Kyle Larson had a hard time counting how many times he had hit the wall of the Eldora Speedways after making rounds after rounds of lapse and before the Turner Scott Motorsports finally gave in to the pressure.

According to Larson when asked how many times he thinks he hit the wall "Oh, I'd say at least ... I probably hit it close to 70 times. No joke. I probably hit it 20 times before practice was over."

Larson was pursuing the race lead Darrell Wallace Jr. during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Wallace finished second during last year's race.

Larson was left kicking himself for another near-miss in NASCAR's most unique race at a facility near and dear to his heart. He said "I feel stupid. It's tough to lose a race like that. I don't think anybody hit the wall as many times as I hit it."

Although Larson was able to close in to the race with Wallace, there were sparks already flying from his No 32 truck as his ride hold on to heavier hits. He said "It sucks that I got the benefit of it this time and didn't take advantage of it. It's easier to take the defeat of this one, I guess since I DNF'ed out of it, but it still sucks that I got to the lead and then couldn't really hold onto it."

His run was noticed by Eldora Speedway owner Tony Stewart saying "Kyle had one of those gladiator runs. He did not leave anything on the table. If he didn't win it, he was going to wear. Again, that's moments that happen at places like this that make for great racing"

The 21 year old stock car racing driver is the 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Rookie of the Year and champion. He was the 2013 Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

Larson is a Rookie of the Year contender for 2014 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, driving the No. 42 Chevrolet SS for Chip Ganassi Racing. Indeed this young star has a long way to go but definitely he is on the right track.