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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. 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. He 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 holding off 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." 2 months later, he scored his second career Nationwide Series win at Charlotte Motor Speedway. 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 returned to the Xfinity Series for the first time since 2018. He drove the No. 17 car for HMS at Road America where he led the most laps but 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 dr.... Discover the Brian K Larson popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Brian K Larson books.