Kyle Larson: Karma, Luck or Inexperience?

Kyle Larson has had two Sprint Cup Series starts, both ending prematurely.

At Charlotte, his motor gave up, at Martinsville, his back end gave up the ghost.

It got this question in my mind... if these premature race endings come from karma, bad luck or inexperience in a Cup Series car?

Karma?:

My first exposure to Kyle was when we won three races in one weekend at one track.  All pretty much in what I call, "Carl Edwards fashion," wrecking someone to catch the checkers.  That was my first exposure to the kid.

Inexperience?:

I'm not saying he's inexperienced, in the realm of racing.  But these failures are also failures you see inexperienced drivers do.  If they're all pedal, and all go/no-go, sometimes that trashes engines and components.  And not quite knowing how to master the techniques of a Cup car, maybe that was a factor.

Luck?:

More than likely, it's just bad, bad luck for his two Cup starts. 

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He's got some great raw talent and we'll be seeing him in the Sprint Cup field behind the wheel of an EGR car in 2014.

Too bad.  I don't have the most faith in any EGR team, but who knows, right chemistry, timing, it could happen for both EGR and Kyle Larson.

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The EGR No. 8 Is No More

Lack of performance has driven the final nail in the coffin of the ill-fated No. 8 Chevy of EGR and operations have been suspended.

The No. 8 had one heck of a legacy.

The No. 8 legacy is one we will all remember as it started out under the driving guidance of Dale Earnhardt Jr and team owner vision of Dale Earnhardt Sr.

Since Sr's passing things have changed. The team is no longer what it was and has been absorbed into another team. (I don't care what order the names are in, if you need to join up with another entity to survive, you have been absorbed.)

Last Monday operations of the No. 8 under EGR were suspended.

NBaP is sad for Almirola and the team. Whether Almirola needed to do better, or he needed better equipment, it's moot now. So is pointing fingers at who or what helped precipitated it. For the moment, the shop is quiet while EGR attempts to stir up a sponsor.

Despite this, EGR says there are no changes planned for the No. 42 or No 1 cars.

No 8 on-track Image Cr: Getty Images for NASCAR, Red No. 8: ActionDiecast. (Though diecasts are from ACTION, I get all my non-Elite diecasts from Racing USA.)