Each week, The Athletic asks the same 12 questions to a different race car driver. Up next: Kyle Larson, who on Saturday night pulled off a unique motorsports “Double” by finishing sixth in the NASCAR Cup Series race in Richmond, Va. and then flying to Iowa to win the prestigious Knoxville Nationals sprint car race for the fourth time. This interview has been edited for clarity, but the full version is available on the “12 Questions Podcast.” Advertisement 1. Do you typically arrive for things early, late or on time, and why? There’s definitely times I’m late, but I would say 80 percent of the time I’m on time. Hardly am I too early, though. If our team meeting is at 10:30, I’m there between 10:28 and 10:32. 2. What is the pettiest thing that annoys you during a race weekend? This is super petty. And let me clarify this, because I know I have words that I say a lot: “You know,” “like,” “whatever” would be three I use. But all these Truck Series and O’Reilly drivers, young drivers, they all say “Right?” I do this with all the O’Reilly guys and even Truck Series guys: When they get interviewed, I’ll count (how many times they say “Right?”). Jesse Love said “Right?” seven times in one answer after the race at Charlotte. … I could be off by one or two, but yeah. It’s so petty. It’s not a big deal. But to me, it’s like they’re answering the question like they’re smarter than you. Like it’s such an obvious answer that they’re saying, “Right?” And it just irks me a little bit. 3. What is something you’ve learned to stop explaining to people? I don’t really feel like I have to explain myself a whole lot anymore. I’ve