AVONDALE, ARIZONA - NOVEMBER 02: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, celebrates with his wife, Katelyn Larson sons, Cooper Larson and Owen Larson and daughter Audrey Larson in victory lane after after finish first of the NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 drivers to win the NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway on November 02, 2025 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) | Getty Images
AVONDALE, ARIZONA - NOVEMBER 02: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, celebrates with his wife, Katelyn Larson sons, Cooper Larson and Owen Larson and daughter Audrey Larson in victory lane after after finish first of the NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 drivers to win the NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway on November 02, 2025 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) | Getty Images
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Sonoma Raceway, Elk Grove to host championship parade celebrating 2025 NASCAR Champion and California native Kyle Larson on Friday, November 14

November 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Elk Grove, California native Kyle Larson and his family will participate in a Championship Parade in Elk Grove on Friday, Nov. 14. Immediately followed by a ceremony at the Old Town Plaza.

The event will begin at Noon at Boulevard Bistro with a parade down Elk Grove Blvd and ending at the Old Town Plaza. It is open and FREE to the public.

Larson will return to Sonoma Raceway for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, June 28, 2026.

WHERE: Old Town Plaza | 9615 Railroad Street, Elk Grove, CA

PARADE ROUTE: Parade will begin at Boulevard Bistro (8941 Elk Grove Blvd, Elk Grove), head East on Elk Grove Blvd and make a slight right on Railroad Street before ending at the Old Town Plaza (9615 Railroad St, Elk Grove).

NOTEWORTHY:

  • Kyle Larson, driving the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, captured his second NASCAR Cup Series title (2021 and 2025).
  • His third-place finish behind Ryan Blaney and Brad Keselowski was enough to clinch the crown as the top finisher among the Championship 4 (Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Chase Briscoe, Kyle Larson).
  • The title marked Rick Hendrick’s 15th Cup Championship, cementing the team owner’s legendary legacy.
  • Kyle has had great success in Sonoma, winning the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NCS race twice (2021, 2024) and five career pole awards, including five in a row from 2017 – 2022 (no race in 2020 due to COVID).
  • Kyle grew up going to NASCAR races at Sonoma Raceway (previously Sears Point International Raceway) in the 1990s with his family.
  • Nov. 22 has been declared “Kyle Larson Day” by his hometown of Elk Grove, Calif.
  • This summer’s tripleheader weekend at Sonoma Raceway will feature the NCS Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Sunday, June 28, the NXS race on Saturday, June 27 and the ARCA Menards Series West race on Friday, June 26.

Tickets: Tickets for children ages 12 and under are just $10 for the June 28 Toyota/Save Mart 350 and FREE for the June 26 and 27 NXS and ARCA races. For individual tickets, weekend packages and camping, fans can visit SonomaRaceway.com.

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