Championship Seasons: Kyle Larson 2021
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- The beginning of a dynasty?
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5:26 Alternator Belt >>> Conveyer Belt
Lmao
🤣🤣😆😆😂🤣
Oof
Real Professional Darian
😂
He’s a generational talent
He’s gonna win a lot more races and championships
Enjoy the ride everyone
Did Kyle follow mark matrin style?
I hope so but I want to see which one of all the new drivers going into cup/ coming back that hasn't won anything wins or does better then what people would say they do
He's godlike.
@@GalaticalSpacedude it is a big jump from xfinity to cup.
@@GalaticalSpacedude future bust
What I expected: Better performance, 2-3 wins
What I got: The most dominant season imaginable
The most dominant Cup Series season in modern era since Jimmie Johnson back in 2007 and 2009
That's almost Jeff Gordon 1998 levels of domination.
@@pipper2281 ah yes, the guy who costed dale jr a championship in 2015.
@@pipper2281 harvick didn’t win in 2020, even though the playoff system is busted it still adds to the season
@@pipper2281 I know that but I’m saying if he had won people would be talking about it a lot more
There’s are championship seasons. And then there’s leading 1,000 laps in JUST the playoffs.
My man pulled off an all-time run. Congratulations.
What a crazy comeback. The rare scenario where someone legit works to better themselves and is given a second chance. He didn't waste it on any front, I'll tell you what.
Most people immediately double down. I think he handled it better than anyone i can remember in the public eye.
@@FayeHunter he wasn’t making a show out of it either, he did everything behind the scenes
@@acog_quarks8753 Thats good. In an age where all moves are publicity stunts that never work, im glad he really put in the work.
In today's world most people would have just made excuses and had a potty party ...he just pulled up his man pantys and put behind him and did what he had to do . Excuses suck move on and succeed
@@acog_quarks8753 this right here is why I was rooting for him all the way
This season is why I think Nascar should have a comeback driver of the year award
Not every year do we get to see any sort of comeback.
@@GavinRopchan True, but it'd still be cool to see
Exactly man
@@rhyno_64 maybe a most improved driver award? Or is that already one?
@@smunger69 There’s no award for that. I’d say that Alex Bowman or Ryan Blaney would be more deserving of that. Larson didn’t drastically improve - he just never had the equipment capable of dominating races in the past.
He is a once in a generation driver. He wins in everything he straps into whether that be a sprint car on dirt or a cup car on asphalt. There is no denying his talent. He is special. A more than deserving champion.
Good Seasons: Kyle Larson 2020
Such a good vibe to finally have a deserving champion whitin this format
@@thetechfromheaven 🤣🤣im dying
2021
@@thetechfromheaven Kyle Larson 2020: How to uncancel yourself
Championship season: Kyle Larson
Championship flag matter bust: also Larson
another second for your driver
NRF was right in feburary. What does a Denny Hamlin Fan do after His man won the Championship? Turn off the Xbox and go on do Something else 😉
@@hallo_welt_ag LMAO
I was at the race where Larson scored his very first career win at Michigan 5 years ago
And Thanks to his 2021 Championship Season that moment just got a lot more special
I couldn't be any happier for Kyle Larson he definitely deserves the 2021 Championship
I was at Vegas where he got his first Hendrick win so just like you it was awesome seeing the start of something great
Lucky both of ya. Never once did I go to a race and get to see Smoke win in person. 😭😭 Best races was his 2nd place at Richmond with JJ winning, and the start of Jr Nation hate for Kyle Busch.
I saw him win at Indy!
Possibly the best redemption story in NASCAR history.
Truth !!
On par with Kyle Busch’s unthinkable comeback in 2015
Crafton 2019
Nah 2015 was the best comeback he broke both legs an came back dominated and won the title but it still is really good
Nah. Kyle Busch comeback better
The playoffs got it right this year.
Larson was the best this season, and probably will be for years to come
More than that, he would have won the championship whatever the format. He was on it this year
Not going to lie. I was unsure on how Larson would perform this year, well he sure proved me wrong. Congrats Larson!
I legit thought Larson was going to massively struggle considering he hadn't driven a stock car in over a year before this season, in that he'd only win 1-2 races and not even make the Final 4. Oh how glad I was to be wrong yesterday evening, he made me eat crow
I thought he would win like 2 races not the champion
I figured he would do well with Hendrick, since he no longer had to carry his team on his back like he did at CGR. But I never predicted he'd win the championship, let alone make the Final 4, in just his first year!
