Hendrick Motorsports Media Advance: Clash at the Coliseum
Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, will be available to members of the media at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, February 4 at 1:15 p.m. PST.
2022 SUCCESS: After his career-best year in 2021 when he won his first NASCAR Cup Series championship in a 10-win season, Kyle Larson added to his 2022 wins with the No. 5 HendrickCars team. com earned a spot in Owner’s Championship 4 while Larson finished the season seventh in the driver points standings. In his eighth full-time season, the 30-year-old posted three wins, 13 top-5s, 19 top-10s, 635 laps led with a 7.86 starting average.
THE WHOLE COUPLE: Larson is entering his third consecutive full-time season with the 14-time Cup Series championship-winning organization. Teamed with team manager Cliff Daniels, the pair are looking to add to their best total of 13 wins over the past two seasons and are in the hunt for their second championship together.
CALIFORNIA’S COLISEUM: The Elk Grove, Calif. native returns to his home state to compete in NASCAR’s second season-opening exhibition at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. At the 2022 race at the historic site, Larson started eighth and finished fifth on the 0.25-mile track. On December 15, 2022, the 2014 Rookie of the Year took part in the groundbreaking ceremony as work began on the specially constructed track for the 2023 Cup Series race.
WEEKEND VICTORY: On Friday, Jan. 27, Larson won a Late Model Series race at Golden Isles Speedway. Taking the lead with two laps to go on the 0.4-mile dirt track, Larson would earn his first victory of 2023 on the second night of action at the track in Brunswick, Georgia.
DRIVER’S SEAT: This weekend, as Larson drives the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 (see paint scheme here), auto shoppers can collect their own keys as Hendrick Automotive Group has 95 dealerships in all the countries. Customers can also shop from the comfort of their home, selecting the category, make, model and vehicle packages that are important to them from nearly 30,000 new, used and certified cars, trucks and SUVs. high quality cars available at HendrickCars.com.
WE’RE HIRING: Join over 10,000 others nationwide to work at Hendrick Automotive Group. Hendrick hires technicians and other positions at its dealerships across the country. Positions are open to all skill levels and offer tuition and training reimbursement. Interested individuals can apply at HendrickCars.com.
FAMILY OF FIVE: Larson and wife Katelyn welcomed their third child, Cooper Donald Larson, on New Year’s Eve 2022. Cooper joins the couple’s two oldest children – son Owen (8) and daughter Audrey (4 years).