Kyle Larson Wins as Chase Elliott and Chase Briscoe Also Shine in Midget Dirt Racing Event at Millbridge Speedway

Published 12/13/2020, 9:42 AM EST

Earlier, the Carolina Midget Showdown concluded with Kyle Larson winning the event. Additionally, Chase Elliott was making his Midget Showdown debut. There were also other competitors like Alex Bowman and Chase Briscoe to watch out for, as well as the other drivers.

There were two main events and Larson grabbed pole position in the second event. Joining him on the front row was Cannon McIntosh, while the rest of the pack lined up, as per passing points from the heat races. When the first event kicked off, McIntosh got the better start and snatched the inside lane.

View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Chase Elliott (@chaseelliott9)

Article continues below this ad

Unfortunately, he went a touch too deep and slid through turn one and tagged the wall. Then, disaster struck Larson as he ran into the stricken car and landed upside down. Meanwhile, Nick Drake and Chase Elliott were innocent victims, as the wreck blocked the entire outside lane.

In the end, Chase Briscoe won the first event from Larson after his car got repaired. Meanwhile, Chase Elliott made it an all-NASCAR podium.

Fun day back in the midget! So happy to get @TexaConCutStone in victory lane! Huge thanks to @StantonEngines getting the motor fixed!
Photo Credit: @BrandonZumbach pic.twitter.com/rvuWP7PzEj
— Chase Briscoe (@ChaseBriscoe5) December 13, 2020

How did the second race pan out for Kyle Larson?

Article continues below this ad

For race 2, the organizers reversed the field, placing Carson Kvapil and Ryan Timms on the front row. However, there was a complication, and CJ Leary grabbed pole position instead. After plenty of bumping and barging, Kyle Larson fought his way up the order to take the lead.

With six laps to go, Larson led after the caution from Briscoe and McIntosh. Finally, everything culminated in Larson winning from McIntosh, Briscoe, Elliott, and Leary. All in all, it was a tremendously exciting race and there was plenty of action, up and down the order.

Article continues below this ad

Larson, Briscoe, and Elliott will be glad to have competed in this race. Since NASCAR will be incorporating a dirt track for the 2021 Cup Series season. In other words, this will be good practice for them when the Bristol dirt race rolls by.

Alex Bowman Engages in Light Banter with Teammates Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson ahead of Midget Dirt Race

SHARE THIS ARTICLE :

Written by:

Dhruv George is a senior Formula One and NASCAR analyst for EssentiallySports, having authored nearly 12000 articles spanning different sports like F1, NASCAR, Tennis, NFL, and eSports. He graduated with a PG Diploma in Journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications. Dhruv has also conducted interviews with F1 driver Pierre Gasly and Moto2 rider Tony Arbolino.