Recouping from savage hit, Kyle Larson makes most of California trip

HAMPTON, GA - FEBRUARY 26: Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, sits in his car prior to qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 26, 2016 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/NASCAR via Getty Images)

After a hard crash in Sunday's Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway, Kyle Larson was forced to miss a scheduled short-track race in his native California this week.

Larson said he was too sore after the savage head-on impact to compete in the second annual Brad Sweet's Placerville Short-Track Outlaw Showdown at Placerville Speedway.

But Larson got to have some fun anyway, as he went to a sushi restaurant in Northern California called Mikuni. Larson, who is half-Japanese, made his first sushi roll there under the watchful eye of Mikuni chef Taro Arai.

You can watch the video of Larson's sushi exploits from the Scaramento Bee, here.