Kyle Larson just wants to race.
If one were to glance at his schedule, it becomes very obvious, very quickly.
The 31-year-old has wheeled a winged sprint car, dirt late model, DIRTcar modified, late model stock car and entries in the NASCAR Truck, Xfinity and Cup Series ranks this season.
And he doesn’t plan to stop anytime soon.
“I’m going to race as much as I can in whatever type of car I can,” Larson said. “I don’t miss too many events, whether it be late model or sprint car, if my schedule allows.”
But next year, outside of his full-time duties driving the No. 5 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in the Cup Series, Larson has begun to fill up his midweek calendar with High Limit Racing events.
Alongside five-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion and brother-in-law Brad Sweet, Larson is co-owner of the newly-expanded national sprint car series.
Over the past two years, the duo has tested the waters with High Limit, making a one-race debut in 2022 and following up with an 11-race schedule in 2023.
While Sweet has focused largely on the ownership side of High Limit, Larson’s role has primarily been on the race track, behind the wheel of Paul Silva’s No. 57 sprint car.
“I learned back at Tri-Cities to not get involved in anything,” Larson said with a chuckle. “I’m just excited to race as much as I get to. I was counting the races on my schedule, at least what we have currently, and there’s a lot. It should be fun.”
Larson was crowned the inaugural High Limit champion at Indiana’s Lincoln Park Speedway in October, with three race wins to his credit.
However, the competition will look a little different next season, as Sweet is leaving the World of Outlaws to campaign his No. 49 Kasey Kahne Racing entry with High Limit.
Meanwhile, Larson is planning to focus his attention on High Limit’s Midweek Money Series, which is a segment of the series that consists of midweek races with a separate point fund of $100,000.
“My brand is to race and grow the sport that I love so much with me being there,” Larson explained. “I plan on racing as much as I can without burning myself out. The NASCAR stuff obviously takes priority over everything, so it’s hard for me to commit to races, knowing that stuff might pop up.”
The California native has done it before, though, and he plans to do it again. According to Larson, he ran about 100 races this year and was well over that mark last year.
“I’m sure I’ll still be around the same amount of races next year,” Larson said.
Though he typically takes life one race at a time, the move to make High Limit a national series has impacted the 31-year-old’s perspective — especially when it comes to High Limit’s acquisition of the All Star Circuit of Champions from Tony Stewart.
“Tony Stewart’s always been like my guy,” Larson said. “I really love how Tony kind of owns a sprint car team, dirt track teams, race tracks, series’ — all of that. He’s been one of the key leaders in growing grassroots racing, since at least I’ve been in the sport.
“I think as you’ve seen with my schedule and things of that nature, I’m very similar to what he was doing in his prime. So it’s neat to have him pass the torch over to Brad (Sweet) and I, and I’m really proud of that.”