When Kyle Larson Admitted He Won’t Go Soft on Son Owen in A Drag Race

Kyle Busch’s son Brexton may already eat, sleep, and breathe racing, but Kyle Larson’s son Owen walks a different line. He races, competing in micros and similar divisions, yet his interests stretch far beyond the racetrack. Larson once explained that Owen leans toward other sports, including baseball and flag football, making him far less singularly focused on motorsports than his friend Brexton.

Even so, Larson knows the day will come when their paths cross on track. Racing against Owen is not on his immediate radar, but he believes it will eventually happen, possibly as soon as next year.

Larson has clarified that Owen should not expect any favors when that moment arrives. In a 2021 interview, when asked who would likely win a drag race between the two, Larson said, “A drag race… probably him since he’s lighter than me a lot lighter. He’s not afraid to stand on the gas either.”

When pressed on whether he would ever ease up to let his son take the win, Larson didn’t hesitate. “Oh no! For sure, I never let him win… I want him to learn what disappointment’s like okay you can deal with it and get over it quickly.” He has always viewed success in their household as something earned, never handed out.

But drag racing will require both of them to put in time and repetition, just as Tony Stewart had to. For now, Owen continues to devote himself to running Micros and Sprints, and if Larson truly intends to beat his son head-to-head, he will need to step into the same arena.

Larson admitted that he doesn’t spend much time in Micros, certainly not to the extent Kyle Busch does. He tends to run bigger cars, which means a Larson-versus-Larson duel is not yet on the schedule.

He does think the showdown will likely unfold in a Micro at some point, though not immediately, because he isn’t racing them weekly the way Busch does. He expects those opportunities to grow as Owen transitions into sprint cars or another stepping-stone division.

Both Owen and Audrey Larson continue sharpening their craft in the Junior Sprint division, learning the ropes in pursuit of becoming strong racers in their own right. Yet Larson has acknowledged that his seven-year-old daughter carries a fiercer competitive spark than her brother.

While she battles for checkered flags, she is also branching out into ice hockey, splitting her focus between the dirt and the rink as she builds her own path in sports.

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Neha Dwivedi

Neha Dwivedi is an experienced NASCAR Journalist at The SportsRush, having penned over 5500 articles on the sport to date. She was a seasoned writer long before she got into the world of NASCAR. Although she loves to see Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch win the races, she equally supports the emerging talents in the CARS Late Model and ARCA Menards Series.. For her work in NASCAR she has earned accolades from journalists like Susan Wade of The Athletic, as well as NASCAR drivers including Thad Moffit and Corey Lajoie. Her favorite moment from NASCAR was witnessing Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. win the championship trophies. Outside the racetrack world, Neha immerses herself in the literary world, exploring both fiction and non-fiction.

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