Larson to lead richest Aussie sprintcar race
American racing star Kyle Larson will be back down under this year, headlining a three-day High Limit event in Perth that will be the richest ever in Australia.
High Limit co-owners Larson and Brad Sweet, plus Australian superstar James McFadden, American drivers Rico Abreu, Cory Eliason and Parker Price Miller have all been confirmed to take part in the $100,000 AUD event.
The High Limit International: Perth will be held across three straight nights on December 28-30 2024.
It arrives after Perth Motorplex hosted a successful USA v WA Sprintcar series last summer which involved Sweet and now he is bringing his own High Limit show and some stars.
Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion and Sprintcar star has raced in Australia before on the East coast, but this will be his first time out West.
He said racing in WA has been an ambition for years.
“I am excited for the whole thing. It is great for the High Limit brand but also the Australian fans, they are some of the most passionate sprintcar fans I know of,” Larson said.
“I have not been to Perth but I have paid attention for the last handful of years and really wanted to get down there but my life has just been a bit hectic.
“I am excited to go there and race in front of a different fan base.
“Now with the announcement hopefully a few more drivers will come too.
“I have not met them (Larson’s WA team) yet but from everything I hear they have great people and equipment.”
Brad Sweet and Rico Abreu racing hard in the High Limit series.
Sweet and Abreu were two of the American stars that put on a grand spectacle of racing during the 2023/24 USA v WA Series last summer in WA.
Sweet knows first hand what is on offer and is looking forward to bringing things to a new level with the addition of High Limit.
“It is exciting,” Sweet said.
“I think the biggest thing was going to Perth and seeing what they have already established in Australia.
“It is a marquee venue with awesome staff and great competition.
“We want to bring something that will bring an even bigger atmosphere for the fans so it is really rewarding for High Limit to bring the richest Australian Sprintcar race in history.
“Hopefully the fans will support it.”
Sweet revealed the High Limit International: Perth is just the first step in what could be an unprecedented global series where Australia plays a big part alongside America.
“We always want to be adding to an ecosystem and our goal is to create an international series and add events to not just Australia, New Zealand, Canada and UK,” he said.
“This is the first event we wanted to launch and are looking at a five-year plan to see how many events will be sustainable and create this cool, unique thing attached to the High Limit brand.
“We will see how this first one goes and go from there.”
Before heading to Australia the High Limit Series continues at Eldora tonight with McFadden sitting ninth in the standings led by Sweet.
Photo by Gavin Baker / LAT Images
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