Kyle Larson Launches Staunch Defense of Spotter Tyler Monn After Criticism From Chase Elliott Fallout

Over the past couple of races, Kyle Larson has definitely not endeared himself to anyone. Apparently, last weekend’s coming together with teammate Chase Elliott was the last straw. At the Auto Club Speedway though, his spotter Tyler Monn took the blame for not informing him. In light of this, the defending champion earned a fair amount of criticism for ‘throwing his spotter under the bus’.

According to former Hendrick spotter TJ Majors, there wasn’t much history between Larson and spotter, Tyler Monn. He also highlighted that the #5 driver made a few high-profile mistakes because he and Monn were not in sync. However, Larson recently doubled down and defended his rapport with Monn.

What did Kyle Larson say about his partnership with his spotter

He said, “Tyler’s great. I’ve been very, very happy with him as my spotter. The way things worked out for us to get him last year was so last-minute, but I feel like we ended up with the best option I can have as a driver. He’s been great. We’ve had a lot of success together and I trust him a lot. We’ve talked quite a bit this week. We both are learning these new (Next Gen) cars. The runs are huge, so there’s a lot to be learned. You have to have some incidents sometimes to really learn quickly and that’s what we’re going to do going forward.”

Now, the driver has to ensure that he stays clean for the remaining races. Although he won last time out at Auto Club, it came at the cost of Chase Elliott’s wrath. If there has to be an unwritten rule in motorsports, it should be ‘never crash into your teammate’. The California native needs to work on his chemistry, both in his garage and with his teammates.

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