Trotting down the grandstand steps after being introduced in Saturday morning’s traditional Indianapolis 500 Public Drivers Meeting, NASCAR champion Kyle Larson encountered a standing ovation, loud cheers and a steady line of high-five greetings.
Under sunny skies and temperatures in the high-60s – the warmest it’s been this week – the 33-car Indianapolis 500 field made its final practice laps Friday in preparation for Sunday’s 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500.
In one of the most celebrated days on the racing calendar, 34 cars took to the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway Saturday for the first day of qualifying for the May 25 Indianapolis 500.
If Kansas was a preview of Larson’s month ahead, IndyCar should be worried.
If Chris Buescher weren’t tired of Kyle Larson after last year’s record-close finish at Kansas Speedway, he certainly should be after Saturday’s qualifying session at the 1.5-mile track.
Even though Chevrolet driver Kyle Larson won last year’s spring race at Kansas Speedway by the closest margin in NASCAR Cup Series history over Ford driver Chris Buescher, Larson still thinks Toyota drivers have an edge at the 1.5-mile track.
There are two kinds of NASCAR Xfinity Series races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson is widely regarded as one of the best race car drivers in the world
In auto racing, a blowout is an easy target for derision and dissatisfaction.
For the second time in as many races, Kyle Larson nearly pulled off the trifecta—Truck, Xfinity, and Cup wins in one weekend. Nearly.