“It was a lot of survival, I felt like in that race,” Kyle Larson said after the Texas Xfinity race. Indeed, the Hendrick Motorsports star had to overcome tough hurdles while subbing for Connor Zilisch in the No. 88 Chevrolet. From toppling a dominant race leader to dodging a slew of late-race crashes, Larson went through challenging ordeals. Yet the fruit of his efforts was sweet enough to make it all worth it.

The Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 race already has a mouth-watering feeling to it. When drivers and fans got a good look at the trophy, they probably licked their lips a little bit, besides getting absolutely dazzled. The same happened to Kyle Larson – in fact, he confessed to achieving his little dream.

Kyle Larson will hug his trophy tightly

For decades, NASCAR has featured several jaw-dropping, eye-popping trophies. In New Hampshire, seafood lovers among Cup Series drivers are attracted to a gigantic lobster. If you are not Denny Hamlin, who admittedly has a lobster phobia, you might drool over this one. Then Cup drivers can tickle their inner gladiator instincts with the dazzling sword at Bristol. Texas Motor Speedway gifts the lucky Cup driver a snazzy cowboy hat and sleek boots. But Kyle Larson’s eyes were drawn to the Xfinity Series trophy in Texas. Besides the fact that he wanted to “embarrass” his Xfinity competitors, Larson confessed that something else drew him to Victory Lane. That was a massive, scintillating custard trophy, with the white scoops placed on top of a gold cone.

Kyle Larson already has an arsenal of fabulous NASCAR trophies. He is a 31-time Cup race winner and holds 17 victories in the Xfinity Series. However, picking up his 17th Xfinity trophy probably felt the most gratifying, as a dewy-eyed Larson admitted after winning the Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 race. Larson confessed that the trophy served as a primary motivation: “It’s sick, I love it. They’ve had this trophy now for, I feel like, a handful of years. You know, I don’t get to run Xfinity, so I’m like, dang man, that’d be cool to win that… I found out yesterday that it was this trophy again, and I was extra pumped. I really wanted to win, so it definitely added some motivation, for sure, to get the win today.” 

Well, we could see Larson’s will to win on the track. The Xfinity Series race featured 11 cautions, most of which appeared late in the race. After toppling Justin Allgaier, who led for a race-high 99 laps, Kyle Larson navigated through a lot of carnage and fought two overtime restarts en route to the win. And while Larson gushed about the incredible trophy, he confessed that it wasn’t his primary motivation while on the track, but he wished that other races had such unique mementos.

Larson added, “It’s not something you think about out on the track. But before the race, for sure, I wanted to win this trophy. So yeah, it’s going to look really good with the rest of them. I wish there were more unique trophies throughout, you know, all of racing. Well, all of the racing that I get to do here. This thing’s got some thought to it and some cool meaning behind it.” 

Even Justin Allgaier felt heartbroken. That was not just because of Kyle Larson stealing his sparkle, but also because he could not bring home that dazzling trophy and celebrate his mom’s birthday. He admitted post-race, “I think probably the most disappointing part about today is that it’s my mom’s birthday. I would love to get a trophy and celebrate her birthday with that, but instead I’m standing here talking to you guys.”

Kyle Larson grabbed the most showstopper prize of the weekend. And the NASCAR community cannot stop drooling over it.

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NASCAR fans are star-struck

Well, NASCAR gifts very beautiful trophies at some racetracks. The Harley J. Earl trophy, for instance, is an artistic masterpiece that takes around 7 months to create. There are big and small replicas, which have bronze Firebird cars on top. Then the regal grandfather clock gifted at Martinsville Speedway can be a piece to cherish and keep for generations. Despite the presence of these dazzling trophies, one fan unequivocally said that the Andy’s Frozen Custard trophy was the best. They wrote, “Prettiest trophy of the whole @NASCAR_Xfinity schedule IMO.” Haas Factory Team’s official X account also posted a pumped-up comment on Jeff Gluck’s post. “CUSSSSSTAAAAAARRRRRDDDD,” they wrote, referencing Kendrick Lamar’s famous ad-lib ‘Mustard‘. Sadly, Sheldon Creed, driver of the No. 00 HFT car, finished a disappointing 36th.

Over his career, Kyle Larson has achieved diverse trophies at different racetracks. From kissing the bricks at Indianapolis to flaunting the gold Chili Bowl trophy, the HMS ‘golden boy’ has proven himself worthy of many prizes. So one fan slipped out a wish of being as talented as Larson to be able to win such unique trophies. “If I was as good as @KyleLarsonRacin I would race lower level races solely based on how cool the trophy is and this is a 10/10! Hahah.”

Somebody else wrote that they honored the sponsor behind the coolest prize in Texas. After all, the snazzy trophy’s design is a selling point for Andy’s Frozen Custard, and it was sold to this fan who wrote, “In honor, we ate Andy’s Custard this afternoon.” Another fan chimed with Larson’s sentiment, assigning the highest honor to the giant gold and silver custard. The respect matches the respect that Larson carries, as the fan wrote, “The most prestigious prize in motorsports.”

Clearly, the Xfinity Series’ Texas trophy is a hit both in the garage and among the fans. It helped to start the weekend with a bang as we now head to the Cup Series event. Do you think Kyle Larson will taste a sweet result in the Cup race on Sunday? Let us know in the comments!