"Chase Elliott is an outdoor-ish kind of guy": $12M-worth Kyle Larson and HMS Teammates debate best adventurers during off weeks

NASCAR driver Kyle Larson and his teammates shared their thoughts on who would be best to hike the popular hiking path that stretches about 2,200 miles across the United States.

As NASCAR is on a two-week off, Hendrick Motorsports drivers Kyle Larson, William Byron, Alex Bowman and Chase Elliott had some fun debating who among them might hike the Appalachian Trail.

When asked about who would be the most likely to hike the long-distance trail, the drivers had different opinions. The $12M-worth Kyle Larson (according to Celebrity Net Worth) thinks Chase Elliott would be the best choice for the hike.

"I feel like Chase is an outdoorsish kind of guy,” Larson said.

“Wants to say William too just because you know, I would, I would definitely do it too. I don't see Alex doing it though,” he added.

The Appalachian Trail crosses 14 states from Georgia to Maine and usually takes between five and seven months to complete. It's the longest hiking-only footpath in the world and is a challenging hike that only about a quarter of hikers complete.

The No. 24 Chevrolet driver, William Byron was unaware about the trail.

“What is the Appalachian Trail,” Byron asked.

"I'm gonna go with Alex cause he goes to the mountains. I've, I've seen him post about it." he later answered.

Alex Bowman agreed with Byron and picked himself for the challenge.

“Love me a hike,” said Bowman.

However, Chase Elliot, the No. 9 Chevrolet driver, had a different view.

"Of these choices, probably me. Which is really saying something because you probably aren't gonna find me on the Appalachian Trail Chase said.

You can watch the full interaction below:

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Kyle Larson's third World of Outlaws Ironman 55 victory

Kyle Larson took part in a sprint car race at Federated Auto Parts Raceway in Pevely, Missouri. in the World of Outlaws Ironman 55

“That was a fun race. I hope all of you fans enjoyed that. Ironman 55 is probably my favorite Sprint Car race of the year. It’s tough, long. I really enjoy these long races. Cool to three-peat this,” Larson said (World of Outlaws).

He won the title for the third time (2020, 2023 and 2024) on Friday, earning $25,000. He started in 21st place but moved up. By Lap 18, he was in the top-five. Larson passed James McFadden and won by just 0.053 seconds.

“I was just fortunate enough to get a good initial start and kind of be the first one to the top to get to fifth” he added.

The NASCAR Cup Series returns for the next race on August 11 at the Richmond Raceway.