TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Bryce Norris will have a dream come true this weekend.
The 16-year-old Indiana racer is preparing to enter the first World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Car event of his young career.
In the crosshairs for the driver of the Platinum Lawn Care No. 37 Norris Racing/Russ Fisher Truck Parts Sprinter are a pair of southern tracks. On Friday night the team rolls into the legendary Talladega Short Track in Alabama before tentatively traveling west on Saturday to Johnny Stokes’ Magnolia Motor Speedway in Mississippi.
Both events post a $10,000 top prize.
“Every driver dreams of the opportunity to race with the best sprint car racers on the planet, and with me recently turning 16, I now get to do it. It’s obviously going to be a challenge entering my first Outlaws events at tracks I’ve never seen, but I’m grateful for the opportunity,” Norris shared. “We’re definitely planning on Talladega on Friday night. My dad has to be back in Indianapolis by 6 a.m. on Sunday, so we are trying to work out the logistics to also race Magnolia on Saturday night.”
Norris concluded with a sly joke directed toward his mom.
“Hopefully this is the first of many Outlaws events I get to race, and if I can just get my mom to homeschool, I could do this more often,” Norris said.
While weather has wreaked havoc with his early season plans, Norris already has two events under his belt. He opened the year with an 11th-place finish at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Texas on March 6 in IMCA 305 RaceSaver Sprint Car competition. He also entered an Oil Capital Racing Series (OCRS) program at Oklahoma’s Red Dirt Raceway on March 11, but mechanical issues ended his night early.