I knew he was a shoe in for the title, but I didn’t think he’d get it after a year out. Win a few races, make the final 8 and I would have been surprised. But he went and shot down every expectation and killed it this year!
His comeback was a prove that that incident was just a misstep in his career. Everyone made a bad decision in his career but few has bounced back like Kyle did.
The most deserving playoff champion since Truex in 2017
Busch 2019? He would've won if we did full season format.
Kyle Larson's 2021 Championship Season is statistically better than Martin Truex Jr's 2017 Championship Season while they match in Top 10 finishes with 26 Kyle Larson 1UPs MTJ in Wins (10 > 8), Top 5s (20 > 19) and Average Finish (9.1 > 9.4)
@@VoidLap212 Busch's 2019 season is pretty overlooked. Even with so much inconsistency in the second half of the year, he still had an 8.9 average finish.
@@tymondo51 KFB's best season statistically is the year prior 2018
@@NASCARFAN93100 That's why people forget about 2019. Also most people just assume Harvick was the best in 2018 because they never looked at the stats.
It's been the Year of Chevrolet for sure. What a dominant season it's been.
Especially with young drivers
I loved it' He said on his radio, "this flag is heavy" Kyle Larson should have had about 14 wins. This guy put a hurting on everyone and showed Hendrick and Gordon what Ford missed out on when they wouldn't let Stewart sign him.
And Kyle Larson's 10 wins were the first time since Jimmie Johnson in 2007 that a driver finished with double digit victories.
He could won 11 races if the tire issue in Pocono didn't happen.
In my opinion this is only the 2nd time since the final 4 format has been around where the right guy won the championship. Truex was the other. Well deserved. We are witnessing one of the greatest driving talents. He wins in everything he straps in.
Kyle Busch in 2019 is also a well deserving one as well.
Ja Kyle Busch 2019 was the right one.
Don't forget Kyle Busch 2019. Even under Winston cup points he still would've won it.
@@slysupersonic fair point. so make that 3.
It’s honestly a more dominant season than Truex in 2017.
Larson even had a better average finish, more wins, and more top 5s in his title run. The only area where I could see the two matched each other is in top 10s
And stage wins Truex was king of that in 2017 first year they had stage racing
Anthony Barber It's also better than JJ 2007
Truex's 2017 doesn't even compare at ALL to Larson's 2021 season dude was unstoppable
I remember in 2013 there was a 51 car with target on it. Didn’t pay attention to that.
2014 Juan Pablo Montoya was gone from the 42 and came Larson. At the time my favorites were still there. Once they’ve all but gone, my liking for Kyle Larson grew and reached a peak in 2019.
Then he got suspended in 2020. I was devastated, didn’t disavow Larson but racing had to continue.
Larson comes back in 2021.
I said he’d either race for SHR or HMS. He went with HMS. Then I stated he’d WIN the Championship. Not close, not top 16, WIN. Only thing I didn’t predict was his wins, because every champion over the last 10 years has had 5 wins. But Larson getting 10, 11 if the all Star is included, Larson had an amazing performance. Good on him, and he is doing well in 2022. A few DNFs but consistently in the top15
Back when race strategy actually mattered, we called the last stop the money stop. Larson's team had one of the money stops of all time yesterday. Glad the stupid playoffs didn't rob him of the title he deserves.
Just remember this was the same car and the same crew Jimmie Johnson had before his retirement from NASCAR. The only differences were a revived number and new decals slapped on.
This also begs the question: was it the car or was it the driver that brought this team back to the top? 🤔
More so the driver, the talented man behind the wheel.
Uh the driver. If you put Daniel Hemric in that car would he get 10 wins and a title? Chances are no.
It was pretty much the driver.. Larson proved that JJ didn't had it anymore. And wasn't the same ever since his 2017 Pocono Crash. Also this proved that Cliff was one of the most promising and Underrated crew Chiefs out there
I’d say some of both. Jimmie wasn’t his old self, but Hendrick was also overall worse the last few years. I’d say mostly driver, but definitely some car. While I don’t think Johnson would’ve done like Larson, I do think Johnson would’ve been better this year than he did his last few. I think that he could’ve won one or two and contended for a handful, but he would’ve been nothing like Larson was.
That was all driver There ain't nobody close to his talents. He finally had a car and team that could utilize his talents! We all know the man can drive and he puts on a show on whatever he gets into. The man won 53 Sprint car features in 2020. That is crazy.
No one could keep up with him this year all he needed was equipment that matches his skill
I knew them boys were gonna be in trouble if Larson ever got some good equipment after seeing how bad Kenseth was in his car last season. Kenseth is still a very good driver; like he didn't retire because he wasn't competitive anymore and needed to, he was still very competitive when he retired, and he couldn't do jack shit in that car. The fact that Larson was so competitive in that junk is kinda insane.
