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“Greatest Driver” Kyle Larson Sends Expectations Through the Roof With One Simple Tweet

Published 12/08/2022, 5:20 AM EST

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As the off-season rolls in, Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson has big plans coming up. Larson is partnering up with a three-time World of Outlaws Series Champion Brad Sweet to create an all-new dirt racing series. Sweet recently dropped a tweet, teasing the upcoming schedule. Soon the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Champion responded to it too.

Brad Sweet tweeted, Who’s getting excited for the @HighLimitRacing 2023 schedule? @KyleLarsonRacin and I our getting excited to announce the schedule and maybe a few other surprises.”

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Soon, Hendrick Motorsports driver, Kyle Larson, responded with a smiley face. This new racing series will see the light of day in 2023. The competition will be cutthroat featuring the top 410 sprint cars. The upcoming schedule will feature 12 tracks in total.

Meanwhile, in terms of payouts, the mid-week races will see up to $ 50,000 to win. Out of the schedules planned 12 races, they would classify two of them as marquee events. Those events would fetch up to $140,000 in purse value. Moreover, the remaining 10 races would fetch a purse value of around $80,000 each.

In their press release, Larson mentioned, “Our mission is to help sprint car racing become bigger and better.” He also stated, “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.”

NASCAR and Kyle Larson fans react to the upcoming High Limit Racing Series

Upon seeing Larson and Sweet tease the upcoming schedule release, fans stated that couldn’t wait. Some of them also suggested the possibility of including some of the tracks they know and love. While some also took out the time to praise the efforts put up by the NASCAR Cup Series driver and the World of Outlaws driver.

Fans stated,

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Are you excited about the upcoming schedule drop? Would you be attending the races in person? However, don’t worry for those who won’t be able to attend in person, Flo Racing would be live streaming the event for all of you. Let us know what are your expectations for the series in the comments section.

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Srijan Mandal

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Srijan Mandal is a NASCAR author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Master’s in Journalism and has been writing for his own blog as well, covering NASCAR, F1, F2, W Series, MotoGP, DTM, IndyCar, WRC, and WEC. Following motorsports for more than a decade, he has become a devout supporter of McLaren Racing, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Bubba Wallace, Sir Lewis Hamilton, and Ayrton Senna.
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Akash Pandhare