Larson to race with JPM down under

By Thomas Miles

Date posted: August 27, 2024

NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson will go sprintcar racing in Australia with Jason Pryde Motorsport this summer.

Larson, who drives for Hendrick Motorsports in NASCAR and also competes in the High Limit sprintcar series will head down under in December.

There the three-time Knoxville Nationals winner will bring his American High Limit Racing brand from America to Perth for three big nights of racing from December 27-29.

In addition to the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion coming to Perth Motorplex, Australian superstar James McFadden, plus US stars Brad Sweet and Rico Abreu are also coming for the show where $100,000 are on offer for the winner.

When Larson goes racing he will be driving for local Perth based Jason Pryde Motorsport thanks to his connection with Sweet.

“Honestly, I don’t really know anything about Sprintcar racing on that side of the country,” said Larson.

The Jason Pryde sprintcar on the dirt in Perth. Image: Supplied

“I was really reliant on Brad Sweet, he had spent a few weeks down there this past season racing in Perth.

“So I relied on him to find who would be the best available car owner for me to get lined up with.

“Everyone has said all sorts of good things about him as well as his equipment, so I’m really excited to get there and meet Jason and his team and get to race his awesome stuff and hopefully have a fun, successful week of racing there in Perth.

“I’m really excited to go to that side of Australia, I’ve never been to that side of the country. It will be a good time.”

With Larson being one of the biggest names in racing, JPM owner Jason Pryde was delighted to have him racing one of his cars.

“We are thrilled to have Kyle join the JPM squad for three nights this summer,” said Pryde.

“He is one of the biggest names in global motorsport and for him to choose us to run his Australian programme is a testament to JPM as a team.

“We know we are a competitive team but we’re also excited about what we can learn from a driver with so much experience in not just sprintcars but NASCAR and IndyCar as well.”

Photo by Matthew T. Thacker / NKP / LAT Images

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Larson to race with JPM down under

In addition to the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion coming to Perth Motorplex, Australian superstar James McFadden, plus US stars Brad Sweet and Rico Abreu are also coming for the show where $100,000 are on offer for the winner.

“Everyone has said all sorts of good things about him as well as his equipment, so I’m really excited to get there and meet Jason and his team and get to race his awesome stuff and hopefully have a fun, successful week of racing there in Perth.

“He is one of the biggest names in global motorsport and for him to choose us to run his Australian programme is a testament to JPM as a team.

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