the lead on the final restart, but was caught by Joey Logano and hit the wall with two laps to go and finished 16th.

On August 28, Larson held off Chase Elliott to score his first ever Sprint Cup Series win at Michigan. Larson's victory qualified him into the Chase for the first time in his career. In his first Chase appearance. Larson finished 18th at Chicagoland and followed up with a 10th-place finish at New Hampshire. He was eliminated from the Round of 16 after finishing 25th at Dover.

2017

At the 2017 Daytona 500, Larson was leading on the final lap until he ran out of fuel and finished 12th. After 3 consecutive second-place finishes at Atlanta, Las Vegas and Phoenix, Larson moved up to 1st in the points standings. At Auto Club Speedway, Larson scored his second career Cup Series win from the pole. At Michigan, Larson scored his second win of the season after he held off Chase Elliott.

At Kentucky, Larson started at the rear of the field after he was unable to set a qualifying time as he was stuck in an inspection. He finished second to Martin Truex Jr. but lost his points lead in the standings when he was penalized 35 points for an improper rear brake cooling assembly. Crew chief Chad Johnston was suspended for three races and Tony Lunders took his place.

A week later, Larson won the pole for the Loudon's Overton's 301, but was forced to surrender it to Truex after failing post-qualifying inspection for an unapproved rear deck fin lid. He finished second in the race after starting 39th. On the final restart at the 2017 Pure Michigan 400, Larson restarted 4th and made a four-wide pass for the lead with 2 laps to go and went on to score his third straight Michigan win. He scored his fourth win of the season at Richmond (and his first win that is not a two-mile track) in the final race of the regular season.

Larson made it to the Round of 12 after he scored top 5 finishes at Chicagoland, New Hampshire, and Dover. At Kansas, Larson's engine blew up on lap 72, resulted in a dismal 39th-place finish and ended his championship hopes. After Larson was eliminated from the playoffs, he finished 37th at Martinsville and Texas both due to crashes and a last-place finish at Phoenix from an expired engine.

2018

Despite being winless throughout the 2018 season, Larson made it to the Playoffs by staying consistent with five second-place finishes, eight top 5's, and 13 top 10's. At the Charlotte Roval race, Larson led 47 laps and was in contention for the win until he was involved in a multi-car wreck on a late restart that also included playoff contenders Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch. Despite the car being damaged as a result of the wreck, Larson was able to advance to the Round of 12 after finishing 25th.

Larson experienced further bad luck at Talladega when a right front tire blew and spun out on lap 105 and finished 11th. After the Talladega race, the No. 42 team was docked 10 driver and 10 owner points after the team violated the damaged vehicle policy by using metal tabs instead of fasteners and/or tape to repair the torn right front fender. Larson was eliminated in the Round of 12 after the Kansas fall race. He finished the season ninth in the points standings, the highest of the winless drivers in 2018 along with a third consecutive top 10 points finish.

2019

Before the start of the 2019 season, Larson lost his primary sponsor DC Solar, whose headquarters had been raided by the FBI. Larson started the season with a 7th-place finish at the 2019 Daytona 500. A week later at Atlanta, Larson led over 100 laps before he was penalized for speeding on pit road which sent him to the back of the field and finished 12th.

On May 18, Larson won the Monster Energy Open to transfer into the All-Star Race. At the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race, he scored his first All-Star win and became the third Cup driver to win both the Monster Energy Open and the All-Star race. After finishing second at Darlington, Larson clinched his spot in the playoffs for the fourth straight year despite no wins.

At Dover, Larson scored his first win of the season, ending his 75-race winless streak and advanced into the Round of 8. During the Talladega fall race, Larson was involved in a multi-car wreck on lap 108 that left him with a fractured lower rib. Despite a 4th-place finish at Phoenix, Larson failed to advance to the Championship 4. He finished the season sixth in the points standings, his career-best to date.

2020 and suspension

Larson began the season with a tenth-place finish at the 2020 Daytona 500. During the Auto Club 400, Larson got turned into the turn 1 wall by Denny Hamlin, relegating him to a 21st-place finish. When the season was placed on hold after four races due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Larson was seventh in the points standings with 2 top 10's and 1 top 5 finish.

