Kyle Larson Profile, News and Results

Kyle Miyata Larson is now a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion after grabbing the 2025 title in the most thrilling circumstances in Phoenix.

Larson, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, claimed the advantage from longtime leader Denny Hamlin at the final restart in the dying laps, and clinched an epic title success. It was agony meanwhile for Hamlin as his long wait continues.

The maiden championship for Larson had come back in 2021 as he really announced himself as a future great of the sport.

Larson burst onto the Cup Series scene as Rookie of the Year with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2014, having also claimed ROTY honors in Xfinity Series the year previous.

By the end of the 2025 season Larson had racked up a total of 32 Cup Series wins - 10 of which came in his first championship-winning campaign in 2021. He also has 17 Xfinity Series race wins and four in Truck Series combat.

Already one of the greatest drivers the sport has seen, having been named on the 'NASCAR 75' list in 2023.

Kyle married wife Katelyn (nee Sweet) in 2018 and the couple now have three children - sons Owen and Cooper and daughter Audrey.