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Newly crowned Sunoco NASCAR SprintCup Series Rookie of the Year KyleLarson has added yet another new title: dad.
Larson, 22, and his longtime girlfriend Katelyn Sweet welcomed their first child, son Owen Miyata at 11:09 p.m. ET on Monday in Charlotte. He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 19 1/2 inches.
The couple announced the news on Twitter, sharing that both mom and baby are doing well.
The baby's middle name "Miyata" is a nod to Larson's Japanese heritage. It is his mom Janet's maiden name, and Larson wanted the name to continue in the family.
The birth of the baby punctuates an already "big" year as Larson has called it -- his success and driving style in his first year in NASCAR's big league making him one of the sport's most popular young drivers.
The ChipGanassiRacing driver had eight top-five finishes highlighted by three runner-up efforts. He scored his first SprintCup Series pole position at PoconoRaceway this summer and his 17 top-10 finishes in the No. 42 Target Chevrolet was more than eight of the 16 Chase drivers.
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Newly crowned Sunoco NASCAR SprintCup Series Rookie of the Year KyleLarson has added yet another new title: dad.
Larson, 22, and his longtime girlfriend Katelyn Sweet welcomed their first child, son Owen Miyata at 11:09 p.m. ET on Monday in Charlotte. He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 19 1/2 inches.
The couple announced the news on Twitter, sharing that both mom and baby are doing well.
The baby's middle name "Miyata" is a nod to Larson's Japanese heritage. It is his mom Janet's maiden name, and Larson wanted the name to continue in the family.
The birth of the baby punctuates an already "big" year as Larson has called it -- his success and driving style in his first year in NASCAR's big league making him one of the sport's most popular young drivers.
The ChipGanassiRacing driver had eight top-five finishes highlighted by three runner-up efforts. He scored his first SprintCup Series pole position at PoconoRaceway this summer and his 17 top-10 finishes in the No. 42 Target Chevrolet was more than eight of the 16 Chase drivers.
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