Field Level Media
24 May 2020, 20:55 GMT+10
Driver Kyle Larson won the World of Outlaws Sprint Car race in Pevely, Mo., on Saturday night, his first win since NASCAR suspended him for using a racial slur during a virtual race in April.
Larson completed a sensitivity course, then took part in his first Outlaws race on May 8, finishing second. In a race on Friday, he finished second behind his brother-in-law, Brad Sweet, before winning Saturday's race and $20,000.
"This win means so much personally. I can't even describe it," Larson said.
A limited number of fans were on hand at Federated Auto Parts I-55 Raceway to see Larson beat Brent Marks by 0.794 seconds in the 40-lap race on the one-third-mile oval. It was the first sprint car race with fans in attendance since the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Chip Ganassi Racing fired the 27-year-old driver following his comments during a livestream broadcast of an iRacing Series simulated race on April 12.
Larson was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR for violating its code of conduct policy.
The World of Outlaws released a statement last month saying Larson would have to complete sensitivity training to resume racing.
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