Kyle Larson was diplomatic in responding to a question about comments recently made about NASCAR Cup Series races by IndyCar ace Scott Dixon and even agreed with the foundational point.<\/p>\n
The six-time IndyCar champion was asked about race lengths over the weekend at Nashville Superspeedway and Dixon responded with a point about NASCAR\u2019s three-plus hour races.<\/p>\n
Specifically, the Cup Series is averaging race lengths of three hours and 15 minutes this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know. I find it really hard to watch Cup races these days \u2026 It allows for a nap so maybe that\u2019s good.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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He said it with a chuckle but the reaction created a bit of a racing tribalism dispute between fans and media members across both disciplines.<\/p>\n
Naturally, NASCAR is racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend, shared venue of both the Brickyard 400 and Indianapolis 500, leading to a question to a racer that has competed in both events to respond to Dixon.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, I’ll start off by saying yes, I agree that a lot of our Cup races are too long,\u201d Larson said. \u201cI just think that\u2019s the way the world has kind of gone and how people consume sports. I definitely think our races are too long. I think three hours is too long. So yeah. But as far as a nap, I don’t know.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, it doesn’t really bother me, but I agree with what he was saying.\u201d<\/p>\n
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