Tuesday night (Aug. 16) marked the debut of Kyle Larson and Brad Sweet’s brainchild, the High Limit Racing Series.
The winged sprint car answer to the Flo Racing Night in America super late model series saw a mix of national ringers and regional Indiana talent contest a $22,022-to-win feature that ranked among the better-paying races across the USAC and World of Outlaws circuit in 2022.
Here are six takeaways from this inaugural event, the High Limit Open.
1. What Works for Late Models Works for Sprint Cars
Every single night that the Flo Racing Night in America series has contested late model races dating back to last year, there’s been no shortage of tweets begging for a sprint-car equivalent to the midweek tour.
Well, it’s here, and if Tuesday at Lincoln Park Speedway was any indication, it can absolutely work.
A full night of racing and done by 10pm. Congrats @BradSweet49 @KyleLarsonRacin and everyone with the @HighLimitRacing tour on an awesome inaugural event. Great to see a full house of fans too!
— Kendra Jacobs (@KendraJJacobs) August 17, 2022
The car count was healthy (35 sprints were on the property), the talent level was high (NASCAR regulars Larson, Alex Bowman, Chase Briscoe and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. were all present, as was defending All-Star Circuit of Champions titlist Tyler Courtney) and the racing was competitive, with Buddy Kofoid stealing the show in the late going from Justin Sanders and Kevin Swindell’s trademark No. 39 team.
🏁 HERE COMES @MichaelKofoid!
Buddy rides the Lincoln Park Speedway cushion to the inaugural @KyleLarsonRacin @HighLimitRacing presented by @K1RaceGear feature win!
📺 https://t.co/uUVCZCaTs8 pic.twitter.com/UEqBbwPmhh
— FloRacing (@FloRacing) August 17, 2022
The race format was simple, ignoring inverts and passing points to utilize the straight-up starts, with a dash, format that the WoO uses on its tour. The event was capped at two classes, the sprints and a local class, and as a result the program was over by 10 p.m. ET. Absolutely perfect for a work night, be it for those in the stands or the rest of us watching on Flo Racing.
2. Lack of a Studio Did Broadcast Wonders
One area where this event even topped Flo’s namesake late model tour was in how the entire broadcast stayed at Lincoln Park Speedway rather than utilizing a studio for pre-race and intermission commentary.
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