Kyle Larson claims “the torch is in my hands” to help racing grow like Tony Stewart
Kyle Larson feels he has taken the torch to promote racing from his role model Tony Stewart, with his multiple racing series entries.
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Kyle Larson and Tony Stewart (Via IMAGO)
Hendrick Motorsports’ 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson has become one of the best ambassadors of the sport. He has been proving himself as one of the most versatile drivers in the world with impressive performances in different championships. His efforts and career choices is similar to that of Hall of Famer Tony Stewart.
Both of them came to the sport with junior racing background behind open wheel cars and established themselves as the top talents from their rookie season. Despite the busy NASCAR schedule, they often don’t miss opportunities race in event like mid-week sprint car race pulling in more crowds. Kyle Larson recently admitted that he feels like he is doing something similar to what Tony Stewart did.
As far as growing the sport, I look at it kind of like when Tony (Stewart) was around doing it a lot and how I viewed him and how the crowds were when he was there. It’s very similar now.
Kyle Larson said via NASCAR.com.
He asserted that there hasn’t been any passing the torch moment between them, but he has the torch in his hands to lead the sport to greater days. But that hasn’t changed him as a person, as he is still the guy who loves racing just like how he was 10 years ago.
So, no, he didn’t pass me the torch, but I feel like the torch is in my hands a little bit, which is a fun opportunity and something I take a lot of pride in. But at the same time, I just love racing, and I don’t feel like I’m any different than I was 10 years ago.
Kyle Larson added.
Kyle Larson acknowledges strong NASCAR fandom at Australia
In one of his non-NASCAR ventures, Kyle Larson spends his holidays week at Perth Australia racing inn a High Limit racing event, at Peth Motorplex. Going there the Chevy NASCAR driver didn’t expect the amount fans that came to support at the state.
He pointed out that he signed a lot of Hendrick Motorsports merchandises during the Sprint race week showing the significant fan base the team as well as the sport has. Larson also reveals that any of the fans that showed up at Perth have been to Daytona or Vegas to see NASCAR races live.
I’ve signed a lot of Hendrick stuff, and I’ve had a lot of people come up to me and say they’ve watched me at Daytona or Vegas…There’s a lot of fans here who have been to the States for some NASCAR racing.
Kyle Larson said.
The comment from Larson shows Australia, which in the past has hosted a NASCAR exhibition race, has one of the strongest international NASCAR fan bases. It would be interesting to if the premier stock car racing series would ever return to the country.
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