Kyle Larson definitely had an interesting weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. After leading most of the race and battling Christopher Bell to the finish line, the HMS driver reported for next month’s title race in Phoenix. In addition to his victory in Vegas, he also passed his rookie induction program in the Arrow McLaren IndyCar for the Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. As if that wasn’t enough, he also won the High Limit Sprint Car Championship within a week.
Reflecting on Larson’s exploits, a Bubba Wallace insider recently commented on all of his accomplishments in a matter of days while remaining in awe of the cross-discipline racing genius.
Bubba Wallace’s spotter was speechless after Kyle Larson’s epic win in Vegas
On a recent episode of the Door Bumper Clear podcast, spotter Freddie Kraft mentioned, “The guy is ridiculous. In one week he won a sprint car championship from 11 racing series.”
“He passed his rookie training in Indianapolis at 218 mph and then makes it to the Final Four of the Cup Series… What he’s accomplished in this era or generation or whatever you want to call it is honestly unbelievable…”
He added: “Not only is he incredible, phenomenal, great on the track, but what he does off the track is just as special.” He goes to these dirt races and stands there behind his trailer with hundreds of people and signs autographs all night long.”
“What he and Brad (Keselowski) are doing for the Sprint Car Series purse is incredible. I saw where they competed the other day, I think there were 11 of those races and they paid out over a million dollars in money.”
Kraft explains how Larson’s influence helped increase the purse for the Chili Bowl
Later in the podcast, he mentioned, “Everything he’s doing right now on the track and even off the track is just to promote the sport and try to make everything better.”
Kraft also addressed the fact that Larson decided to boycott the Chili Bowl event last year. The reason for his non-participation was the low payout and monetary values. He then founded his own sprint car championship. In response, Chili Bowl organizers later decided to increase the overall price of their event as well.
In conclusion, he concluded that the things Larson did not only helped him personally, but also had a positive impact on the growth and popularity of the sport in general.