Folks, Kyle Larson has bagged his first win of the 2025 NASCAR season, and it happens to be a Truck Series race. The Hendrick Motorsports driver is always pushing the limits, and he was doing the same out here at Homestead Miami Speedway. And not just with the #7 truck, he’s running all three races of the weekend! The next stop is Xfinity and then the Cup Series. And with the first race in the bag, the NASCAR community wants a sweep!
Also, his Truck Series win was a pure display of classic Kyle Larson’s prowess. He’s only got the experience of running 16 races in the Truck Series. But Larson is just different. Just give him anything with a wheel and four tires and he’d drive it to victory lane. For those of you who missed the race, Larson wasn’t having the best days. In fact, until the final few laps, it did not even seem like he’d win it. But thanks to Corey Heim’s car shutting down, and Larson’s exceptional skills of riding centimeters away from the wall, the 2021 Cup Series Champion has won his fourth career Truck Series race. Folks, ‘Yung Money’ is back to winning ways in 2025.
Kyle Larson might be unbeatable at Homestead this weekend!
Larson started the race from P3 and it being Homestead, he was deemed to be a front-runner as he’s got decent runs there in the Cup Series (1 win and 5 top 5s). However, his Spire Motorsports Truck wasn’t the fastest. Corey Heim was leading the day, be it qualifying, where he won the pole. Or even the majority part of the race. Heim won both stages and led a race-high 78 laps. In the final stage, to Heim’s good fortune, Kyle Larson spun around. Larson went a little too hard at Lane Riggs, made contact, and found himself behind the pack on the restart.
It looked like it would be ‘Heim time’ for the third time this season. But Kyle Larson was determined, and he chose the topmost line to pass traffic. Riding close to the wall gives drives the fastest speed at Homestead. And that was Larson’s strategy, and it worked! Larson was up to third in no time, with Heim leading, and Layne Riggs in P2. And at that very moment, Heim’s car shut off, giving Larson a chance to leap. And that was that. He took the lead and took the checkered. And naturally, was delighted with the win, which at one point in the race, seemed impossible.
In the post-race interview, Kyle Larson said, “Yeah, that was pretty unbelievable from my seat. I wasn’t exactly sure if I can get back up there. Didn’t have the restart that I wanted. Took a little bit too long to start picking em off. But got rippin’ the wall, both ends and it was really paying dividends in one and two for me and staying wound up. I caught some of the guys that were just doing good enough up there where I couldn’t get by and bog my momentum down. But got clear of them, then I’m not sure what happened to the #11. But that worked out in our favor for sure. I don’t think I would have gotten to him, obviously, I would have gotten to second probably but, it would have been tough to get to him.”
A weekend sweep for Kyle Larson? He talks with @AustinCindric after picking up the Truck Series victory. pic.twitter.com/401oMtj15o
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And it’s always fun to watch Larson dominating, so obviously everyone’s greedy for more. Taking Larson’s pit interview was his Cup competitor, Austin Cindic. And the Team Penske #2 couldn’t help but pop the question about his plans for the sweep. To which Larson replied, “I don’t know. Gotta beat guys like you (Austin Cindric). So that’s gonna be tough. But I thought the truck race was probably gonna be the toughest to win. I’m not that experienced in them. The runs are typically shorter. And I feel I need longer runs like that last one to get going. So I feel better about Xfinity and Cup but the competition gets tougher and tougher. So we’ll see but off to a good start. We’ll try.”
It’s surely going to be a fun weekend! What do you think folks? Can he manage a sweep? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.
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