LAS VEGAS – Kyle Larson is back in NASCAR and back in victory lane. On Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Larson raced to his first NASCAR victory since he was reinstated from a nearly yearlong suspension.
He ran just the first four races last season, then lost his job for using a racial slur while playing a video game early in the pandemic.
He worked all last year on rebuilding his image and was hired by Hendrick Motorsports when NASCAR said the suspension would lift at the start of this year. “Thanks Mr.
H. for believing in me,” Larson radioed to boss Rick Hendrick after crossing the finish line. He then celebrated his first career on an intermediate track with a smoke-filled burnouts.