2021: First championship

On October 28, 2020, it was announced that Hendrick Motorsports signed Larson to a multi-year deal to drive the No. 5 car beginning in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season. At the time of the announcement, it was also announced that the No. 5 car was not sponsored yet, though Hendrick announced that he would self-sponsor the car through his HendrickCars.com and NationsGuard companies until they found long-term sponsors. It was also announced later on that, although Hendrick normally did not allow their drivers to race anywhere other than their NASCAR team, the team negotiated a clause in the contract allowing Larson to continue racing dirt races, provided that he focused primarily on the Cup program.

Larson began his 2021 season with a 10th-place finish at the 2021 Daytona 500. At Las Vegas, Larson scored his first win with HMS after he led 103 of 267 laps. He had finished second nine times on 1.5-mile tracks prior to his victory.

Larson dominated at the Coca-Cola 600 where he led 327 of 400 laps on his way to his second win of the season. Larson's victory was also the 269th career Cup victory for Hendrick Motorsports, surpassing Petty Enterprises for the most Cup victories as a race team in NASCAR history. A week later, Larson scored his first road course win at Sonoma after he held off his teammate Chase Elliott. On June 13, Larson won the 2021 NASCAR All-Star Race, becoming the 9th driver to win the All-Star Race more than once. He also became the 8th driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to win the Coca-Cola 600 and the All-Star race in the same season. In the inaugural Ally 400 at Nashville, Larson scored his third consecutive win (All-Star races, as they are not points-paying, are not included).

During the doubleheader at Pocono Raceway, Larson passed his teammate Alex Bowman for the lead with 4 laps to go and almost won his 4th straight race until the left front tire went down that caused his car to hit the turn 3 wall and Bowman end up winning the race while Larson finished 9th. The next day, despite resorting to a backup car as a result of the incident, Larson rebounded to finish 2nd to Kyle Busch after a fuel gamble.

At Watkins Glen, Larson scored his 5th victory of the 2021 season, a career-high. After the Watkins Glen race, Larson and Denny Hamlin were tied for the points lead in the regular season standings. Following the 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400, Larson clinched the regular season championship.

At Bristol night race, Larson held off Kevin Harvick to score his 6th win of the season. His win would somewhat be overshadowed by an altercation between Harvick and Chase Elliott after the race due to an on-track incident.

At Charlotte Roval, Larson scored his 7th win of the season after overcoming electrical issues. He became the first driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to win three different road courses in the same season and also became the first driver since Kasey Kahne in 2006 to sweep both Charlotte races.

At Texas, Larson scored his 8th win of the season to secure a spot into the Championship 4. A week later at Kansas, he scored his 9th win of the season and became the first driver since Dale Earnhardt in 1987 to win three straight races twice in the same season.

In the Championship 4 at Phoenix, Larson started on the pole and led 107 laps on his route to score his tenth win of the season to become the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Champion. He became the first driver to have 10 wins and a championship in the same season since Jimmie Johnson did it in 2007 season. Larson ended his 2021 championship season with 10 wins, 18 stage wins, 20 top fives, 26 top tens, 2,581 laps led, and an average finish of 9.1.

2022

Larson began the season by starting on the pole at the 2022 Daytona 500 and finished in 32nd after he was involved in a crash at the frontstretch on lap 192. A week later, Larson scored his first win of the season at Auto Club Speedway. At Sonoma, Larson's No. 5 car lost a tire on lap 84. As a result, crew chief Cliff Daniels was suspended for four races. Kevin Meendering, who served as a crew chief for Jimmie Johnson during the 2019 season, filled in for Cliff.

At Watkins Glen, Larson took the lead away from his teammate Chase Elliott on the final restart and went on to score his second consecutive Watkins Glen win over A. J. Allmendinger. On September 16, 2022, HMS announced that Larson had signed a multi-year contract extension to remain with the team through 2026. Larson was eliminated in the Round of 12 after finishing 35th at the Charlotte Roval race.

At Las Vegas, Larson got wrecked by Bubba Wallace down the frontstretch after the two made contact off of turn 4 on lap 94, and Christopher Bell was also involved in the crash. During the caution, Wallace climbed out of his wrecked racecar and engaged in a shoving match with Larson. A week later, Larson won at Homestead. He finished the 2022 season seventh in the points standings.

