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July 15, 2020 at
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Man this kid is unbelievable!. I have been following sprint cars racing for 40+ years and I have never seen a kid with so much talent. Wing or non wing he makes it happpen. He picks up a sprint car and drrives it just like Steve Kinser did back in the day. Very smooth at it too. Lets enjoy this time watching him kick ass because this kind of talent comes around maybe once every 20 years or so. Steve, Sammy, and Wolfgang were just like this kid. They could take the wing off and win too! I bet when Larson shows up to race the competition just sighs because they best bring there A game or Larson is gonna whip your ass in the feature. Like Doug Wolfgang says in his book set me up to run 2nd place and I'll take it to winners circle. Just pure driver talent. His statistics are crazy. Lowest finish in last 20 races nothing below 6th place and wins over 50% of the time. I would have loved to take back time and seen him run with the big 3. That would be a promotors dream come true for sure. Best of Luck Kyle!! You da man!
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July 15, 2020 at
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I've only been following sprint cars for 10 yrs. & wonder if anybody else has ever had such a streak with different franchises, & cars?
I recall reading about an incredible season for Wolfgang...
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July 15, 2020 at
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OK, Wolfgang had 52 wins in 1985!
I wonder how many races he entered
Don't think that included any Midget wins (not sure...)
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July 15, 2020 at
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Posted By: Littlegame#1 on July 15 2020 at 02:18:57 PM
Man this kid is unbelievable!. I have been following sprint cars racing for 40+ years and I have never seen a kid with so much talent. Wing or non wing he makes it happpen. He picks up a sprint car and drrives it just like Steve Kinser did back in the day. Very smooth at it too. Lets enjoy this time watching him kick ass because this kind of talent comes around maybe once every 20 years or so. Steve, Sammy, and Wolfgang were just like this kid. They could take the wing off and win too! I bet when Larson shows up to race the competition just sighs because they best bring there A game or Larson is gonna whip your ass in the feature. Like Doug Wolfgang says in his book set me up to run 2nd place and I'll take it to winners circle. Just pure driver talent. His statistics are crazy. Lowest finish in last 20 races nothing below 6th place and wins over 50% of the time. I would have loved to take back time and seen him run with the big 3. That would be a promotors dream come true for sure. Best of Luck Kyle!! You da man!
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If I could add just a bit in support of what you are saying... If you watched during Pa. speed weeks, you clearly saw how excited and welcoming the fans were.... That excitement had a bit of the "Elvis" factor if you know what I mean... I've seen that a couple times for outsiders in central Pa.... But there names were Weld, Opperman and Wolfgang..... and as hard as it is to believe he clearly is of that level in both talent and fame.... I think you saw the same reaction from the Ohio speed week fans and unless something changes, probably everywhere they go... An old saying... He's a WPA driver.. Worth the Price of Admission.... every fan has that mental list...
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July 15, 2020 at
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Opperman 44 wins in 88 races
2 wins same day different tracks and different sprint cars.
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July 17, 2020 at
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Sammy also had 2 wins same day different tracks. He won The Ground Round at Syracuse and then a regular feature at Rolling Wheels that evening. He also won 2 Features at Bloomington IN years ago also. I was lucky to witness all 4 wins!!!
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July 18, 2020 at
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Wolfgang won 17 straight back in the Weikert car. Simply amazing!
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July 18, 2020 at
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Posted By: Littlegame#1 on July 18 2020 at 09:15:21 PM
Wolfgang won 17 straight back in the Weikert car. Simply amazing!
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Larson is on a roll!!
Let's go Sprint Car Racing!
Knoxville - Best Track In the USA!
Eldora - 2nd Best Track in the USA!
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July 18, 2020 at
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Posted By: BStrawser26 on July 18 2020 at 09:32:42 PM
Larson is on a roll!!
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& you missed it.... 
Great racing all thru the field!
Kyle VERY complimentary about the track too, said its becoming one of his favorites
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July 19, 2020 at
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Posted By: BStrawser26 on July 18 2020 at 09:32:42 PM
Larson is on a roll!!
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OOPS HE DID IT AGAIN.
We need more sprint car racing at our home track.
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July 19, 2020 at
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Posted By: MSPN on July 17 2020 at 01:36:19 PM
Sammy also had 2 wins same day different tracks. He won The Ground Round at Syracuse and then a regular feature at Rolling Wheels that evening. He also won 2 Features at Bloomington IN years ago also. I was lucky to witness all 4 wins!!!
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So did Gobrecht.
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July 19, 2020 at
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Lason's season is reminding me of Mark Kinser in 1996...
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July 19, 2020 at
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And again, at Port Sunday nite
They need to give him a "Front Row Challenge" & see if he can win from all the way back.....
Its like he has nitrous or something (NOT accusing!)
Do you notice how in the interviews he gives very technical comments on the track, strategy, etc? His mind is totally tuned in...
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July 20, 2020 at
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I've seen Wolfgang and Kinser back in their hey days but when you consider the stacked fields and caliber of cars all through the field he's racing against each and every night, I've never seen anything more impressive. He never makes a mistake.
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July 20, 2020 at
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Enjoy watching this kid while you can as a talent like him only comes along maybe once in a lifetime. Not sure he never makes a mistake but he rarely loses his momentum.
Keep it going ,Kyle
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July 20, 2020 at
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If he ever gets hired back into Nascar I hope he gets busted running a dog fighting ring or soliciting prostitute for our sake.
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July 21, 2020 at
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Posted By: saphead on July 20 2020 at 07:00:47 PM
If he ever gets hired back into Nascar I hope he gets busted running a dog fighting ring or soliciting prostitute for our sake.
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Good one!
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July 21, 2020 at
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They finally figured out how to stop him tonite... DON'T HAVE A RACE!
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July 21, 2020 at
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Posted By: LRACE5 on July 20 2020 at 06:57:08 PM
Enjoy watching this kid while you can as a talent like him only comes along maybe once in a lifetime. Not sure he never makes a mistake but he rarely loses his momentum.
Keep it going ,Kyle
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Sometimes he goes too far over the cushion, but usually (always?) recovers....
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