After he won I was crying so much. It all paid off, all the hard work and winning.
This is going to go down as one of my favorite seasons in a long time. Larson isn’t my #1 but I’m a huge fan and I’m so happy about him being a champ.
No driver deserved the 2021 championship more than Kyle Larson
Easily the most talented driver around. Even outside of NASCAR he wins in anything he touches
Honestly im nervous about him going for an Indy 500. Those cars are unforgiving and his dirt experience might cause him to over correct a loose car
This will forever be one of my all time favorite Championship Seasons
That pit stop at the End of Phoenix. Most Clutch Pit Stop in recent memory. This crew is here to stay. And should be early odds on Favorite to repeat
Made the biggest mistake of his career last year. Was given a 2nd chance by the best owner. Parlayed that 2nd chance into one of the most dominant seasons ever! He would have won under every points system NASCAR has run.
Yeah Phoenix was a team win and those are always great to see
He may have almost lost his Nascar career, but he still dominated on the dirt circuits. It was only common sense that someone would say "screw opinions" and hire him back in Nascar. He has talent behind the wheel for sure.
7:47 Best pit stop of 2021 by Larson's pit crew
2nd best
He was amazingly great. The only times he didn’t shine was at the Superspeedways. He had the worst luck at Superspeedways this season
I’m glad this video posted instead of being on the “missing rings” videos
Denny Hamlin (again) 🤣
Well earned and well deserved, the playoffs did something right for once
L opinion
@@sundaxe10 Drink some valvoline with all that salt 💀
Owned
A true redemption story of a driver who not only redeemed himself but also went ahead to steal the show along with the cup by season's end.
And I thought McDowell winning the Daytona 500 would be as crazy as it would get...
One of the most dominant and impressive seasons I've seen in my 20+ seasons as a fan. It's mind-blowing to think he easily could've eclipsed Gordon's 13 win season in '98 had a few races gone Kyle's way. Pocono 1 comes to mind.
Kyle just proved how if he had the right equipment and a team who clicked, he could rock the NASCAR world. Honestly didn't think of him as a road course driver, but he proved me wrong there!
There's a lot to love about this championship: Larson's redemption, his dominance, the playoffs rarely rewarding the actual deserving champion, and the toxic Hamlin fans being put in their place at Phoenix.
Wow that was fast. Seems like you had this video up and ready Darian 😂
He probably had a missing ring video ready too lol
@@acog_quarks8753 lol 😂
Thanks for the upload man! As a diehard Larson fan, I will never forget how he won that race yesterday.
Larson proved he was the driver to beat on any track, at any time, all season. Road courses, short tracks, intermediates, you name it he was up front. Hell of a job, and a hell of a wheelman. I was a huge JJ fan growing up, never really settled on another favourite until now. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to try to find a Larson shirt on ebay
Talk about making the most of your second chance! I highly doubt we'll ever see a comeback like this again for quite some time.
Hope his dominance continues in 2022 and beyond
“Conveyor belt issues” 😂😂😂 definitely a serpentine belt 😂😂‼️
This is one of the greatest seasons in nascar history
Kyle Larson is the future of NASCAR. No doubt. He can win at any track at any time and he has the best pit crew in the sport right now.
I just cannot fathom how the Playoffs system would allow another driver to just steal the championship in spite of everything Larson has done.
Could you imagine if Verstappen won his first world championship last year just because he won the season finale at Abu Dhabi? In spite of the fact that Hamilton had 11 more wins than him?
Just imagine jimmiy johnson with 7 so called championships. Today's champions cannot be compared to those before this format. Unless they're leading the points before the playoffs,or at least in contention
@@joewengerd7263 to be fair only 1-2 of jimmies titles would’ve been taken away if it was under a different format, he’s still an all time great
@@Nick-cv5rm iirc under old format which made the sport popular, Jimmy would be a 4x champ. Gordon would be a 5x champ. Edwards would have had at least 1
@@Dratchev241 Johnson would have 3, (06, 09, 13) Gordon would have 7, (95, 97, 98, 01, 04, 07, 14) and Edwards would have 2 I believe (08, 11)
Nobody better not compare nascar to stick and ball sports in this comment section either lmao
Probably the most welll-earned championship of the last 5 years. As it turns out, what we all thought was his worst mistake turned out to be his greatest blessing.
As a JJ fan for the last 17 seasons, I was excited to see what Larson could do. I never expected such a dominant season! I'm so excited to see what he'll do the rest of his career.
