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June 17, 2020 at
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June 17, 2020 at
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Read something that Kyle has now won features at 72 different race tracks already. I don't know how to find out, but has anyone else won at that many different tracks by the age of 28? Pretty incredible no matter what.
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June 17, 2020 at
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Posted By: BeerFriends410s on June 17 2020 at 10:58:55 PM
Read something that Kyle has now won features at 72 different race tracks already. I don't know how to find out, but has anyone else won at that many different tracks by the age of 28? Pretty incredible no matter what.
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Get ready, you asked an innocent question, but you are about to get berated because you are implying that Kyle is the greatest sprint car driver of all time. (even though you did not----that is how it is about to be interpreted)
Seriously though, that is incredible. I don't care who anyone wants to compare him to, Kyle is an amazing talent. I would be curious to know the answer to your question as well. If I had to guess, I would say no.
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June 18, 2020 at
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Steve Kinser has won at 142 different tracks just in the outlaws. I read this on the Indy Star
https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/curt-cavin/2014/09/25/steve-kinser-finishing-career-at-home-track/16200637/
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June 18, 2020 at
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Posted By: BeerFriends410s on June 17 2020 at 10:58:55 PM
Read something that Kyle has now won features at 72 different race tracks already. I don't know how to find out, but has anyone else won at that many different tracks by the age of 28? Pretty incredible no matter what.
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The here and the now there is not a better dirt track racer than Larson. He is simply at the top of his game and is the BEST right now. He makes cars look good even if they are off a bit on the setup. You get it close and the rest of the field will be chasing him at some point in the feature.
He still has a lot of work to do if he wants to be known as one of the best of alltime. With each dirt race he seems to be getting another notch closer to being one of the best.
Let's go Sprint Car Racing!
Knoxville - Best Track In the USA!
Eldora - 2nd Best Track in the USA!
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June 18, 2020 at
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Posted By: BStrawser26 on June 18 2020 at 07:14:19 AM
The here and the now there is not a better dirt track racer than Larson. He is simply at the top of his game and is the BEST right now. He makes cars look good even if they are off a bit on the setup. You get it close and the rest of the field will be chasing him at some point in the feature.
He still has a lot of work to do if he wants to be known as one of the best of alltime. With each dirt race he seems to be getting another notch closer to being one of the best.
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Agree. If he continues this pace, or even 50% of this pace, for the next 10-15 years, it will be hard to agrue against him. In my opinion, he's the best talent I've ever seen. Now he just needs to complete a career with the numbers attached for all of the nay-sayers to buy into the "hype"
So question: If he continues to run a true outlaw schedule and never win any titles, does that make it tougher for him in the court of public opinion? (it doesn't for me)
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June 18, 2020 at
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We've seen this before. A sprint car racer gets really good and before you know it, some NASCAR team snatches him up and he's gone. :0
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June 18, 2020 at
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And we thought Steve Kinser was good!!!
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June 18, 2020 at
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Posted By: egras on June 18 2020 at 08:06:43 AM
Agree. If he continues this pace, or even 50% of this pace, for the next 10-15 years, it will be hard to agrue against him. In my opinion, he's the best talent I've ever seen. Now he just needs to complete a career with the numbers attached for all of the nay-sayers to buy into the "hype"
So question: If he continues to run a true outlaw schedule and never win any titles, does that make it tougher for him in the court of public opinion? (it doesn't for me)
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Wolfgang hardly ever ran the WoO full time and is considered one of the best ever. He needs to win a few Nationals and Royals etc.. but he's an incredible talent.
I think he'll run the WoO tour eventually, it'sa goal of his to win a title and it's the best money in dirt racing, plus he can still run midgets.
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June 18, 2020 at
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Posted By: dsc1600 on June 18 2020 at 09:06:55 AM
Wolfgang hardly ever ran the WoO full time and is considered one of the best ever. He needs to win a few Nationals and Royals etc.. but he's an incredible talent.