2023

Larson began the season with a DNF at the 2023 Daytona 500. On March 15, 2023, the No. 5 was served an L2 penalty after an unapproved hood louver was found installed on the car during a pre-race inspection at Phoenix. As a result, the team was docked 100 driver and owner points and 10 playoff points. In addition, crew chief Cliff Daniels was suspended for four races and fined US$100,000. On March 29, the National Motorsports Appeals Panel amended the penalty, upholding the fine and Daniels' suspension, but the No. 5 team has restored the owner, driver, and playoff points.

Larson scored his 20th career Cup Series win at Richmond. Two weeks later, he won at Martinsville and it was also the first win for the No. 5 car at that track since 1984. At the 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race, Larson scored his third career All-Star win, tying Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon as a three-time All-Star winner and the only driver to win the All-Star race at 3 different race tracks (Charlotte, Texas & North Wilkesboro).

At Darlington, Larson held off Tyler Reddick to score his first Southern 500 win to clinch a spot into the Round of 12. It is also the 500th overall win by Hendrick Motorsports' engine department. A month later, Larson won at Las Vegas after he held off Christopher Bell to make the Championship 4. Following the season finale at Phoenix, he finished the 2023 season second in the points standings.

2024

Larson started the 2024 season with an 11th-place finish at the 2024 Daytona 500. Two weeks later, Larson won at Las Vegas after he held off Tyler Reddick. At Kansas spring race, Larson won by 0.001 seconds over Chris Buescher, the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history.

Dirt track racing

Larson owned a World of Outlaws sprint car team named Kyle Larson Racing, that fielded a car for Carson Macedo. He acquired full ownership of the team, formerly named Larson Marks Racing after the 2017 season. The team closed following the 2020 season due to COVID-19 pandemic and other issues. He drives for his own team (midgets) and Paul Silva (winged sprint car) on a limited schedule.

On January 18, 2020, Larson won his first ever Chili Bowl after holding off 3-time Chili Bowl winner Christopher Bell. After his suspension and subsequent reinstatement to the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, Larson will be racing in the series beginning in the spring. His first race was on May 8 at Knoxville Raceway, finishing in 10th. Two weeks later at Federated Auto Parts Raceway, Larson set a qualifying lap time of 9.995 seconds, the first sub-ten-second time in track history. After Larson finished second to brother-in-law Brad Sweet in the Friday feature, he held off Brent Marks and Sweet in the Saturday event to score his first World of Outlaws victory since his NASCAR suspension.

Larson joined the USAC series for the 2020 Indiana Midget Week in June. He went on to win in all six races in the Hoosier state and won the title. Larson continued to win in nine straight sprint car features. On June 25, 2020, Larson will compete the full Pennsylvania Speedweek for 410 Sprint cars. He won at Grandview Speedway on Tuesday night after passing Freddie Rahmer with 2 laps remaining. Larson picked up his second win of the week on Thursday after he led the entire race at Hagerstown.

On July 3, Larson won the Mitch Smith Memorial at Williams Grove Speedway, his 17th win of the 2020 season. The following night, he won again at the final event at Port Royal Speedway. Larson won the PA Speedweek title with four wins and three podiums. Larson competed in the All Star Circuit of Champions sprint cars at Knoxville Raceway where he set a series record and won his seventh consecutive race. Following the 2020 season, Larson was named the 410 Sprint Car Driver of the Year.

Following a test at Cherokee Speedway in August 2020, Larson announced he would be making his debut in a dirt late model at Port Royal Speedway in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series for owner Kevin Rumley. After a fifth-place finish in the first night of the event, Larson led flag-to-flag in the second night's race to win in his second-ever dirt late model start.

On October 18, Larson won the USAC Silver Crown Series finale at the Springfield Mile to take his 42nd feature win of the season. On October 27, it was announced that Larson will make his World of Outlaws Late Model Series debut at Charlotte. He competed the final two races of the season on The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway where he set a new track record in qualifying and finished 8th.

Following his reinstatement by NASCAR and signing with Hendrick Motorsports in October 2020, Larson noted in an interview with The Dale Jr. Download that he would be permitted to continue dirt racing in addition to the Cup Series provided the latter be his primary commitment.

