How Kyle Larson turned a write-off season into his third NASCAR championship in Miami
"We weren’t really that good," Larson admitted, adding that it took him and his team "months to get a grasp" on what his new car "needed." "By late spring, I was thinking, 'OK, we can write this season off for a championship.
Key points
- The way our season went makes this one extra rewarding," Larson told OutKick in a recent interview.
- CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Entering the Chase in September, Larson had not had a victory throughout a tumultuous up-and-down campaign.
- Now, Larson wants to become the third person to get three in a row.
Let’s just try to build to be better for next year.'" Larson fell into the old "cliché" of patience, taking things week by week and anything else similar for any NASCAR driver.
The 34-year-old became the 11th person to win back-to-back NASCAR championships, winning the title in Miami on Sunday.
Additional details
- Suddenly, we were leading the points, and it was, 'Wow, this happened quickly.' "That’s what makes me most proud about this season.
- Even Larson said one win this season would have been nice.
- At no point in the year did we have the fastest car, but we had the best team," Larson said.
- We kept getting good run after good run, which turned into a couple of wins.
- We proved that this year, as we won a championship with not the fastest car.
How this summary was made: extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting. It is drawn only from the reporting of the sources listed below — read the originals for full detail. How we summarize →
Advertisement
Every article behind this summary — 1 article from 1 outlet
Get stories like this in your inbox.
Subscribe — it's freeOne free email at 6am — your topics, deduplicated, five minutes. No account, no paywall.