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Unlike Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson Is Not Too Thrilled By NASCAR Honor After Championship

January 24, 2026

Story byNov 1, 2025; Avondale, Arizona, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson (5) during qualifying for the NASCAR Championship race at Phoenix Raceway | Credits- Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn ImagesNeha DwivediSat, January 24, 2026 at 5:05 AM UTC·3 min readGoodyear formally handed over the gold car to Kyle Larson on January 24, 2026, a delayed presentation caused by the tight turnaround between the Cup Series championship finale and the annual awards ceremony. With the banquet scheduled just two days after the title was decided, logistics moved quickly, leaving Larson to receive the symbolic prize at a later date. Alongside that presentation came another visible marker of success.

Unlike Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson Is Not Too Thrilled By NASCAR Honor After Championship

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The Hendrick Motorsportsdriver’s NASCAR Cup Series firesuit now carries a “2X” champion patch, denoting his second title.
Yet the moment arrived without much fanfare, and Larson did not treat the updated insignia as an emotional milestone the way Ryan Blaney did. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSpeaking with veteran NASCAR reporter Bob Pockrass, Larson addressed the new patch with noticeable restraint.
He explained that the updated suit arrived only recently, after most of his postseason photo shoots had already been completed using firesuits without the correct marking. He said, “Yeah.
Just yesterday.
We just got this suit like two days ago.

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Unlike Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson Is Not Too Thrilled By NASCAR Honor After Championship

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Unlike Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson Is Not Too Thrilled By NASCAR Honor After Championship

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