“None of the NASCAR Drivers Have Larson’s Monster Talent” – Despite His Crushing Defeat, Fans Put Kyle Larson Above His Colleagues

Published 06/20/2023, 6:20 AM EDT

Kyle Larson has come a long way after being fired from Chip Ganassi Racing and indefinitely suspended by NASCAR in 2020. Signed by Hendrick Motorsports in 2021, Larson won his first Cup Series championship driving the #5 Chevy. A gifted driver, Kyle Larson has earned the nickname ‘Yung Money’ for his prowess in different racing series. Competing part-time in the Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series, Larson also has been highly successful in the 410 Sprint Cars.

Staying true to his name, ‘Yung Money’ has won several titles in dirt racing at the Kings Royal, Knoxville Nationals, and the Chili Bowl Nationals. Seeing the career driver has had, FloRacing recently posted a documentary series on Kyle Larson on YouTube, touching on the 2020 controversy and his participation at the 39th Kings Royal sprint car race.

When Disaster Struck for Kyle Larson at Eldora Speedway

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Winner of the prestigious 2021 NASCAR Cup Series, Kyle Larson was crowned king at the 37th Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway. This was also King Kyle XXXVII’s 22nd career win at the World of Outlaws Feature. ‘Yung Money’ returned to Eldora in 2022, driving the #57 for Silva Motorsports. Fending off the race leaders, Larson delivered an enthralling performance. It looked like Kyle Larson would be successful in defending his crown for a while, but disaster struck during the final laps as the car stalled out.

Larson finished in 5th, losing his crown to race winner Brent Marks. Bagging the $175,000 cheque at the Kings Royal, Marks also won the $100,000 Historical Big One earlier that week.

A disheartened Larson spoke to FloRacing post the 39th Kings Royal, “Once it got like shiny slick and could run the fence and run the middle in three and four and do some different things, I really was able to go forward.”

“There for a moment, you know, I thought we were gonna have a really good shot to win.”

“I didn’t realize Brent Marks was like checked out. I was making ground on cars with a few laps and it like stalled out and I should have got up. The 19 was probably checked out before the caution, but we were coming,”

Be it the indefinite suspension from NASCAR or the failure to defend his crown at Kings Royal, FloRacing’s documentary has proved Kyle Larson’s lionhearted stance in the face of adversity. Commenting on the documentary, fans had a lot to say about their young hero.

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“Monster Talent”: Kyle Larson Leaves a Lasting Impact on Fans

Named in NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers list, Kyle Larson is deeply loved and revered by his fans. Needless to say, fans went gaga when the fourth episode of FloRacing’s documentary series dropped. Many fans praised his racing prowess, also defending that Larson’s 2020 slip-up was not representative of the person that he truly is.

Some fans commented, “None of the NASCAR drivers today have Larson’s monster talent” and “This series is awesome. And I just become more and more of a Larson fan. That never-give-up attitude.”

“A large part of me wishes Kyle could run sprint cars full-time just to see if he could draw the frustrated NASCAR purists over to pure racing.”

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“Thank you FLO for giving Kyle Larson his flowers he deserves it! Everyone knows what he said was not in a derogatory way, it was a friendly way! The way you say it to a black buddy and how he says it! Let’s be real people, Kyle loves everyone!”

“Must suck to get pressured into firing the best driver on the planet or maybe ever!”

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Naman Neeraj is a NASCAR Author at EssentiallySports. This Motorsports buff has completed his undergrad in English Literature and has now set out to make a name for himself in the journalism field. Although he is new to the scene, he has been following motorsports for over a decade.

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Ranvijay Singh

“None of the NASCAR Drivers Have Larson’s Monster Talent” – Despite His Crushing Defeat, Fans Put Kyle Larson Above His Colleagues

When Disaster Struck for Kyle Larson at Eldora Speedway

“Monster Talent”: Kyle Larson Leaves a Lasting Impact on Fans

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