| 5 KYLE LARSON Age: 28 (July 31, 1992) Hometown: Elk Grove, California Resides: Mooresville, North Carolina Crew Chief: Cliff Daniels Standings: 12th |
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| No. 5 NationsGuard Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE RECENT RECAP: Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 NationsGuard Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, finished 10th in the season-opening DAYTONA 500 on Feb. 14. This past Sunday, he was battling for second on the DAYTONA Road Course with just over seven laps to go when he spun into a tire barrier and finished 30th. Larson is currently 12th in the NASCAR Cup Series standings, 51 markers behind the leader. LEADER AT HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS: In seven starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Larson has led 325 laps – the fourth-most among Cup Series tracks for the 28-year-old – while accruing three top-five finishes. He has led the most laps there among current Hendrick Motorsports drivers. SUCCESS ON THE STAGE: Since the introduction of stage racing to the NASCAR Cup Series in 2017, Larson has never finished worse than third at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In his six stages at the track, the driver has recorded three wins, two second-place finishes and one third-place result. TIRED OF PLAYING SECOND FIDDLE: In 70 career Cup Series starts on 1.5-mile tracks, Larson has nine second-place finishes and 20 top-five results but has yet to visit victory lane. He has recorded six stage wins and has led 794 laps in those races. His nine runner-up finishes on 1.5-milers are the most of all-time without a victory. GREAT MEMORY … FOR SOME: In the 2016 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, now No. 5 crew chief Cliff Daniels was a race engineer on the No. 48 team with Jimmie Johnson. Johnson took the lead from Larson on a restart with two laps to go and raced his way to the win, earning his record-tying seventh championship. MORE NATIONS: NationsGuard, a program that gives car dealers control of their F&I products and customer experience, will adorn the No. 5 Chevrolet again this Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It also appeared as the primary sponsor on the car in the first two events of the season at Daytona. For more information about NationsGuard, click here. |
Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, on the high line at Homestead-Miami Speedway: “One of the fastest ways around there, definitely one of the fastest at the end of a run, is getting right up next to the wall and running inches off of it. I’ve had a lot of success there running that line. I don’t have a win but have led a lot of laps there.”
Cliff Daniels, crew chief of the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, on the car setup with Larson running low versus high: “That’s been a hot topic for us this week. There are a few characteristics of the car that Kyle has identified to us that he really wants to give him the capability to run the high line well. Allowing him to run the high line on the long run, we have known adjustments for the short run to allow him to run the low line if needed. You want to have the best trade off of both you possibly can have, but we know giving him the ability to run up high next to the wall is going to be good for us.”
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
