Kyle Larson faces challenges not just in NASCAR but in the sprint racing world as well. In 2025, the Hendrick Motorsports driver crashed multiple times, like in a World of Outlaws race in June when his winged vehicle flipped over. Then just last month, Larson flipped again at a USAC race after contact from a rival. However, these incidents hardly compare to the danger he faced many years ago.

Kyle Larson narrates a spine-chilling tale

“I’ll never forget we went to Vegas and I went to go pick Colby up at the hotel, and Tommy came walking out. Tommy, he’s probably going to say something s—– to me or whatever. He walked over the car so nicely. It’s been so nice ever since,” Kyle Larson said on Episode 67 of The Driver’s Project podcast. “I talked a bunch of s— on the context, and his whol

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