NASCAR star Kyle Larson celebrates “special day” on August 4

HMS star Kyle Larson took a moment to send birthday wishes to his boss, Jeff Gordon, the vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports, sharing a heartfelt message on social media. Amidst a bustling season and the ongoing NASCAR Olympic break, Larson, who's currently leading the NASCAR Cup Standings, is also active in grassroots racing, particularly in the World of Outlaws Sprint Racing Series.

Celebrating his special day, Kyle Larson reflected on the important milestones of his racing journey alongside Gordon. Posting on X [formerly known as Twitter], Larson shared a snapshot of himself with Gordon, captioning the heartfelt moment. In his message, Larson spotlighted August 4 as a climacteric day in his life:

"Special day today… August 4th 2007 I got my first sprint car win August 4th 2020 I signed my first @TeamHendrick contract And most importantly August 4th 1971 @JeffGordonWeb was born! Happy Birthday JG!"

With three NASCAR Cup series races on the calendar for August, all eyes are on Kyle Larson to see if he can ramp up his performance even further.

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Kyle Larson continues his winning streak at I55 Raceway

After his brief getaway to Italy following his Brickyard 400 win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Kyle Larson hit the dirt tracks running and competed in the World of Outlaws Series. On the opening night of the Ironman 55 at I-55 Raceway on Friday, August 2, 2024, Larson drove his #57 Silva Motorsports sprint car to victory on the final lap, overcoming James McFadden from a starting position of 21st.

Post-race, an elated Larson shared:

"I’m out of breath. I’ve been screaming the whole time since I got the checkered flag. [...] I felt like we were pretty good there in the Feature. I’m just super thankful. This is amazing."

On Saturday also, Larson continued his dominance, winning the second race of the weekend despite only qualifying P12. It marked his fifth victory at I-55 Raceway out of seven starts so far. In the second race, Kyle Larson outpaced Donny Schatz by 1.5 seconds after overtaking Giovanni Scelzi with 10 laps remaining and held the lead to the finish.

Reflecting on his back-to-back wins, Larson noted:

"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. I was really struggling there before the open red, so that was nice to be able to get Paul (Silva) to turn some wrenches on this thing and get me freed up," via World of Outlaws.

As the NASCAR Cup Series heads back to Richmond Raceway, Kyle Larson, with an average finish of 10.8 in 19 starts there, aims to extend his winning momentum. He’s eager to rack up more victories and points to secure his playoff position further.