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Kyle Larson
Larson at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
BornKyle Miyata Larson
(1992-07-31) July 31, 1992 (age 32)
Elk Grove, California, U.S.
Achievements2021 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
2024 Brickyard 400 Winner
2015 Rolex 24 at Daytona Overall Winner
2012, 2016, 2019, 2023 Turkey Night Grand Prix 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
2021, 2023, 2024 Knoxville Nationals Winner
2022 Hillbilly 100 Winner
Awards2012 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)
2024 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
365 races run over 12 years
Car no., teamNo. 5 (Hendrick Motorsports)
2024 position6th
Best finish1st (2021)
First race2013 Bank of America 500 (Charlotte)
Last race2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
First win2016 Pure Michigan 400 (Michigan)
Last win2024 Bank of America Roval 400 (Charlotte Roval)
Wins Top tens Poles
29 182 21
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
116 races run over 9 years
Car no., teamNo. 17 (Hendrick Motorsports)
2023 position75th
Best finish8th (2013)
First race2013 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona)
Last race2024 The Loop 110 (Chicago)
First win2014 Treatmyclot.com 300 (Fontana)
Last win2024 Focused Health 250 (COTA)
Wins Top tens Poles
15 82 7
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
15 races run over 7 years
2023 position86th
Best finish35th (2012)
First race2012 UNOH 225 (Kentucky)
Last race2023 Tyson 250 (North Wilkesboro)
First win2013 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Rockingham)
Last win2023 Tyson 250 (North Wilkesboro)
Wins Top tens Poles
3 11 2
ARCA Menards Series career
3 races run over 3 years
Best finish66th (2014)
First race2012 RainEater Wiper Blades 200 (Michigan)
Last race2014 Pocono ARCA 200 (Pocono)
First win2014 Pocono ARCA 200 (Pocono)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 2 1
ARCA Menards Series East career
14 races run over 1 year
Best finish1st (2012)
First race2012 Window Wax 125 (Bristol)
Last race2012 Classic 3 Championship (Rockingham)
First win2012 Slack Auto Parts 150 (Jefferson)
Last win2012 G-Oil 100 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles
2 12 1
ARCA Menards Series West career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish47th (2014)
First race2014 Carneros 200 (Sonoma)
First win2014 Carneros 200 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 1 1
IndyCar Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Team(s)No. 17 (Arrow McLaren with Hendrick Motorsports)
Best finish36th (2024)
First race2024 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of April 28, 2024.

Kyle Miyata Larson (born July 31, 1992) is an American professional racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports, part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro for the same team, and part-time in the NTT IndyCar Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet for Arrow McLaren. 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. In 2024, Larson set a NASCAR record at Kansas for the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history.

Racing career

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Early career

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Larson racing a USAC midget in 2012

Born on July 31, 1992, in Elk Grove, California, Kyle Miyata Larson attended his first race with his parents a week after his birth.[1] 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;[2] During his early career in USAC, a series official gave Larson the nickname "Yung Money" in recognition of his talent.[3] Larson also raced in the 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.[4] He won two silver crown races that season and was named the 2011 Rookie of the Year.[5] Larson holds the sprint car track record at Ocean Speedway in 2010.[6] In 2012, he won six USAC National Midget races including the Turkey Night Grand Prix.[7] 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

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series and ARCA

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Larson's 2012 K&N Pro Series East Championship car

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.[8] 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.[9]

On June 9, 2012, Larson won his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at Gresham Motorsports Park.[10] He scored his second K&N Pro Series East win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. On June 15, Larson finished 13th in his ARCA Racing Series debut at Michigan International Speedway.

