05-04-2025
Sentimental Reason NASCAR Star Kyle Larson Races with a Ladybug on His Cars
NASCAR Hall of Fame member and 1992 NASCAR Cup champion Alan Kulwicki always raced with a Saint Christopher medallion (a symbol of protection and guidance) under his car's seat.
Kyle Larson always has a ladybug somewhere on his race cars. It's not because he's superstitious, but it's something his parents want because a ladybug symbolizes good luck, prosperity and protection.
'(Johnny) Rutherford won the (Indianapolis) 500, my dad read an article a long time ago, before I started racing, and he (Rutherford) said something like he was on the grid and a ladybug landed on him … and he went on to win.
'I think from the first race of my career, they've always stuck a ladybug sticker on my car.'
Larson says his parents also place a ladybug sticker on his children's Go Karts. A ladybug is even hidden somewhere on his dirt shirts. For this year's Indianapolis 500, Larson has the ladybug on his car beside his name.
'I don't take it super serious, but my parents do,' Larson says. 'So, they make sure our interior people know to put the sticker on there.'
