Kyle Larson fires back at fan over sprint car prize money
Ahead of NASCAR‘s Nashville weekend, Kyle Larson had to deal with a fan that was a little too worried about his other ventures. For those that don’t know, Larson competes extensively in sprint cars still. He even has his own High Limit Sprint Car Series. The series provides higher-than-normal prize money to drivers.
Of course, Kyle Larson does a whole lot of winning in his own series. Apparently, that didn’t sit right with one fan as they felt the need to comment about it. As the NASCAR driver posted a tweet promoting some upcoming, big prize races, the stray reply from the fan didn’t sit right with Yung Money.
Apparently, the fan thought that Larson should give up his money to the other drivers in the series… for… reasons.
“Hopefully you will share some of the money you win with the guys who are doing this for a living. Money you don’t necessarily need,” the fan sent to Larson.
That’s when the Hendrick driver responded.
“Last time I checked I fall into the category of ‘professional race car driver.’ I race for a living just like the rest of them,” Larson tweeted.
When it comes to race car driving, you never know when your last race is going to be. For a driver like Kyle Larson, who was suspended from NASCAR not long ago, you take every chance you can get behind the wheel.
Besides, those sprint car racers are likely more than happy to compete against Larson. He’s regarded as one of the best drivers, regardless of series, of his generation. That brings more eyes to dirt races, the drivers, and yes, more money.
Kyle Larson prepared to win again at Nashville?
When the Cup Series first made its way to Nashville Superspeedway in 2021, it was none other than Kyle Larson that took home the win. The year after, in 2022, it was Chase Elliott, his teammate that would win the race. Hendrick Motorsports should be strong once again at the Music City track.
This season, Larson has two wins at Richmond and Martinsville. He also embarrassed the field at the All-Star Race on his way to a $1,000,000 paycheck. The point of all of that is to say that Larson is likely ready for another big performance and potentially his third win of the season.
After running well at Kansas, it has been an up-and-down journey for Larson. He finished P20 at Darlington, won the All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro, and then P30 at Charlotte. However, in the last two races, Larson fought back from poor starting position and honestly, not a great car, and finished P4 and P8 at Gateway and Sonoma, respectively.
You really don’t want Kyle Larson to heat up heading into the playoffs. Then again, how can you stop him? Will this be the week that Yung Money gets his third win of the season?