Elk Grove’s Kyle Larson captured Sunday’s NASCAR Camping
World Truck Series race at Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway. In a news release NASCAR
pumped up the fact that Larson, a Japanese-American, was the, “first graduate
of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity initiative to win at the sanctioning body’s
national level.”
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Kyle Larson waves the checkered flag Sunday after winning the Camping World Truck Series race at Rockingham |
“Kyle Larson’s victory is a truly historic moment in this
sport,” said Brian France, NASCAR chairman and CEO. “We applaud his tremendous
talent, and this landmark milestone for the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program.
Kyle is among a strong crop of young, rising stars who signal a promising and
competitive future for NASCAR.”
Created in 2004, the NASCAR Drive for Diversity initiative is
an attempt to attract drivers of other ethnicities to the sport.
Larson competes fulltime in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for
Turner Scott Motorsports and is currently 11th in the series championship
standings.
In March Larson, 20,
finished just inches short of beating Kyle Busch in a Nationwide race at
Bristol Motor Speedway. His next Nationwide race will be April 26 at Richmond
International Speedway.
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