Kyle Larsen: “I want to embarrass the NASCAR XFINITY Field”

Kyle Larsen Almost pulled the weekend sweep in the bristle, only falling less Truck race with a runner-up finishBut in the Cup and Xfinity race, he led 687 out of 800 potential lapses, Winning both breeds easily.

And speaking on 2014 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour Podcast on Monday, he entered considerable about his goals while running these lower level races.

Larsen told Harvick during the ‘Victory Lap’ segment, “Not really in the truck side of things, but in exfinity, I get inspired – and it’s so egoistic – but I want to embarrass them.”

Larsen wants to teach them a lesson

And it is not only about the area of ​​drivers, but is a body that approves itself. Larsen said, “I just want to embarrass NASCAR a little, because they do not just let the cups walk.”

There was a time when cup drivers were allowed to run as much race in any division. In the late 2000s, they dominated regularly and even won the XFINITY Championship, running full -time in the cup series. But in recent years, NASCAR is torn over that type of double-dipping, confined cup drivers during the year cup drivers (in xfinity and trucks) and forced drivers to declare one for one of the three championships before the start of the season.

Larsen explained that he wanted to help shape these up-end drivers, and it is all about giving them a reality check. “Children probably feel that they are in a good place,” Larsen explained. “They don’t know where the bar is really. Therefore, I like to run and run those Xfinity races and just get ten-second, which makes them realize that they have found a lot of space to improve. And I think it is only better for our game. You know when they can compete with young cups, they are better for a cup series.”

Should cup drivers be limited?

Larsen then concluded: “Yes, I want to break the field when I run exfinity. It is inspired to me, of course.” Harvick seemed to be agreeing, saying how he “loved”, showing how 20+ cup drivers were in the field every week when he used to run XFINITY. Harvick stated that it was like “constant evaluation of where you are, which allowed young drivers to better prepare for the potential future as part of the cup area.

Both Harvick and Larsen touch a debate, which have been brought before because there are some that believe that the presence of cup drivers in the lower-division race only helps them to increase their performance. As Larsen said, this is the only real way they can measure themselves against the best of the game. It is certainly true that the difference between xfinity and the cup chain is very widespread, as shown by drivers Ti gibesHe won his first beginning as a NASCAR XFINITY Series Driver and claimed the 2022 series title with a seven race win. However, despite the competition Joe Gibbs Racing At the cup level, he is yet to win after about 100 cups starting.

So, does Larsen have a point or should cup drivers stay out of the lower divisions? Let us know what you think in the comments!