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).[11] He also earned the K&N Pro Series East Rookie of the Year award. On June 7, 2014, Larson scored his first ARCA win at Pocono Raceway.[12]

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

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Larson's race-winning No. 30 truck at Rockingham in 2013

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.[13]

On April 14, 2013, Larson won his first Truck Series race at Rockingham Speedway in a close finish with Joey Logano.[14] During the celebration, Larson 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 drove the No. 24 truck for GMS Racing at Martinsville Speedway, finishing 4th. At Eldora Speedway, Larson scored his second career Truck Series win.[15]

On February 28, 2020, Larson announced he would be re-joining GMS Racing to drive the No. 24 truck at Homestead-Miami Speedway to pursue a bounty offered by Kevin Harvick to full-time Cup drivers to beat Kyle Busch.[16] Following his suspension from NASCAR, Larson was released from the team.[17]

On March 17, 2021, it was announced that Larson will drive the No. 44 truck for Niece Motorsports at the inaugural Bristol dirt race.[18] He finished 35th in the race.

In 2023, Larson scored his 3rd career Truck Series win at North Wilkesboro.[19]

NASCAR Xfinity Series

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Larson during his Nationwide Series rookie season in 2013
Larson's Nationwide Series car at Road America in 2013

In February 2013, it was announced that Larson would compete full-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2013, driving the No. 32 Chevrolet for Turner Scott Motorsports.[20] 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 and hit a crossover gate, pierced off the catch fence and completely ripped 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.[21] 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 Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year award, 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.[22]

Larson drove the No. 42 car on a part-time basis in 2014. On March 22, Larson scored his first career Nationwide Series win at Auto Club Speedway.[23][24] Larson once again celebrated by doing burnouts in the infield without a steering wheel.[25][26] 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 ran part-time again for HScott Motorsports. He scored his 3rd career Xfinity Series win at Homestead and the first win for HScott Motorsports.[27]

In 2016, Larson continued driving the No. 42 car part-time. He scored 2 wins at Pocono and Texas.

Larson racing at Dover in 2017

In 2022, Larson drove the No. 17 car for Hendrick Motorsports at Road America where he finished 2nd to Ty Gibbs. On August 20, Larson scored his 13th career Xfinity Series win at Watkins Glen.[28]

In 2023, Larson scored a win at Darlington after a last lap pass on John Hunter Nemechek.[29]

In 2024, Larson won at the Circuit of the Americas after overtaking a dueling Shane van Gisbergen and Austin Hill on the final lap.[30]

NASCAR Cup Series

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2013: Phoenix Racing

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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.[31] The deal was officially announced on August 30.[32][33] 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.[34] In his Cup Series debut, Larson started 21st and finished in 37th after he experienced an engine failure on lap 247.[35] Larson made his second Cup Series start at Martinsville Speedway where he finished 42nd after another engine failure.

Chip Ganassi Racing

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2014: Rookie season

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Larson's Cup Series car at Sonoma Raceway in 2014

At the 2014 Daytona 500, 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.[36]

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.[37] 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."[38] Before the Sonoma race, Stewart warned Larson, angrily saying "He'll learn not to block me anytime soon."[39]

Larson earned his first Cup Series pole for the 2014 Gobowling.com 400 at Pocono Raceway where he set the track record with a lap speed of 183.438 mph (295.215 km/h).[40] He finished 11th in the race. Despite no wins, Larson earned the Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year award with 8 top fives and 16 top tens. His statistics being higher than other rookie seasons in history, such as those of Richard Petty and Jeff Gordon.

2015

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Larson's No. 42 car at Bristol Motor Speedway in 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.[41] Two days later, Larson was released from the hospital with a diagnosis of dehydration as being the cause of the faint. After a disappointing season, he finished 19th in the points standings.

2016

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Larson celebrating after scoring his first career Cup Series win at the 2016 Pure Michigan 400

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.[42] 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.[43]

On August 28, Larson scored his first ever Sprint Cup Series win at Michigan.[44] Larson's victory qualified him into the Chase for the first time in his career.[45] In his first Chase appearance, Larson finished 18th at Chicagoland and finished 10th at New Hampshire. Larson's dismal 25th-place finish at Dover eliminated him from the Chase.

