"He's our toughest baby" - Kyle Larson says he and his wife Katelyn 'spoilt' their youngest child Cooper

2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson is not only gearing up for 2024 as a busy racing season, but also as a tough year for being a parent. The Hendrick Motorsports driver, who welcomed his third child with spouse Katelyn on the 2022 New Year's Eve, has been finding his newborn a tad difficult to deal with.

Cooper Donald Larson is the third sibling to join the couple's two other kids - eight-year-old son Owen Miyata Larson and four-year-old daughter Audrey Layne Larson.

Speaking on how the first year with his son has been as a third-time parent, Kyle Larson said Cooper has turned out to be the most difficult of the couple's three children to handle. He told floracing.com:

"He’s been our toughest baby, of our kids, he’s been the toughest. The other two (Owen and Audrey), I remember them being able to sleep in their own rooms pretty early on and riding in the car seat was no problem. Traveling in the airplane? No problem. But Cooper, up until the last couple months, he’s been struggling."

Elaborating on why Cooper needs more attention than Owen or Audrey, Kyle Larson said he and his wife may have "spoilt" the child:

"Honestly I think we’ve spoilt him too much in the beginning. I think Katelyn spoilt him more than the others because this is, hopefully, our last child."

Larson is set to make his debut in the famed Indy 500 with Arrow McLaren SP this season, along with challenging for his second NASCAR Cup Series championship.

Kyle Larson is raring to race in 2024

Kyle Larson further said the birth of his child during the 2022 off-season did not allow him to race as much as usual in 2023, but added that he was ready to hit the track this year.

Elaborating on what is bound to be a hectic schedule all year round, Larson told floracing.com:

"It was really nice to not have to race last offseason. When you get to that last month, you never know when the baby is going to come. I remember being excited about that and not really thinking about racing at all, which was nice. This year, honestly, I’ve been wanting to go race, a lot."

The NASCAR Cup Series season kicks off with the famed Daytona 500 next month.