One of the best seasons I've ever seen in NASCAR. Truly the best driver in the States!
I was at the race where he won his first race. Looking back at that, it feels great to see the start of greatness that led to one of the greatest seasons in nascar history
When your own favorite Driver Smokes has Nothing but praise…. And the person who helped push NASCAR to get him back in.
Congratulations Champ you earned that one and many more !!
i haven't watched a lot of NASCAR on TV, and don't follow it as closely as I once did. But I was at Sonoma this year, working as a corner marshal. Larson was on fire that weekend; he only ever lost the lead on pit stops and managed to drive his way back to the lead - in one case from 23rd place - on a track that is notoriously difficult to pass on. At that point, I once again had a favorite driver in Cup.
Congrats, Kyle. You absolutely deserve to be champ this year.
The playoffs work when things are more balanced, if KL wasnt the champ with those stats the playoffs would be killed off
I’m glad I watched the finale race. I admit I have been hesitant to jump back into watching NASCAR, but after watching the highlights reels and hearing of Larsons dominance, I knew I couldn’t miss it. I’m watching every race wire to wire next year unless something comes up and I just can’t.
Man that coke 600 victory is iconic. Dude was literally on fire at one point during that race. Everything was going wrong and they still won.
Seeing this final lap at Phoenix will forever give me goosebumps! I'm just so happy to finally see him getting that cup🔥
What a redemption story. This should def be turned into a movie
I was there for that Coke 600 win. What a phenomenal performance that day👍
I've been waiting all day for this
Thank you for the video! Never forget this seasons champion!!!!!! Big history made!!!! Go Larson!!!!
Larson left the competition shaking their heads this year.
What people don't realize is Larson did even more than the dominance in Nascar
He also won the:
- 2021 Chili Bowl in January (one of the more prestigious midget races)
- 410 Sprint Knoxville Nationals title (maybe the most prestigious 410 World of Outlaws race)
Another big 410 race in the Kings Royal crown
And a few other World of Outlaw events.
Potentially the most dominate motorsports years we have ever seen.
i have his 2014 brickyard 400 car door on my wall and i’ve never been more proud of that
Was at Auto Club Speedway in 2014 when he beat Kyle and Kevin and I knew this kid was amazing!
He is a generational talent and I am proud to be a fan of his!! Go get him in 2022 Larson!!
That’s the best company. RIP Dale Earnhardt
Even though I was rooting for Chase Elliott to go back to back, I'm happy for Kyle Larson. He deserves this.
Congratulations Kyle. You are the best driver in Nascar today. You are going to bring the fans back to the racetrack.
Proper wheelman. Moviestar style come back. He's larger than life when he drives and that red white and blue Hendrick car is so iconic.
I never lost hope that Kyle would find his way back to NASCAR. I'm not gonna defend his action from 2020. Crime fit the punishment? Yes. That doesn't change the fact that one word even though it was offensive should ever judge anyone for who they are. Depending on the person they should get another chance to redeem themselves. Kyle is one of them. I felt terrible for what happen, but I stood by him as a fan. Mistake was made and can't be undone, but learn from it is what can be done and he did that and more. Maybe it was meant to be. Destiny can do odd things in life that can't be explained. What Kyle has done this year is remarkable. Not just the 10 wins and the championship, but restoring his name and became a new Kyle Larson a more humbled Kyle Larson. Its the old say "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" and he came back better and stronger then ever. He has right the wrong, got a second chance and maxed it to the fullest! Sweet Redemption baby! Way to go Kyle.
Truth is he almost lost it at phoenix his team got him track position back on the last pit so big thanks to his guys keeping him in it
Kyle Larson's 2nd chance paid off, BIG TIME!
Drinking them cancel culture tears right now ;)
Now that was a historic comeback from Kyle after everything that has happened to him in the past year
Knoxville Nationals, Kings Royal, Prairie Dirt Classic, Chili Bowl, and 10 wins plus the cup title. The best motorsports season of all time
When Larson won coke 600 I was actually in Charlotte earlier that day. I flew home that afternoon. I also saw Larson win his all star race at Texas motor speedway from the stands.
I wanna wish every non-Hms fan a merry off-season and happy Christmas
Saw him win live at Bristol and Nashville SSW. Well deserved for sure.
The only driver to win the title after finishing outside the top 35 in points the previous season! What a comeback baby!
This is in my opinion the best comeback season ever in the NASCAR Cup Series
The difference is the equipment he is in now. He was always a great wheel man.
