Ever since that fateful day during the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season when Kyle Larson was dropped from Chip Ganassi Racing for using a racial slur online, the California native has not looked back. Nobody would have imagined the heights Larson would achieve in a little over four years in trying to right his wrongs and pull his career back on track.Since Larson joined forces with Rick Hendrick’s race team, ‘Yung Money’ stepped up to the occasion, claiming his first Cup Series title in 2021.
Larson won the elusive title with a dominant run of performance, winning an unprecedented ten races during the year.Fast forward to 2025, the avid dirt track racer clinched his 30th victory in the sport’s top tier after a characteristic drive last Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. His triumph from last weekend put Larson ahead of some of the greatest names in the sport in terms of the number of starts he took to achieve his 30 wins.
Sitting ahead of drivers such as Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, and Kevin Harvick, to name a few, NASCAR fans reacted to the feat in typical fashion. “Imagine where Kyle would be if he drove for HMS from the start of his career,” wondered one fan.He very easily could have 10-15 more— Michael (@PaulSm_12) March 24, 2025“And to think how many more he would have if he had been in the 5 car since the beginning of his Nascar career!! Not to mention the ones he woulda coulda/shoulda had if not for the mishaps/mistakes since being in the 5 car .
