Kyle Larson is ready to return to Daytona for the Rolex 24 Hours.
The two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion has three starts in IMSA’s season-opening event, but none since 2016. He took the overall victory with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2015, co-driving with Scott Dixon, Tony KanaanAnd Jamie McMurray.
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In a recently aired episode of Dinner with the runnersa podcast co-hosted by Ryan Eversley and Sean Heckman, Larson was asked about his interest in returning for the endurance classic if Chrevolet came calling.
“I think at this point in my career, yes, I would do it again,” said Larson, driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in NASCAR. “I had fun the three years I did it. I didn’t want to keep doing it every year.”
#02 Chip Ganassi Racing Riley DP Ford: Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Jamie McMurray, Kyle Larson
#02 Chip Ganassi Racing Riley DP Ford: Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Jamie McMurray, Kyle Larson
Few are as well equipped as Larson to handle a busy racing schedule. Beyond his Cup commitments, he also competes in High Limit Racing, a Sprint car series he co-owns with five-time World of Outlaws champion Brad Sweet. There are also random Midget races and off-season racing trips halfway around the world.
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“The offseasons have gotten even busier,” Larson said. “There’s more races and all that. I’m going to Australia now, the Chili Bowl and the West Coast Midget races. It’s just a lot and I kind of want to take some time off. But it’s been so long since I’ve raced there that you almost get to the point where you kind of forget about it, right? And I just remember having a lot of fun doing that race, so I just want to go and relive it.”
The 33-year-old California native would also relish the opportunity to share the experience with his family, noting that his oldest of three children, Owen, is 11 but was a newborn when Larson won the event.
“For my kids to be a part of it, that would be cool,” said Larson, who also has two starts at the Indianapolis 500 each in the past two years.
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It also helps make a family vacation stronger when Disney World is also about an hour away.
“Yeah, that too,” he said. “So yeah, I probably would do it again.”
However, Larson, who tried to express not knowing anyone in IMSA to push the idea, has one requirement: “I want to be in the best car.”
As the topic began to fade, Larson focused his interest on one statement.
“I really want to do it again in the future.”
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