On January 16, 2021, Larson won his second consecutive Chili Bowl Nationals over Justin Grant and Tanner Thorson. A week later, Larson raced in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series' Winternationals for dirt late models where he won the season-opening at All-Tech Raceway. He won the third annual BC39 race against 74 USAC National Midgets in the dirt track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Larson won the Knoxville Nationals twice in 2021 & 2023, becoming just the 8th multi-time winner of the event.

Other racing

On January 4, 2014, Chip Ganassi Racing announced that Larson would enter the 24 Hours of Daytona in the No. 02 car alongside Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan and Marino Franchitti. During the press conference, Larson stated, "You grow up watching the NASCAR guys then you're like, ‘wow’ when you meet them. And then watching the guys in different series there's a 'wow' factor to meeting them and working with them." In his Rolex 24 debut, Larson's car stalled and received a speeding penalty, but finished his stint with a fifth-place finish.

Larson returned in the No. 02 Ford Daytona Prototype for the 2015 event along with Chip Ganassi Racing teammates from IndyCar Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan and NASCAR Jamie McMurray. The team ultimately won the race.

In 2016, Larson once again returned for the 24 Hours of Daytona in the Ford EcoBoost Daytona Prototype for Chip Ganassi Racing. The team consisted of the same drivers from the 2015 winning car but ran into issues with brake failures plaguing the team throughout the race.

On January 12, 2023, it was announced that Larson will attempt to run the 2024 Indianapolis 500 for Arrow McLaren and would become the fifth driver to attempt the Double.

In popular media

Larson made a cameo appearance as a limo driver in the 2017 film Logan Lucky.

Personal life

Larson's mother is Japanese American and her parents spent time in a Japanese internment camp. Larson's wife is Katelyn Sweet, the sister of World Of Outlaw sprint driver and NASCAR driver Brad Sweet. Larson announced on June 13, 2014, that he and his girlfriend were expecting their first child. On July 16, Larson announced that the baby was a boy. Owen Miyata Larson was born on December 22, 2014. On November 8, 2017, Larson announced on social media that he and Katelyn were expecting a second child, due in May 2018. Audrey Layne Larson was born in 2018. On December 22, 2017, Larson and Sweet became engaged, and they were married on September 26, 2018. On December 31, 2022, Larson and Katelyn’s third child Cooper Donald Larson was born.