2017

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Larson and Chase Elliott battle for the lead during the 2017 FireKeepers Casino 400
Larson waving the checkered flag in the air after winning the 2017 Federated Auto Parts 400

Larson began the season with a 12th-place finish at the 2017 Daytona 500 and followed up with three consecutive second-place finishes at Atlanta, Las Vegas and Phoenix which allowed him to take the points lead in the standings. On March 26, Larson scored his second career Cup Series win at Auto Club Speedway.[46] At Michigan, Larson scored his second win of the season.

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 eventual winner Martin Truex Jr. but lost his points lead in the standings when he was penalized 35 points for an improper rear brake cooling assembly.[47] 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.[48] 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.[49] 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.[50]

During the playoffs, Larson scored top 5 finishes at Chicagoland, New Hampshire, and Dover advanced him to the Round of 12. On Lap 78 at Kansas, Larson's engine blew up that resulted in a 39th-place finish and ended his championship hopes. After being eliminated from the playoffs, Larson's bad luck continued. He finished 37th at Texas and Martinsville, both due to crashes and a last-place finish at Phoenix from an expired engine.

2018

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Larson at Pocono Raceway in 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 Charlotte Roval, 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 heavily damaged as a result of the wreck, Larson advanced into the Round of 12 after he finished 25th.

Larson experienced further bad luck at Talladega fall race when a right front tire blew and spun out on lap 105 and finished 11th. Three days later, 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.[51] Larson was eliminated from 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

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Larson during the Fanzone at Daytona International Speedway on July 5, 2019

Before the start of the 2019 season, Larson lost his primary sponsor DC Solar, whose headquarters had been raided by the FBI on December 18, 2018. Larson started the season with a 7th-place finish at the 2019 Daytona 500. 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 February 26, 2019, Larson sparked controversy on the NBC Sports segment Splash & Go! with host Rick Allen when he jokingly implied that Hendrick Motorsports starts "cheating and finding some speed" a couple of months into the start of a season.[52] Larson later apologized to Rick Hendrick for his comments.[53]

On the final lap at the Talladega spring race, Larson was involved in a major accident when his car went airborne and rolled over multiple times. He was uninjured. On May 18, Larson won the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race.[54] Following the Darlington race, Larson clinched his spot in the playoffs for the fourth straight year despite no wins.

On October 6, Larson won at Dover, snapped a 75-race winless streak. The win secured him into the Round of 8.[55] 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

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Larson began the season with a tenth-place finish at the 2020 Daytona 500.[56] During the Auto Club 400, Larson got turned into the turn 1 wall by Denny Hamlin, relegating him to a 21st-place finish.[57] 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.

On April 13, 2020, Larson was indefinitely suspended by Chip Ganassi Racing without pay after he used a racial slur during an iRacing event the day before.[58] Shortly after Ganassi's announcement, NASCAR also suspended Larson indefinitely and ordered him to complete sensitivity training before he is allowed to race again.[59] Larson would also be suspended by the World of Outlaws, but his suspension had lifted prior to their return to racing. Multiple corporations such as McDonald's, Credit One Bank, and Chevrolet also terminated their sponsorship of Larson.[60] The following day, CGR fired Larson.[61][62][63][64] On April 27, Matt Kenseth took over the No. 42 car for the rest of the 2020 season.[65]

In October 2020, after months of inactivity on social media, Larson posted an essay on his website, apologizing for using the slur and denying that it was representative of who he was. In the statement, Larson said that when racing overseas, he encountered people who used the word regularly. He accepted accountability for his actions, including his suspension and dismissal from CGR, and said that although he finished the sensitivity training, he did more than what was required of him to change his behavior; for instance, he went to Minnesota after George Floyd was murdered and participated in a variety of classes to learn more on the African-American community.

