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🇺🇸 Kyle Larson

Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Cup Series. Two-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Kyle Larson
Born
31 July 1992(b. 1992)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Series
NASCAR Cup Series
Status
Active
Championships
22021, 2023
Career wins
56
Career podiums
136
Career starts
451
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
6,103
Kyle Larson
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
6,103
Rank 157 of 38,983 indexed, -684 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Kyle Larson is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Cup Series. Larson is a two-time champion (2021, 2023), with 56 wins and 136 podiums from 451 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,103 ranks Larson 157th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-08-09NASCAR Cup Series at IowaNASCAR Cup SeriesP33−140
2026-07-26NASCAR Cup Series at IndianapolisNASCAR Cup SeriesP39−179
2026-07-19NASCAR Cup Series at North WilkesboroNASCAR Cup SeriesP15+3
2026-07-12NASCAR Cup Series at AtlantaNASCAR Cup SeriesP34−159
2026-07-05NASCAR Cup Series at ChicagoNASCAR Cup SeriesP34−166
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+158MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR ALL-STAR RACE 2019NASCAR Cup SeriesP1
+139Bristol 2013NASCAR XfinityP2
+133Phoenix 2012NASCAR TruckP2
+133Charlotte 2013NASCAR XfinityP4
+131NASCAR CUP SERIES ALL STAR RACE 2023NASCAR Cup SeriesP1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas11 starts+42
NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville11 starts+41
NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol8 starts+40
NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas11 starts+33
Struggles
NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta12 starts-68
Watkins Glen5 starts-61
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES AT TALLADEGA4 starts-54
NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega11 starts-50
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸NASCAR Cup Series2605000P5−8296,103
▸NASCAR Xfinity523000P11+145
2025▸NASCAR Cup Series39310000P4−1846,787
▸NASCAR Xfinity422000P15+130
▸NASCAR Truck212000P16+65
▸IndyCar100000P26−128
2024▸NASCAR Cup Series38610000P2+1756,904
▸NASCAR Xfinity212000P22+84
▸IndyCar100000P22−68
2023▸NASCAR Cup Series39510000P1+146,712
▸NASCAR Xfinity312000P17−149
▸NASCAR Truck111000P21+56
2022▸NASCAR Cup Series3837000P4−7236,791
▸NASCAR Xfinity312000P14+95
2021▸NASCAR Cup Series381119000P1+8667,420
▸NASCAR Truck100000P34−213
2020▸NASCAR Cup Series601000P23+2207,213
2019▸NASCAR Cup Series4037000P6−2916,767
2018▸NASCAR Cup Series39010000P7+2656,603
▸NASCAR Xfinity644000P11−79
2017▸NASCAR XfinityChip Ganassi Racing1138020P5+1556,677
2016▸NASCAR XfinityChip Ganassi Racing1627010P7+5056,814
▸NASCAR TruckGMS Racing311000P16+115
2015▸NASCAR XfinityHScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi1413000P15−1546,045
▸IMSA WeatherTechChip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates111000P17+91
▸NASCAR TruckJR Motorsports100010P27−8
2014▸NASCAR XfinityTurner Motorsports2829010P3+6226,002
▸NASCAR TruckTurner Scott Motorsports301020P22−238
▸ARCA Menards SeriesCartwheel by Target ( Steve Turner )111010P18+22
▸IMSA WeatherTechChip Ganassi Racing100000P36+52
2013▸NASCAR XfinityTurner Motorsports3304000P8+7715,491
▸NASCAR TruckTurner Scott Motorsports212000P17+200
▸ARCA Menards SeriesCessna ( Steve Turner )101000P22+68
2012▸NASCAR TruckTurner Motorsports401000P19+3,1034,453
Recent coverage
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Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Larson finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Kyle BuschFIA Platinum5,98536918018949%
🇺🇸 Austin DillonFIA Gold5,78035723112665%
🇺🇸 Ross Chastain5,94635424910570%
🇺🇸 Joey Logano6,35434417616851%
🇺🇸 Chase ElliottFIA Platinum6,53234017616452%
🇲🇽 Daniel Suarez6,26033922711267%
🇺🇸 Ryan Blaney7,08333717316451%
🇺🇸 Brad Keselowski5,99433718515255%
🇺🇸 Chris Buescher6,60233421312164%
🇺🇸 Erik Jones6,06432920912064%
🇺🇸 Denny HamlinHigher-rated, 1× champion7,38131013717344%
🇺🇸 Ty GibbsHigher-rated, 2× champion6,832159986162%
🇺🇸 Chase BriscoeHigher-rated, 1× champion6,8312171378063%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
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154🇪🇸 Pepe MartíFormula E6,109
155🇦🇹 Rene RastWEC6,108
156🇯🇵 Kakunoshin OhtaIMSA WeatherTech6,106
157🇺🇸 Kyle LarsonNASCAR Cup Series6,103
158🇧🇷 Gil de FerranIndyCar6,099
159🇫🇷 Jacques LaffiteFIA GT Championship6,099
160🇩🇪 Jochen MassFormula 16,098
161🇯🇵 Nick CassidyFormula E6,097
162🇳🇱 Robin FrijnsWEC6,097
163🇩🇪 Phil Hill24H Series6,095
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Kyle Larson is an established professional competing full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for JR Motorsports. He holds FIA Gold certification in endurance racing and has a Racer Rating of 6,103. Larson races primarily on ovals across all his main series but competes on road and street courses as well.[1]

Larson has won two NASCAR Cup Series championships, in 2021 and 2023, from 303 starts in the series that include 31 wins and 79 podiums. In the Xfinity Series he has 19 wins from 125 starts across his career; his current 2026 season sits at two wins from five rounds so far, placing him 11th in the championship standings with more rounds to come. He has raced NASCAR Truck for GMS Racing, competed in ARCA Menards and IMSA WeatherTech as a shared-car entrant, and has made two starts in IndyCar. His career spans 451 starts across all series with 56 wins and 136 podiums.[2]

Larson is closely matched against established professionals who are regular opponents; he races against elite-level drivers in the Cup Series, including multiple-time champions Ryan Blaney and Denny Hamlin, whom he has finished ahead of regularly despite their higher current standing. His main NASCAR home since early in his career has been Turner Motorsports, which operates as a competitive Cup and Xfinity team fielding multiple entries and counting established professional Kevin Harvick among its past drivers.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
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