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Kyle Larson, the talented 22-year-old from Elk Grove, California, won the Coors Light Pole at Pocono Raceway on Friday, which means he is edging closer to his first career win in the Sprint Cup series.
In winning the pole, Larson set a track qualifying record with a lap of 183.438 mph (49.063 seconds).
Of Japanese-American heritage, Larson's rapid ascent up NASCAR's ladder is nearing a pinnacle - a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. He has come close, finishing second at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California in March.
He has already won two races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and once in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. His first win came in 2013 at Rockingham Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
He followed that with a NASCAR Nationwide Series victory at Auto Club Speedway in March and at Charlotte in May, both in 2014.
Larson has scored one other NASCAR national series pole in his brief career - for a NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway in March of this season.
Kyle Larson, the talented 22-year-old from Elk Grove, California, won the Coors Light Pole at Pocono Raceway on Friday, which means he is edging closer to his first career win in the Sprint Cup series.
In winning the pole, Larson set a track qualifying record with a lap of 183.438 mph (49.063 seconds).
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| Kyle Larson (Photo: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) |
Of Japanese-American heritage, Larson's rapid ascent up NASCAR's ladder is nearing a pinnacle - a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. He has come close, finishing second at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California in March.
He has already won two races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and once in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. His first win came in 2013 at Rockingham Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
He followed that with a NASCAR Nationwide Series victory at Auto Club Speedway in March and at Charlotte in May, both in 2014.
Larson has scored one other NASCAR national series pole in his brief career - for a NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway in March of this season.