The statement also said that some of the people in his career, including Ganassi, kept in touch with him during his rehabilitation which convinced him to have hope in saving his career. Larson also said that he hopes his setback "was a lesson for everyone," and was in the process of seeking reinstatement to the Cup Series.[66] In mid-October, it was reported that Larson officially applied for reinstatement.[67] On the same month, it was announced that NASCAR had reinstated Larson's competition privileges effective on January 1, 2021.[68]

Hendrick Motorsports

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2021: Championship year

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Larson's race-winning car during the 2021 Toyota/Save Mart 350

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.[69] 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.[70]

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.[71] He had finished second nine times on 1.5-mile tracks prior to his victory.[72][73]

On May 30, Larson won the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. 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. One week later, Larson scored his first road course win at Sonoma. Larson won the 2021 NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas, 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. At Nashville, Larson scored his third consecutive win (All-Star races, as they are not points-paying, are not included).

On the final lap at Pocono doubleheader race 1, Larson was on the verge of a 4th consecutive win until the left front tire went down that caused his car to hit the turn 3 wall and his teammate Alex Bowman won 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 eventual winner 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.[74]

In the first round of the playoffs, Larson finished 2nd to Hamlin at Darlington and followed up with a 6th-place finish at Richmond. At Bristol night race, Larson won his 6th race of the season over Kevin Harvick. 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.

In the third round of the playoffs, Larson scored his 8th win of the season at Texas 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 season finale at Phoenix, Larson started on the pole and led 107 laps en route to his 10th win of the season and clinched his first NASCAR Cup Series championship. 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

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Larson's No. 5 car at Sonoma Raceway in 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 on the frontstretch on lap 192. A week later, Larson rebounded with a win at Auto Club Speedway. At Sonoma, Larson's No. 5 car lost a wheel on lap 84. Two days later, crew chief Cliff Daniels was suspended for four races.[75] 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 scored his second consecutive Watkins Glen win over A. J. Allmendinger.[76] 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 from the Round of 12 after he finished 35th at Charlotte Roval.

On lap 94 at Las Vegas, Larson got wrecked by Bubba Wallace down the frontstretch after Wallace got into the wall and Christopher Bell was also involved in the crash. During the caution, Wallace confronted Larson in a shoving match.[77] As a result, Wallace was suspended for one race. At Homestead, Larson scored his 3rd win of the season.[78] He finished the 2022 season seventh in the points standings.

2023

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Larson at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 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.[79] 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.[80]

Larson scored his 20th career Cup Series win at Richmond.[81] Two weeks later, he won at Martinsville and it was also the first win for the No. 5 car at that track since 1984.[82] On May 21, Larson won the 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race, his third All-Star win that tied him with Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon as a three-time All-Star winner and the only driver to win the All-Star race on 3 different race tracks (Charlotte, Texas & North Wilkesboro).[83]

Larson won the Southern 500 at Darlington to clinch a spot into the Round of 12.[84] It is also the 500th overall win by Hendrick Motorsports' engine department.[85] At Las Vegas, Larson scored his 4th win of the season to make the Championship 4.[86] Larson came up short in the season finale at Phoenix and finished 2nd in the points standings.

2024

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Larson's race-winning car during the 2024 Toyota/Save Mart 350

Larson started the 2024 season with an 11th-place finish at the 2024 Daytona 500. Two weeks later, Larson scored his first win of the season at Las Vegas. [87] At the Kansas spring race, Larson won by 0.001 seconds over Chris Buescher, the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history.[88]

On May 26, Larson attempted to run both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, but due to the rain that delayed the Indy 500, he was unable to make the Charlotte race and was substituted by Justin Allgaier who finished 13th.[89] Despite missing the Coke 600 race, Larson was granted a waiver to maintain his playoff eligibility.[90]

At Sonoma, Larson scored his 26th career win that tied him with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Fred Lorenzen on the all-time wins record list in the Cup Series.[91] The victory also made Larson the 10th driver in NASCAR Cup history to win five road course races. On July 21, Larson won the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis.[92]

At Bristol, Larson picked up his fifth victory of the season after leading 462 of 500 laps, the highest laps led by a HMS driver in a single race.[93] Larson's 28th career win tied him with Carl Edwards and Rex White. At Charlotte Roval, Larson scored his sixth win of the season.[94] Larson finished 3rd at Martinsville but not enough to advance to the Championship 4 and finished the season sixth in the points standings.

