Since returning to NASCAR in 2021 with Hendrick Motorsports (HMS), Kyle Larson has loved immense success within the HendrickCars.com No. 5 Chevrolet. As a Hendrick driver, the 33-year-old has earned 26 Cup wins and two Cup Sequence championships in each 2021 and 2025.
Following that unbelievable run, it ought to come as no shock that Hendrick Motorsports introduced a five-year contract extension for Larson. Crew chief Cliff Daniels has additionally signed a multi-year contract extension. Moreover, HendrickCars.com will proceed because the No. 5’s main sponsor for 35 of 38 races in the course of the Cup Sequence season within the coming years. The corporate famous over $80 million in tv publicity and tens of tens of millions of social media engagements, courtesy of Larson.
Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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“I’m extremely grateful to proceed my profession with Hendrick Motorsports and HendrickCars.com,” mentioned Larson in a launch from the staff. “This staff, this group and this household have given me every part I have to compete on the highest degree. We’ve completed lots collectively, however I actually consider the most effective remains to be forward. I’m grateful to Mr. Hendrick and JB (Brown, president of Hendrick Automotive Group) for believing in me, and I’m excited to maintain chasing wins and championships with Cliff and the 5 staff for a lot of extra years.”
Hendrick Motorsports is the winningest staff in NASCAR Cup Sequence historical past, and Larson is without doubt one of the staff’s most profitable drivers. Solely Corridor of Famers Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon have earned extra wins and titles than Larson for HMS, and solely Tim Richmond has a better successful proportion in HMS gear.
HMS staff proprietor and chairman and CEO of Hendrick Automotive Group, Rick Hendrick, mentioned of the brand new deal: “If you take a look at what it takes to succeed on the highest degree 12 months after 12 months, it begins with individuals. Kyle is without doubt one of the most full drivers in our sport. His expertise, work ethic and instincts give us an opportunity to win each time we race. Cliff is a real servant chief who brings out the most effective in everybody round him and units the usual for the way we go to the observe. Having HendrickCars.com alongside this group continues to create actual, measurable worth for our automotive enterprise. Collectively, it’s a mix that may maintain successful races and competing for championships for a very long time.”
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