Kyle Larson was not a fan of the refuel stoppage at Port Royal during the PA Speedweek stop at the track on July 2nd.

With 6 laps to go in the 30-lap feature Danny Dietrich, who was running in fifth, ran out of fuel and a caution came out. After they went green, Larson made a move to the inside of Macri going into turn 3 and had cleared him coming out of turn 4. However, the pass would not count as Port Royal track officials decided to throw the caution and bring the entire field to a halt in turns 3 and 4 and on the front stretch so that teams could refuel. Teams not only refueled, but made adjustments to their cars as well. Eventual race winner Anthony Macri serviced his tires by grinding them as well as appearing to adjust the tire pressure during the break.

Following the race, Larson, who finished second after recovering from a spin in turn 2, spoke with Earl Hoon Jr. telling him, “Just disappointed to give up the track position like that. And then we sat all these laps for guys that have small fuel tanks. And we have a big one and we don’t ever run out. It is what is. Maybe we can adjust some rules to maybe how they should be for the big tanks.”

Larson would elaborate on those comments while speaking to FloRacing’s Kyle McFadden. Speaking specifically to the caution that was thrown for the refuel, Larson said, “I wasn’t even thinking we were throwing a yellow for fuel. I’m sliding for the lead. I’m guessing the line that he was running that maybe he was running out of fuel also, but I wasn’t. We run a big tank. That’s just a frustrating part is that we’re still at the point in sprint car racing where we haven’t made the larger fuel tanks mandatory. I know own a series and I’m sure we don’t make it mandatory either, but I think as a sport-. Fans complain about fuel stops. It’s probably time we need to run bigger tanks and let these crew chiefs balance their car.”

When asked if he thought he had a chance after the fuel stop, Larson answered, “Not really because I’m sure it also allows his crew to talk to him and tell him to just pound it, which he was probably going to do. But I don’t know, it looked like he was starting to cheat entry and exits a little bit. Maybe without the red we have a restart with 4 to go and I’m in second and he’s still running that line maybe I can build a run, but it’s just hard on a half mile and clean air and all that.”

Post-race with @KyleLarsonRacin.

He breaks down his wild runner-up @PASpeedWeek finish at @PortRoyalSpdway where he rallied from a midpack spin.

Larson shares a lot here: Frustrations with smaller fuel cells, the lights at the start that threw him off (listen for explanation),… pic.twitter.com/eehbKVLNFM

— Kyle McFadden (@ByKyleMcFadden) July 3, 2025

What do you make of Larson’s criticism and his suggestion to mandate larger fuel tanks?

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