Motorsports career results

Career summary

Year	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Poles	Points	Position
2012	NASCAR K&N Pro Series East	Rev Racing	14	2	8	12	1	536	1st
	NASCAR Camping World Truck Series	Turner Motorsports	4	1	2	3	0	134	35th
	ARCA Racing Series	Eddie Sharp Racing	1	0	0	0	0	165	102nd
2013	NASCAR Nationwide Series	Turner Scott Motorsports	33	0	9	17	0	995	8th
	NASCAR Camping World Truck Series	Turner Scott Motorsports	4	0	1	2	0	01	85th
	ARCA Racing Series	Turner Scott Motorsports	1	0	1	1	0	220	95th
	NASCAR Sprint Cup Series	Phoenix Racing	4	0	0	0	0	01	57th
2014	NASCAR Sprint Cup Series	Chip Ganassi Racing	36	0	8	17	1	1080	17th
	IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship	Chip Ganassi Racing	1	0	0	0	0	24	46th
	NASCAR Nationwide Series	Turner Scott Motorsports	28	2	14	21	1	01	80th
	NASCAR Camping World Truck Series	Turner Scott Motorsports	3	0	1	1	2	01	92nd
	NASCAR K&N Pro Series West	Turner Scott Motorsports	1	1	1	1	1	48	47th
	ARCA Racing Series	Turner Scott Motorsports	1	1	1	1	1	250	66th
2015	NASCAR Sprint Cup Series	Chip Ganassi Racing	35	0	2	10	0	872	19th
	IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship	Chip Ganassi Racing	1	1	1	1	0	36	23rd
	NASCAR Xfinity Series	HScott Motorsports	14	1	4	9	0	01	87th
	NASCAR Camping World Truck Series	JR Motorsports	1	0	0	1	0	01	93rd
2016	NASCAR Sprint Cup Series	Chip Ganassi Racing	36	1	10	15	0	2288	9th
	NASCAR Xfinity Series	Chip Ganassi Racing	16	2	11	14	0	01	87th
	IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship	Chip Ganassi Racing	1	0	0	0	0	25	29th
	NASCAR Camping World Truck Series	GMS Racing	3	1	3	3	0	01	82nd
2017	Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series	Chip Ganassi Racing	36	4	15	20	3	2320	8th
	NASCAR Xfinity Series	Chip Ganassi Racing	11	3	9	10	2	01	86th
2018	Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series	Chip Ganassi Racing	36	0	12	19	3	2299	9th
	NASCAR Xfinity Series	Chip Ganassi Racing	6	4	4	4	1	01	83rd
2019	Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series	Chip Ganassi Racing	36	1	8	17	1	2339	6th
2020	NASCAR Cup Series	Chip Ganassi Racing	4	0	1	3	0	121	34th
2021	NASCAR Cup Series	Hendrick Motorsports	36	10	20	26	2	5040	1st
	NASCAR Camping World Truck Series	Niece Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	01	115th
2022	NASCAR Cup Series	Hendrick Motorsports	36	3	13	19	4	2354	7th
	NASCAR Xfinity Series	Hendrick Motorsports	2	0	2	2	1	01	74th
		JR Motorsports	1	1	1	1	0
2023	NASCAR Cup Series	Hendrick Motorsports	36	4	15	18	2	5034	2nd
	NASCAR Xfinity Series	Kaulig Racing	1	1	1	1	0	01	75th
		Hendrick Motorsports	2	1	1	1	1
	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series	Spire Motorsports	1	1	1	1	0	01	86th
2024	IndyCar Series	McLaren-Hendrick