Open-wheel career

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Dirt car racing

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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.[95] The team closed following the 2020 season due to COVID-19 pandemic and other issues.[96] 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 Chili Bowl nationals over Christopher Bell.[97] On May 5, It was announced that Larson will compete in the World of Outlaws at Knoxville Raceway beginning in the spring after a suspension and subsequent reinstatement to the series.[98] At Knoxville, he finished 10th.[99] 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.[100] After finishing second to brother-in-law Brad Sweet in the friday feature, Larson held off Brent Marks and Sweet in the saturday event to score his first World of Outlaws victory since suspension.[101]

In June, Larson joined the USAC series for the 2020 Indiana Midget Week. He won all six races in the Hoosier state, including the championship. Larson continued to win nine straight sprint car features. On June 25, Larson will compete in the full Pennsylvania Speedweek for 410 Sprint cars.[102] Larson won at Grandview Speedway after he made a pass on Freddie Rahmer with two laps remaining.[103] Larson picked up his second win that same week after leading the entire race at Hagerstown.[104]

On July 3, Larson won the Mitch Smith Memorial at Williams Grove Speedway.[105] The following night, he won again in the final event at Port Royal Speedway. Larson won the Pennsylvania Speedweek title with four wins and three podiums.[106][107] Larson competed in the All Star Circuit of Champions sprint cars at Knoxville Raceway where scored his seventh consecutive win.[108] Following the 2020 season, Larson was named the 410 Sprint Car Driver of the Year.[109]

After 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.[110] After finishing 5th in the first night of the event, Larson led flag-to-flag in the second night's race to win in his second dirt late model start.[111]

Larson won the USAC Silver Crown Series finale at Springfield Mile.[112] On October 27, it was announced that Larson would make his World of Outlaws Late Model Series debut at Charlotte.[113] 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.[114]

On January 16, 2021, Larson won his second consecutive Chili Bowl Nationals.[115] A week later, he won the first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race of the season at All-Tech Raceway.[116] He won the third annual BC39 race against 74 USAC National Midgets on the dirt track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Larson won the Knoxville Nationals three times in 2021, 2023, and 2024, becoming the eighth multi-time winner as well as the eighth back-to-back winner of the event.[117][118][119]

Indy car racing

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On January 12, 2023, it was announced that Larson would attempt to qualify for the 2024 Indianapolis 500 with Arrow McLaren and Hendrick Motorsports.[120] After a rain-delayed start of the race, Larson started fifth and ran among the leading cars until he was penalized for speeding on pit lane and finished in 18th. The rain delay impacted Larson's tight schedule, causing him to miss the start of the Coca-Cola 600. Larson was named the 2024 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year.[121]

On September 10, 2024, it was announced that Larson would return to the 2025 Indianapolis 500 with McLaren agreeing to pick up the second-year option.[122]

Other racing

[edit]

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.[123] 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.[124]

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.[125][126]

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.[127]

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Larson made a cameo appearance as a limo driver in the 2017 film Logan Lucky.[128]

Personal life

[edit]
Larson and his son Owen in 2015

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 former World Of Outlaws Sprint Car Series driver and NASCAR driver Brad Sweet. Larson announced on June 13, 2014, that he and his girlfriend were expecting their first child.[129] On July 16, Larson announced that the baby was a boy.[130] Owen Miyata Larson was born on December 22, 2014.[131] On November 8, 2017, Larson announced on social media that he and Katelyn were expecting a second child, due in May 2018.[132] Audrey Layne Larson was born in 2018. On December 22, 2017, Larson and Sweet became engaged,[133] and they were married on September 26, 2018.[134] On December 31, 2022, Larson and Katelyn’s third child Cooper Donald Larson was born.[135]

