MOORESVILLE, N.C. — The world of winged sprint car racing is on the verge of getting even more big-money races.
Kyle Larson, the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion, Kings Royal winner and Knoxville Nationals champion, has partnered with three-time defending World of Outlaws champion Brad Sweet to launch a new sprint car series next season.
The High Limit Sprint Car Series will feature a 12-race schedule with mid-week races paying as much as $50,000 to win.
High Limit will feature Larson and other top 410 sprint car drivers from around the world battling for industry-leading purses. Of the 12 events, two marquee events are planned to feature a $50,000-to-win and a $140,000 purse.
The other 10 events will pay $23,000-to-win and $80,000 in total purse. Plus, the series that will be streamed by FloRacing offers an end of the year points fund totaling $120,000.
“Our mission is to help sprint car racing become bigger and better,” said Larson. “The High Limit Sprint Car Series will not only create more opportunities for sprint car drivers to race mid-week shows for big money, but also give dirt-track fans more great racing to attend. They can watch live or on-demand too, thanks to FloRacing. I’m very excited to get it started.”
The High Limit Sprint Car Series, which follows the model started last year by the Flo Night in America series for dirt late models, will compete at dirt tracks across the United States on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday nights.
While dates and venues for the inaugural 2023 season will be announced at a later date, a special kick-off event — the High Limit Open — will take place Tuesday, Aug. 16 at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Ind.
The High Limit Open will offer a $70,000 purse with $22,022 to win. Larson is among those expected to compete.
The event immediately follows the Knoxville Nationals at Iowa’s Knoxville Raceway and is an open date for all significant traveling sprint car series.
However, it is uncertain whether or not Sweet and other full-time World of Outlaws competitors will be permitted to compete as they are under contract with the sanctioning body.
SPEED SPORT has reached out to World of Outlaws officials for comment on the new series.