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	NCSC	Pts	Ref
2013	Phoenix Racing	51	Chevy	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	MAR	TEX	KAN	RCH	TAL	DAR	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	KEN	DAY	NHA	IND	POC	GLN	MCH	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	NHA	DOV	KAN	CLT 37	TAL	MAR 42	TEX 23	PHO	HOM 15	57th	01
2014	Chip Ganassi Racing	42	Chevy	DAY 38	PHO 20	LVS 19	BRI 10	CAL 2	MAR 27	TEX 5	DAR 8	RCH 16	TAL 9	KAN 12	CLT 18	DOV 11	POC 5	MCH 8	SON 28	KEN 40	DAY 36	NHA 3	IND 7	POC 11	GLN 4	MCH 43	BRI 12	ATL 8	RCH 11	CHI 3	NHA 2	DOV 6	KAN 2	CLT 6	TAL 17	MAR 30	TEX 7	PHO 13	HOM 13	17th	1080
2015				DAY 34	ATL 26	LVS 8	PHO 10	CAL 26	MAR QL†	TEX 25	BRI 7	RCH 12	TAL 42	KAN 15	CLT 25	DOV 3	POC 8	MCH 17	SON 15	DAY 39	KEN 35	NHA 31	IND 9	POC 12	GLN 12	MCH 13	BRI 41	DAR 10	RCH 12	CHI 7	NHA 17	DOV 9	CLT 21	KAN 29	TAL 24	MAR 19	TEX 37	PHO 21	HOM 5	19th	872
2016				DAY 7	ATL 26	LVS 34	PHO 12	CAL 39	MAR 3	TEX 14	BRI 35	RCH 15	TAL 29	KAN 35	DOV 2	CLT 13	POC 11	MCH 3	SON 12	DAY 6	KEN 19	NHA 17	IND 5	POC 6	GLN 29	BRI 24	MCH 1*	DAR 3	RCH 2	CHI 18	NHA 10	DOV 25	CLT 5	KAN 30	TAL 6	MAR 14	TEX 15	PHO 3	HOM 2*	9th	2288
2017				DAY 12	ATL 2	LVS 2	PHO 2	CAL 1*	MAR 17	TEX 2	BRI 6*	RCH 14	TAL 12	KAN 6	CLT 33	DOV 2*	POC 7	MCH 1*	SON 26	DAY 29	KEN 2	NHA 2	IND 28	POC 33	GLN 23	MCH 1	BRI 9	DAR 14*	RCH 1	CHI 5	NHA 2	DOV 5	CLT 10	TAL 13	KAN 39	MAR 37	TEX 37	PHO 40	HOM 3*	8th	2320
2018				DAY 19	ATL 9	LVS 3	PHO 18	CAL 2	MAR 16	TEX 36	BRI 2*	RCH 7	TAL 40	DOV 10	KAN 4*	CLT 7	POC 2	MCH 28	SON 14	CHI 2	DAY 29	KEN 9	NHA 12	POC 23	GLN 6	MCH 17	BRI 2	DAR 3*	IND 14	LVS 2	RCH 7	ROV 25*	DOV 12	TAL 11	KAN 3	MAR 37	TEX 5	PHO 3	HOM 13	9th	2299
2019				DAY 7	ATL 12*	LVS 12	PHO 6	CAL 12	MAR 18	TEX 39	BRI 19	RCH 37	TAL 24	DOV 3	KAN 8	CLT 33	POC 26	MCH 14	SON 10	CHI 2	DAY 20	KEN 4	NHA 33	POC 5	GLN 8	MCH 3	BRI 6	DAR 2	IND 33	LVS 8	RCH 6	ROV 13	DOV 1	TAL 39	KAN 14	MAR 9	TEX 12	PHO 4	HOM 40	6th	2339
2020				DAY 10	LVS 9	CAL 21	PHO 4	DAR	DAR	CLT	CLT	BRI	ATL	MAR	HOM	TAL	POC	POC	IND	KEN	TEX	KAN	NHA	MCH	MCH	DRC	DOV	DOV	DAY	DAR	RCH	BRI	LVS	TAL	ROV	KAN	TEX	MAR	PHO	34th	121
2021	Hendrick Motorsports	5	Chevy	DAY 10	DRC 30	HOM 4	LVS 1*	PHO 7	ATL 2*	BRD 29	MAR 5	RCH 18	TAL 40	KAN 19*	DAR 2	DOV 2*	COA 2	CLT 1*	SON 1*	NSH 1*	POC 9	POC 2	ROA 16	ATL 18	NHA 7	GLN 1	IRC 3*	MCH 3*	DAY 20	DAR 2*	RCH 6	BRI 1*	LVS 10	TAL 37	ROV 1	TEX 1*	KAN 1*	MAR 14	PHO 1*	1st	5040
2022				DAY 32	CAL 1	LVS 2	PHO 34	ATL 30	COA 29	RCH 5	MAR 19	BRD 4	TAL 4	DOV 6	DAR 36	KAN 2	CLT 9	GTW 12	SON 15	NSH 4	ROA 3	ATL 13	NHA 14	POC 5	IRC 35	MCH 7	RCH 14	GLN 1	DAY 37	DAR 12	KAN 8	BRI 5	TEX 9	TAL 18	ROV 35	LVS 35	HOM 1*	MAR 2	PHO 9	7th	2354
2023				DAY 18	CAL 29	LVS 2	PHO 4*	ATL 31	COA 14	RCH 1	BRD 35	MAR 1	TAL 33	DOV 32	KAN 2*	DAR 20	CLT 30	GTW 4	SON 8	NSH 5	CSC 4	ATL 36	NHA 3	POC 20	RCH 19	MCH 5	IRC 8	GLN 26	DAY 27	DAR 1	KAN 4*	BRI 2	TEX 31	TAL 15	ROV 13	LVS 1*	HOM 34*	MAR 6	PHO 3	2nd	5034
2024				DAY 11	ATL 32	LVS 1*	PHO 14	BRI 5	COA 17	RCH 3	MAR 2	TEX 21*	TAL 21	DOV 2	KAN 1	DAR	CLT	GTW	SON	IOW	NHA	NSH	CSC	POC	IND	RCH	MCH	DAY	DAR	ATL	GLN	BRI	KAN	TAL	ROV	LVS	HOM	MAR	PHO	-*	-*
† – Qualified but replaced by Regan Smith

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
2014	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	16	38
2015			29	34
2016			14	7
2017			16	12
2018			38	19
2019			26	7
2020			8	10
2021	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	13	10
2022			1	32
2023			2	18
2024			17	11

