Kyle Larson Appreciation Thread

Jorge De Guzman said:
Wow, this would be super neat
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Kyle Larson in an F1 car after all?
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Its so funny how this came to be. Larson beating Max in an F1 car. That narrative is what will motivate this. To see if he looks "good enough"

All Larson said though, was that he could beat him in more racing disciplines outside of their primary wheelhouse due to Larson having a less specialized career.

Marketing 101 I guess
 
jaqua19 said:
Its so funny how this came to be. Larson beating Max in an F1 car. That narrative is what will motivate this. To see if he looks "good enough"

All Larson said though, was that he could beat him in more racing disciplines outside of their primary wheelhouse due to Larson having a less specialized career.

Marketing 101 I guess
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I think Larson would adjust to an F1 car quicker than Max would adjust to a Cup car. But no one is beating anyone, they’re both at the top of their respective disciplines
 
Listening to Zak’s interview with Harvick, it seemed he was open to setting up a seat swap with Piastri at some point down the road. Larson wants to do a proper test/practice session with other drivers, but that’s pretty much impossible to do unless he has the requisite Super License - which he won’t have any time soon.
 
Gotta appreciate the run Larson is on this year. Probably not gonna get to 10 wins on the year but those Bristol and Roval races are ass-kickings. Think he has a good chance to do the same at Vegas and Homestead.
 
ahhculdee said:
Gotta appreciate the run Larson is on this year. Probably not gonna get to 10 wins on the year but those Bristol and Roval races are ass-kickings. Think he has a good chance to do the same at Vegas and Homestead.
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Nothing different from the last couple of years....you want to win this? You go through Larson. Despite the cries for parity, this is great for the sport.
 
ahhculdee said:
Gotta appreciate the run Larson is on this year. Probably not gonna get to 10 wins on the year but those Bristol and Roval races are ass-kickings. Think he has a good chance to do the same at Vegas and Homestead.
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I think he can win 2 of 3 this round, but realistically Vegas is the one I’d bet on. This round sets up nicely for him, it’s Phoenix is what I’m worried about and who his competition will be if he makes it there.
 
Revman said:
Nothing different from the last couple of years....you want to win this? You go through Larson. Despite the cries for parity, this is great for the sport.
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There is parity and plenty of it. But we are watching one of the best drivers who ever lived who has spotted the field one whole race in the fudged up points system and he is smoking them right now. But along with the B.S. lottery system, fans of the 3 other losers in the final 4 have the chance to be the Cup Champion....whoopie.
 
Jorge De Guzman said:
I think he can win 2 of 3 this round, but realistically Vegas is the one I’d bet on. This round sets up nicely for him, it’s Phoenix is what I’m worried about and who his competition will be if he makes it there.
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I think that 3 wins in a row at a track is difficult in any era. Moreso today. I think it's a forgone conclusion that Larson doesn't win Vegas even though it's his best track. He's due to not win there. Which is fine. I'll live with a top 5.

Homestead he's got another chance to win.

Cliff and that 5 team have only nailed Phoenix once, and based on post race, it seems like they've been looking at how to make Phoenix better for a year.

Would be nice to have a 2022 Logano Phoenix race.

And as for Rev's comment.... It happens in every era. One team usually stands out as the dominant one.

Larson leads the cup series in every major statical category outside of average finish since 2021. He's won nearly twice as many races, as anyone else. 23 races since 2021 and I don't think anyone else has won more 12.

I think it's their era.
Revman said:
Nothing different from the last couple of years....you want to win this? You go through Larson. Despite the cries for parity, this is great for the sport.
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jaqua19 said:
I think that 3 wins in a row at a track is difficult in any era. Moreso today. I think it's a forgone conclusion that Larson doesn't win Vegas even though it's his best track. He's due to not win there. Which is fine. I'll live with a top 5.

Homestead he's got another chance to win.

Cliff and that 5 team have only nailed Phoenix once, and based on post race, it seems like they've been looking at how to make Phoenix better for a year.

Would be nice to have a 2022 Logano Phoenix race.

And as for Rev's comment.... It happens in every era. One team usually stands out as the dominant one.

Larson leads the cup series in every major statical category outside of average finish since 2021. He's won nearly twice as many races, as anyone else. 23 races since 2021 and I don't think anyone else has won more 12.

I think it's their era.
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It's unfortunate that due to the casino points system used to crown a champion, he might likely win 1-2 more Cups in this current era of dominance he's in, which is fine whatever. I just hope he cashes in with an insane win total, maybe top 5 all time and multiple Championship Race appearances.
 
Revman said:
Nothing different from the last couple of years....you want to win this? You go through Larson. Despite the cries for parity, this is great for the sport.
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If Bell makes it to Phoenix then the Championship goes through him. He has that track figured out, HMS does not.
 
Mike Crayne said:
If Bell makes it to Phoenix then the Championship goes through him. He has that track figured out, HMS does not.
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I hope so, but even then.....Larson. Larson either has a track mastered or is ready to have it mastered.
 
StandOnIt said:
There is parity and plenty of it. But we are watching one of the best drivers who ever lived who has spotted the field one whole race in the fudged up points system and he is smoking them right now. But along with the B.S. lottery system, fans of the 3 other losers in the final 4 have the chance to be the Cup Champion....whoopie.
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So, the system works. I agree. Should be fun.
 
No one is going to assess Larson vs. Jeff Gordon or Dale Earnhardt on the basis of titles won. Not with the degree to which the championship format has changed over time and the general lean towards advanced statistics. It'll be other things like total wins, laps led, pole wins, etc. Frankly, that has already sort of happened with Jimmie. Dude has the same number of titles as Earnhardt or Petty and is actively in the series now as an owner/part time driver and his impact is honestly pretty minimal. He obviously has fans and some people will bring him up in that light, but the majority of the fanbase would probably name Yarborough or Waltrip or Pearson (and probably Gordon) as great drivers before naming him. Nothing is worse than juiceless dominance.
 
virtualbalboa said:
No one is going to assess Larson vs. Jeff Gordon or Dale Earnhardt on the basis of titles won. Not with the degree to which the championship format has changed over time and the general lean towards advanced statistics. It'll be other things like total wins, laps led, pole wins, etc. Frankly, that has already sort of happened with Jimmie. Dude has the same number of titles as Earnhardt or Petty and is actively in the series now as an owner/part time driver and his impact is honestly pretty minimal. He obviously has fans and some people will bring him up in that light, but the majority of the fanbase would probably name Yarborough or Waltrip or Pearson (and probably Gordon) as great drivers before naming him. Nothing is worse than juiceless dominance.
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No one reasonable would name Waltrip or Yarborough as greater than Jimmie Johnson.

Most competitors have him as the greatest, as does a good chunk of the fanbase.

Rightfully so.

Sure. He was boring. But no one dominated the sport like he did. He's had arguably the best cup career of all time. And in this era? Please.

You're hard pressed to make a case for Dale or Gordon over Jimmie. Nvm Cale or DW
 
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