My Favorite Driver!!👍
this comeback was just like tim flock 1955 return to nascar, when he sign up to Carl Kiekhaefer, and made the best season of his entire career.
Championship Seasons: (all about consistency)
Terry Labonte (1996)
Alan Kulwicki (1992)
Ben Rhodes (2021)
Matt Kenseth (2003)
hemric
Makes sense...
Nobody saw this coming , after what Larson was suspended for in 20
Then Win His 1st Championship the nest season & with he biggest organization name
To Bubba getting His 1st W this season in Alabama as well. C’Mon Ya’ll
To Braves Winning WS same season just after Henry Hank Arron passes less than a week after getting the pokey
& Soler / Solar hitting a Moon Shot in NASA Town aka H Town to clinch The World Series in Game 6
Hmm 🤔 Weird
I have an aunt to refuses to accept that Larson changed. She felt he should never be allowed to race again after he say that one offensive word in 2020.
She was furious when Larson won the championship and broke my TV, denouncing him as an "agent of Satan." I told her to never speak to me again.
It’s just been so refreshing to see Kyle Larson in a stock car again all year!
Larson’s 2021 average finish is Better than Johnson’s 2007 average finish
Another Kyle had a pretty good come back story also.
5:26 my guy did you just say conveyor belt??🤣
Finally. I've been waiting
Kyle had something to prove to himself & all the other teams too. He did it I feel the proper way. Keep his mouth shut.People like that is so very hard to beat if they got just a little talent & A little luck & good crew. And he did this without 1 question what so ever. Who is the best driver & team in 2021. Nobody could touch him unless. He tried but Poor Tony Stewart racing. Poor Tony still kicking himself. Wrong time Wrong place. But Tony did wanted him. I am so Proud of Kyle. He did this with class, No give me's. I love in the race who came in last place. Racing got good days & bad days. Bad luck go with good luck. Bad days let it roll off you just like the rain. But good sportsmanship that there will always show your & your true love of the sport. True lovers of the sport understand. Some people can't understand that. Next weekend that same person or team might save you or give you the 1 part or just the help for the need to make the show free of charge. Why some can't understand that?,
Hendrick is going to see quite a battle next year between Larson and Elliott
Now we see how much chip ganassi held him back
It came down to the final race either way, all he had to was a good job. Was already such a stellar season for them.
Feel like he will get 30 wins in the next 2 seasons of just how dominant he is
I hope so Kyle Larson will win the championship again for 2022.
Definitely well deserved, happy to see a Chevy return to the top spot!
This could also be viewed as a Perfect Season for Larson. He is a true champion.
If you told me back in 2020 that Larson would come to HMS, dominate the next season and win the championship I wouldn't even know what to say.
A year later and I still don't...
I told my dad that he’d be with HMS and win 8 races and the championship last August before he got signed.
He got 2 more than I thought.
The season Chase lost everything, even the road courses.
I didn't expect him to win the championship. I saw 3 or 4 wins, and maybe a chance at the championship 4.
I don't think anyone saw one of the most dominating seasons ever in his first season back
I said before he got signed that he’d win 7-8 races and the championship in the 48 car.
He won 10 races and the championship in the 5. I’d say I was pretty close, just barely got it wrong cause I thought 10 races was nearly impossible due to stages, I was wrong.
@@joshuapittman4663 you should play the lottery. 😂
I did get him dominating road courses right. I always thought he was am underrated road racer.
@@zacharycoffey390 see I thought he’d dominate the 750 tracks and then win a couple other ovals and he ended up with a pretty well rounded schedule.
@@joshuapittman4663 I thought he would too. I figured the 750 is more his style.
I can't wait to see what happens next year with Next Gen. If it's hard to drive, he may put on another dominating season.
@@zacharycoffey390 in 2019 his best tracks were the 750 ovals, so it surprised me that he wasn’t as good there as the 550, but he also had bad luck in some races and the setup can also affect how the car drives.
I believe the highest horsepower we’ll run is around 600 ponies. So we’ll see how he does with that next year. I’m expecting that he may top this season and possibly go back to back.
When NASCAR moves onto the hybrid engine in the next 2-3 years, I’d say that that when we may see Larson really shine since it should have increased horsepower from what we run
Very excited for Larson’s future as a fan of his since 2016 and I’m even more excited to see where the sport heads, hopefully they end up getting rid of this repulsive format in the near future to get not only the best racing on track but also the best system we could possibly have determine a deserving champion.
This is why 2nd chances are needed in life. Last year it looked like his career was over. Now he is a Nascar cup series champion.
This guy might be the best in Nascar history,one of the best at least,hes unreal