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	NXSC	Pts	Ref
2013	Turner Scott Motorsports	32	Chevy	DAY 13	PHO 13	LVS 32	BRI 2	CAL 6	TEX 32	RCH 8	TAL 38	DAR 6	CLT 4	DOV 10	IOW 5	MCH 2	ROA 7	KEN 7	DAY 6	NHA 14	CHI 12	IND 11	IOW 5	GLN 30	MOH 14	BRI 5	ATL 5	RCH 14	CHI 32	KEN 33	DOV 2	KAN 30	CLT 13	TEX 9	PHO 32	HOM 2*	8th	995
2014		42		DAY 10	PHO 4	LVS 3	BRI 2	CAL 1	TEX 3	DAR 6	RCH 4	TAL 30	IOW	CLT 1*	DOV 6	MCH 8*	ROA	KEN 9	DAY 5	NHA 4	CHI 3	IND 8	IOW	GLN 15	MOH	BRI 26	ATL 3	RCH 13	CHI 2	KEN	DOV 6	KAN 30	CLT 5	TEX 12	PHO 13	HOM 3*	80th	01
2015	HScott Motorsports			DAY 8	ATL 10	LVS	PHO	CAL 7	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	IOW	CLT 33	DOV	MCH 3	CHI	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND 7	IOW	GLN 28	MOH	BRI 2	ROA	DAR 7	RCH	CHI 22	KEN	DOV 5	CLT	KAN	TEX 33	PHO 15	HOM 1*	87th	01
2016	Chip Ganassi Racing		Chevy	DAY 34	ATL 2	LVS	PHO	CAL 8	TEX 11	BRI 3*	RCH	TAL	DOV	CLT 6	POC 1*	MCH	IOW	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND 4	IOW	GLN 3	MOH	BRI 3*	ROA	DAR 4	RCH	CHI 2	KEN	DOV	CLT 4*	KAN 5	TEX 1	PHO	HOM 7	87th	01
2017				DAY	ATL 3	LVS 2	PHO	CAL 1	TEX	BRI 7*	RCH 1	TAL	CLT	DOV 1*	POC 3	MCH	IOW	DAY	KEN	NHA 4	IND	IOW	GLN 40	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH	CHI 2	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX 3	PHO	HOM	86th	01
2018				DAY 29*	ATL	LVS 1*	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	DOV	CLT	POC	MCH	IOW	CHI 1*	DAY 1*	KEN	NHA	IOW	GLN 27	MOH	BRI 1*	ROA	DAR	IND	LVS	RCH	ROV	DOV	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM	83rd	01
2022	Hendrick Motorsports	17	Chevy	DAY	CAL	LVS	PHO	ATL	COA	RCH	MAR	TAL	DOV	DAR	TEX	CLT	PIR	NSH	ROA 2*	ATL	NHA	POC	IRC	MCH			DAR 5	KAN	BRI	TEX	TAL	ROV	LVS	HOM	MAR	PHO	74th	01
	JR Motorsports	88	Chevy																						GLN 1	DAY
2023	Kaulig Racing	10	Chevy	DAY	CAL	LVS	PHO	ATL	COA	RCH	MAR	TAL	DOV	DAR 1	CLT	PIR																					75th	01
	Hendrick Motorsports	17	Chevy														SON 3*	NSH	CSC	ATL	NHA	POC	ROA	MCH	IRC	GLN	DAY	DAR 38	KAN	BRI	TEX	ROV	LVS	HOM	MAR	PHO
2024				DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	COA 1	RCH	MAR	TEX	TAL	DOV	DAR	CLT	PIR	SON	IOW	NHA	NSH	CSC	POC	IND	MCH	DAY	DAR	ATL	GLN	BRI	KAN	TAL	ROV	LVS	HOM	MAR	PHO	-*	-*

