What are Kyle Larson’s best NASCAR tracks? A look into HMS star’s strongest venues

Kyle Larson drives for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series. He made his NASCAR Cup Series debut in 2013 as a part-timer for Phoenix Racing. Chip Ganassi gave the American a full-time seat for the 2014 season and afterward, he raced with CGR for over 6 years before leaving midway through the 2020 season.

Larson signed with Hendrick Motorsports in 2021 and won his debut Cup Series championship in his very first year with the team. He currently drives the No.5 Chevrolet for HMS and finished in 6th place in the championship last season.

The 32-year-old has participated in 365 NASCAR Cup Series races in his career spanning over 12 years and has accumulated a total of 29 wins and 182 Top 10 finishes during this period along with 21 pole positions. Let's have a look at Kyle Larson’s strongest NASCAR tracks based on different metrics.

Kyle Larson's average finishing position - Nashville Superspeedway

NASCAR: Ally 400 - Source: Imagn

The Nashville Superspeedway was introduced to the Cup Series calendar in 2021 as Speedway Motor LLC acquired ownership in 2021. It has been the most successful track for Kyle Larson in regards to his average finishing position. The track does benefit from the fact that it hasn't been on the calendar as long as some others, but Larson in the four years of its running has always finished inside the Top 10.

Larson won the Ally 400 at the Nashville Superspeedway on the track’s debut year in the Cup series. The HMS driver finished in P4, P5, and P8 in the next three years respectively. His average finishing position on the Nashville Superspeedway is 4.5.

Kyle Larson's most laps led - Bristol Motor Speedway

Kyle Larson and his son Owen after winning the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. - Source: Imagn

Larson has taken part in 17 races at the Bristol Motor Speedway and has led a total of 1351 laps. The next closest track in the number of laps led is Darlington at 1048 laps. Major chunks of the laps led came in the years 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2024.

Larson set the record for the most laps led in a NASCAR Cup Series race at the Bristol Motor Speedway in 2024 as he led 462 laps out of the 500. The HMS driver led all three stages and won the race, breaking Jeff Gordon's record of 431 laps at Martinsville in 1997. Larson also has two wins and twelve Top 10 finishes at the Bristol.

Kyle Larson's most wins - Michigan International Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Kyle Larson after winning the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway in 2017 - Source: Imagn

Larson has won three races each at the Michigan International Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway and participated in 16 and 17 races at the tracks respectively. The Top 5 record is also similar with 7 at Michigan and 8 at Las Vegas. However, the track in the Sin City excels as Larson finished in the Top 10 twelve times in comparison to 9 at Michigan.