Motorsports career results

[edit]

Career summary

[edit]
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 1 0 0 0 0 21 36th
NASCAR Cup Series Hendrick Motorsports 35 6 15 18 5 2378 6th
NASCAR Xfinity Series Hendrick Motorsports 2 1 2 2 1 01 79th

NASCAR

[edit]

(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

[edit]
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 [136]
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 [137]
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 [138]
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 [139]
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 [140]
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 [141]
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 [142]
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 [143]
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 [144]
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 [145]
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 [146]
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
34 		CLT
QL‡ 		GTW
10 		SON
1 		IOW
34 		NHA
4 		NSH
8 		CSC
39 		POC
13 		IND
1 		RCH
7 		MCH
34* 		DAY
21 		DAR
4* 		ATL
37 		GLN
12 		BRI
1* 		KAN
26 		TAL
4 		ROV
1* 		LVS
11 		HOM
13 		MAR
3 		PHO
4 		6th 2378 [147]
2025 DAY ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR DAR BRI TAL TEX KAN CLT NSH MCH MXC POC ATL CSC SON DOV IND IOW GLN RCH DAY DAR GTW BRI NHA KAN ROV LVS TAL MAR PHO - -
† – Qualified but replaced by Regan Smith · ‡ – Qualified but replaced by Justin Allgaier
Daytona 500
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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

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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 [148]
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 [149]
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 [150]
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 [151]
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 [152]
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 [153]
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 [154]
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 [155]
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
3 		POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 79th 01 [156]

Craftsman Truck Series

[edit]
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 [157]
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 [158]
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 [159]
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 [160]
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 [161]
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 [162]
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 [163]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

K&N Pro Series East

[edit]
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 [164]
69 IOW
6

K&N Pro Series West

[edit]
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 [165]

ARCA Racing Series

[edit]

(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 [166]
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 [167]
2014 DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL NJE POC
1* 		MCH ELK WIN CHI IRP POC BLN ISF MAD DSF SLM KEN KAN 66th 250 [168]

CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour

[edit]

(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 [169]

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

[edit]

(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 Ref
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 [170]
2015 DAY
1 		SEB LBH LAG DET WGL MOS ROA COA PET 23rd 36 [171]
2016 DAY
7 		SEB LBH LAG DET WGL MOS ROA COA PET 29th 25 [172]

24 Hours of Daytona

[edit]
24 Hours of Daytona results
Year Class No Team Car Co-drivers Laps Position Class Pos. Ref
2014 P 02 United States Chip Ganassi Racing Ford Riley DP New Zealand Scott Dixon
Brazil Tony Kanaan
United Kingdom Marino Franchitti 		667 15 DNF 8 DNF [170]
2015 P 02 New Zealand Scott Dixon
Brazil Tony Kanaan
United States Jamie McMurray 		740 1 1 [171]
2016 P 02 New Zealand Scott Dixon
Brazil Tony Kanaan
United States Jamie McMurray 		708 13 7 [172]

American open-wheel results

[edit]

IndyCar Series

[edit]

(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/Rick Hendrick Dallara DW12 17 Chevrolet STP THE LBH ALA IMS INDY
18 		DET ROA LAG MDO IOW IOW TOR GTW POR MIL MIL NSH 36th 21 [173]
Indianapolis 500
[edit]
Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2024 Dallara Chevrolet 5 18 Arrow McLaren/Rick Hendrick

References

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Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Cup Series Champion
2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Champion
2012 		Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by Coca-Cola 600 Winner
2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by NASCAR All-Star Race Winner
2019
2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Rookie of the Year
2012 		Succeeded by
Preceded by NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year
2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year
2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Indianapolis 500
Rookie of the Year
2024 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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