Kyle Larson adds to $12M net worth with significant bonus despite Indy 500 heartbreak 

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Hendrick Motorsports sensation Kyle Larson flaunts a net worth of $12 million. However, after last Sunday's debut IndyCar start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Larson managed to add $50,000 to that number.

Larson qualified fifth for the race and was well poised to finish up front. Unfortunately, a pit lane speeding penalty pushed him to the back of the field, and that resulted in a P18 finish for the Indianapolis 500 rookie. However, Larson was named the Rookie of the Year for 2024, a prestigious title for a NASCAR driver, which came with a $50k bonus.

Kyle Larson's earnings for his IndyCar venture amount to a total of $178,000, as reported by AP News journalist Jenna Fryer. She posted about the same on her X handle, saying,

"Kyle Larson was named #Indy500 rookie of the year and earned a $50k bonus for a total of $178,000."

Moments after the race, Kyle Larson expressed his desire to come back next year. In an interview with NASCAR, the 2021 Cup Series champion said,

"I would definitely love to be back next year. I feel like I learned a lot throughout the race. I made a couple of mistakes early, but felt like I did a really good job on the restarts... I’m proud to finish, but I’m pretty upset at myself. I just could have executed a better race. You never know what could have happened.”

Kyle Larson has 25 wins in the Cup Series so far. The 31-year-old driver has won twice this season with the latest victory coming at Kansas Speedway on May 5. His next race is on June 3 at the World Wide Technology Raceway.

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"Race day just sucked" Kyle Larson went candid on his maiden Indy attempt

Kyle Larson opened up to NBC Sports about his experience on Sunday. He felt everything happened as per plan until the rain derailed him from his schedule. As a result, the Indy 500 got delayed by four hours, and he missed the start of this year's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

JR Motorsports driver Justin Allgaier eventually filled in for Larson at the 400-lap event.

"It was going perfect until race day," Larson said. "That is what kind of gets me down. Race day just sucked. Honestly, yesterday sucked. I didn’t really enjoy any of it. Hopefully, we can get to do it again someday and really get to enjoy doing both races."

Larson was the first NASCAR driver to attempt the "Double" since Kurt Busch in 2014. He believes it would have been easier for him had the weather cooperated.

"It’s difficult and I think it’d be easier to cope with if it was just a normal race day like normal events. But when you’ve got two marquee events and one that impacts your season, it’s tough to get over," he added.

The Elk Grove native prayed for another hour of rain in central Indiana. Had that been the case, the Indy 500 would have probably been postponed to Monday and Larson could have flown back to Charlotte to compete in the Coca-Cola 600.

“I was just praying for an hour more of rain," said Larson. "And it all would have been fine, but just didn’t end up that way.”

Nevertheless, Larson is currently third in the NASCAR Cup Series Drivers' Championship standings with 486 points to his name, just 11 ahead of his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Chase Elliott.