Kyle Larson

At Martinsville, he led 79 laps and finished 4th.

At Eldora Speedway, Larson scored his second career Truck Series win after holding off Christopher Bell.

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.

Born on July 31, 1992, in Elk Grove, California, 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 holds the sprint car track record at Ocean Speedway in 2010.

During the race, he was involved in a crash on lap 100 and finished 35th.

In 2023, Larson scored his 3rd career truck series win at North Wilkesboro in the No. 7 truck for Spire Motorsports.

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.

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.

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 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 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 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.

On June 7, 2014, Larson scored his first ARCA win at Pocono Raceway.

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.

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.

In 2016, Larson joined GMS Racing to drive the No. 24 truck for the Martinsville race.

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.