I think he'll run the WoO tour eventually, it'sa goal of his to win a title and it's the best money in dirt racing, plus he can still run midgets.
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That's definitely my thoughts as well. However, I don't know if he needs MULTIPLE wins at Knoxville and the King's Royal. Add one of each of those to his resume, and he will have the most diverse resume of any driver of all time.
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June 18, 2020 at
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Posted By: egras on June 18 2020 at 09:40:10 AM
That's definitely my thoughts as well. However, I don't know if he needs MULTIPLE wins at Knoxville and the King's Royal. Add one of each of those to his resume, and he will have the most diverse resume of any driver of all time.
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No way on the most diverse resume. Mario Andretti has that 100 times over Larson, no matter how many Nationals or Royals he wins.
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June 18, 2020 at
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I am curious as to how many of those wins came on his very first time racing there.
IIRC, Steve Kinser had a pretty impressive number in the "wins on first try" category
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June 18, 2020 at
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June 18, 2020 at
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Mario, AJ , Parnelli, Gurney and many more. Kyle is about the best I've got to witness on dirt, besides Kinser Wolfie, and sammy. Stewart proved he can drive about anything too, Some guys are just really good, I'd like to see what C. Bell could do in other forms of racing. Its nice to watch a legend in the making its a good distraction from we call normal life these days
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June 18, 2020 at
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Posted By: Speedbump on June 18 2020 at 11:42:32 AM
I am curious as to how many of those wins came on his very first time racing there.
IIRC, Steve Kinser had a pretty impressive number in the "wins on first try" category
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King also won a bunch in Silver Crown and wingless sprint wins. He and Larson are similar in that they could win in anything. Kinser would have been alot better in Cup had he started at 25 instead of 40.
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June 18, 2020 at
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Posted By: dsc1600 on June 18 2020 at 11:49:22 AM
King also won a bunch in Silver Crown and wingless sprint wins. He and Larson are similar in that they could win in anything. Kinser would have been alot better in Cup had he started at 25 instead of 40.
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....or if he was able to hook up with a team that wasn't on the verge of folding.
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June 18, 2020 at
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Posted By: dsc1600 on June 18 2020 at 10:01:51 AM
No way on the most diverse resume. Mario Andretti has that 100 times over Larson, no matter how many Nationals or Royals he wins.
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Try as he might, I don't think Larson will ever catch up to Mario's cageless dirt track wins.
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June 18, 2020 at
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He may be the next Tyler Walker! 
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June 18, 2020 at
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Posted By: egras on June 18 2020 at 08:06:43 AM
Agree. If he continues this pace, or even 50% of this pace, for the next 10-15 years, it will be hard to agrue against him. In my opinion, he's the best talent I've ever seen. Now he just needs to complete a career with the numbers attached for all of the nay-sayers to buy into the "hype"
So question: If he continues to run a true outlaw schedule and never win any titles, does that make it tougher for him in the court of public opinion? (it doesn't for me)
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I only have one other thing to say on this subject. THANK YOU Nascar for giving us Kyle back so he can show how great of a driver he is!!
Let's go Sprint Car Racing!
Knoxville - Best Track In the USA!
Eldora - 2nd Best Track in the USA!
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Posted By: sprintfanatic on June 18 2020 at 12:33:03 PM
He may be the next Tyler Walker!
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I don't know how to respond to that. LOL! He has surpassed anything Tyler did in a sprint car.
Let's go Sprint Car Racing!
Knoxville - Best Track In the USA!
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Posted By: Murphy on June 18 2020 at 12:05:26 PM
Try as he might, I don't think Larson will ever catch up to Mario's cageless dirt track wins.
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Nor the F1 championship, Indy 500 or Daytona 500 wins.
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June 18, 2020 at
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Posted By: BStrawser26 on June 18 2020 at 01:01:30 PM
I don't know how to respond to that. LOL! He has surpassed anything Tyler did in a sprint car.
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Did you not see the wink? I was being sarcastic. Some fans thought Tyler was the second coming of (enter name here). 
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