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“The turnout surprised the heck out of me, it was way bigger that I thought it would be, and Audrey and Owen had a blast,” Larson said. Initially nervous he'd be embarrassed by a low turnout for his homecoming, Larson instead had a celebration his family will forever treasure. Owen Larson has celebrated his father's first NASCAR title as if he's the actual winner at a parade two weeks ago in Larson's hometown of Elk Grove, California, Owen rode in an oversized shopping cart while his parents and little sister waved to fans from the backseat of a convertible. And as he fulfilled his pre-party obligations, his son Owen was running outside the hotel as Larson's mother-in-law tried to burn off some of the 6-year-old's energy. Larson has enjoyed the VIP treatment and noted NASCAR provided him with both security and a car service to get around Nashville.
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The event was canceled last year because of the pandemic when Hendrick driver Chase Elliott won his first title, so the party will be a Hendrick celebration of back-to-back championships. Larson spoke ahead of Thursday night's annual season-ending awards celebration for NASCAR in Nashville. I got to get experience and they didn’t have to pay for any of it before I got to them.”
“I joke with Jeff about my trip to Hendrick that day,” Larson said. Larson won 10 races, the $1 million All-Star race and broke Gordon's 20-year mark for most laps led in a season.
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The agreement led to Larson's first Cup Series title - and record-extending 14th for Rick Hendrick - and one of the most dominant seasons in at least a decade. I think it helps me in the Cup car.’ So I just agreed to let him do it.” “When you talk to a driver and you know in his heart that it’s really important to him, I told him ‘Look, I don’t want you to get hurt,'" said Rick Hendrick. 5 Chevrolet, then Hendrick would allow Larson to race in other series. If it kept him sharp and didn't detract from his job as driver of the No. Larson got his second chance in NASCAR with the team, and Rick Hendrick and Gordon changed their mind about Larson's dirt racing.
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He was suspended nearly all of last year by NASCAR but when it was lifted, Larson's journey with Gordon and Hendrick came full circle. Larson spent seven-plus seasons driving for Ganassi until he was fired four races into 2020 for using a racial slur. Larson was crushed when he left the meeting and he ended up right down the North Carolina road at Chip Ganassi Racing, where the owner didn't care about Larson's extracurricular racing and signed him on the spot. “Everybody knows I love dirt racing, and he’s like, ‘You really need to get out of dirt cars. “We sat down in his office, and Jeff Gordon is such an awesome race car driver and one I’ve looked up to since I was a little toddler,” Larson said. “We were going to his office and I turned the corner and his supermodel wife was standing there, and she’s like 7-foot tall and beautiful, and I was like ‘Oh, my God, this is crazy.’" “I was like star struck a little bit,” Larson recalled. (AP) - Kyle Larson was 18 years old and looking to jump from dirt racing to the big leagues when he went into a meeting at Hendrick Motorsports with childhood idol Jeff Gordon. Buy your race fan or thrill seeker a NASCAR Racing Experience Gift Certificate.įor more information on NASCAR Racing Experience, the true NASCAR Driving Experience offered at Dover International Speedway visit or call customer service department at 70.NASHVILLE, Tenn. NASCAR Racing Experience gift certificates are the perfect gift and are good for Dover International Speedway or any of the nationwide speedways offered. Make a reservation or buy a Gift Certificate for NASCAR Racing Experience at Dover International Speedway. You can drive a NASCAR Race Car at Dover International Speedway! Or you can take a NASCAR Ride Along! Buy NASCAR Driving Experience! Do the NASCAR Racing Experience! NASCAR Driving Experience is the best gift ever. Make your dream a reality today and sign up for NASCAR Racing Experience, the true NASCAR experience at Dover International Speedway. NASCAR Driving Experience is offered at the nation’s premier speedways including Dover. This NASCAR Experience will be the most authentic driving experience or racing school you’ve ever attend. You drive a real NASCAR race car by yourself at NASCAR Racing Experience.
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