Goodyear formally handed over the gold car to Kyle Larson on January 24, 2026, a delayed presentation caused by the tight turnaround between the Cup Series championship finale and the annual awards ceremony. With the banquet scheduled just two days after the title was decided, logistics moved quickly, leaving Larson to receive the symbolic prize at a later date.<\/p>\n
Alongside that presentation came another visible marker of success. The Hendrick Motorsports<\/a> driver\u2019s NASCAR Cup Series firesuit now carries a \u201c2X\u201d champion patch, denoting his second title. Yet the moment arrived without much fanfare, and Larson did not treat the updated insignia as an emotional milestone the way Ryan Blaney did.<\/p>\n Speaking with veteran NASCAR reporter Bob Pockrass<\/a>, Larson addressed the new patch with noticeable restraint. He explained that the updated suit arrived only recently, after most of his postseason photo shoots had already been completed using firesuits without the correct marking.<\/p>\n He said, \u201cYeah. Just yesterday. We just got this suit like two days ago. So, when I did my photo shoots and stuff for after the season, we had had suits, and we didn\u2019t have the correct patch on them yet. So yeah, this is the first one I\u2019ve seen with the 2X on it. Yeah, I know it\u2019s going to be there, so it\u2019s not like a big deal to me. But yeah, I don\u2019t know. It\u2019s cool.\u201d<\/p>\n Kyle Larson\u2019s NASCAR Cup Series \u201cchampion\u201d patch now has a \u201c2X\u201d for 2-time champion. I know this will surprise no one, but Larson wasn\u2019t overly emotional by seeing it on his uniform. Larson: \u201cIt\u2019s cool.\u201d @NASCARONFOX<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/j9g7Mp7Bks<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) January 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n