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	NCTC	Pts	Ref
2012	Turner Motorsports	4	Chevy	DAY	MAR	CAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	KEN 10	IOW	CHI	POC	MCH	BRI	ATL 6	IOW	KEN	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO 2	HOM 27*		35th	134
2013	Turner Scott Motorsports	30		DAY	MAR	CAR 1*	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	KEN	IOW	ELD 2	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP	IOW	CHI	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM		85th	01
2014		32		DAY	MAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	GTW	KEN	IOW	ELD 26	POC 18	MCH	BRI	MSP	CHI	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO			92nd	01
		42																							HOM 2*
2015	JR Motorsports	00	Chevy	DAY	ATL	MAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	GTW	IOW	KEN	ELD	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP	CHI 7	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	93rd	01
2016	GMS Racing	24	Chevy	DAY	ATL	MAR 4	KAN	DOV	CLT	TEX	IOW	GTW	KEN	ELD 1	POC	BRI	MCH	MSP	CHI	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM 4*	82nd	01
2021	Niece Motorsports	44	Chevy	DAY	DRC	LVS	ATL	BRD 35	RCH	KAN	DAR	COA	CLT	TEX	NSH	POC	KNX	GLN	GTW	DAR	BRI	LVS	TAL	MAR	PHO		115th	01
2023	Spire Motorsports	7	Chevy	DAY	LVS	ATL	COA	TEX	BRD	MAR	KAN	DAR	NWS 1*	CLT	GTW	NSH	MOH	POC	RCH	IRP	MLW	KAN	BRI	TAL	HOM	PHO	86th	01

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	NKNPSEC	Pts	Ref
2012	Rev Racing	6	Toyota	BRI 9	GRE 17	RCH 4		BGS 5	JFC 1	LGY 7	CNB 2	COL 21	IOW 2	NHA 1	DOV 5	GRE 4	CAR 6	1st	536
		69					IOW 6

K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	NKNPSWC	Pts	Ref
2014	Turner Scott Motorsports	42	Chevy	PHO	IRW	S99	IOW	KCR	SON 1**	SLS	CNS	IOW	EVG	KCR	MMP	AAS	PHO	47th	48

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	ARSC	Pts	Ref
2012	Eddie Sharp Racing	6	Chevy	DAY	MOB	SLM	TAL	TOL	ELK	POC	MCH 13	WIN	NJE	IOW	CHI	IRP	POC	BLN	ISF	MAD	SLM	DSF	KAN		102nd	165
2013	Turner Scott Motorsports	4	Chevy	DAY 2	MOB	SLM	TAL	TOL	ELK	POC	MCH	ROA	WIN	CHI	NJE	POC	BLN	ISF	MAD	DSF	IOW	SLM	KEN	KAN	95th	220
2014				DAY	MOB	SLM	TAL	TOL	NJE	POC 1*	MCH	ELK	WIN	CHI	IRP	POC	BLN	ISF	MAD	DSF	SLM	KEN	KAN		66th	250

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	CLMSCTC	Pts	Ref
2023	JR Motorsports	5	Chevy	SNM	FLC	HCY	ACE	NWS	LGY	DOM	CRW 7	HCY	ACE	TCM	WKS	AAS	SBO	TCM	CRW	42nd	27

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pos.	Points
2014	Chip Ganassi Racing	P	Ford EcoBoost Riley DP	Ford Ecoboost 3.5 L V6 Turbo	DAY 8	SEB	LBH	LGA	DET	WGL	MOS	IMS	ELK	COA	PET	46th	24
2015					DAY 1	SEB	LBH	LAG	DET	WGL	MOS	ROA	COA	PET		23rd	36
2016					DAY 7	SEB	LBH	LAG	DET	WGL	MOS	ROA	COA	PET		29th	25

24 Hours of Daytona

24 Hours of Daytona results
Year	Class	No	Team	Car	Co-drivers	Laps	Position	Class Pos.	Ref
2014	P	02	Chip Ganassi Racing	Ford Riley DP	Scott Dixon Tony Kanaan Marino Franchitti	667	15 DNF	8 DNF
2015	P	02			Scott Dixon Tony Kanaan Jamie McMurray	740	1	1
2016	P	02			Scott Dixon Tony Kanaan Jamie McMurray	708	13	7

American open-wheel results

IndyCar Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Chassis	No.	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Rank	Points	Ref
2024	Arrow McLaren	Dallara DW12	17	Chevrolet	STP	THE	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY	DET	ROA	LAG	MDO	IOW	IOW	TOR	GTW	POR	MIL	MIL	NSH	-	0

See also

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