Kyle Larson is notoriously known for his fascination and heavy involvement with dirt racing. So naturally the Hendrick Motorsports driver participated in the World of Outlaws Series at Huset’s Speedway. However, after the results for the 4th-day finale came in, it seemed that Larson failed to add the $250,000 winners’ prize money to his massive $12 million net worth.
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The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series takes place across the country with 23 races across its schedule. The field often sees some of the best and most talented drivers get behind the wheels of the sprint cars.
Moreover, the drivers compete for nearly $6 million in prizes and purses in total.
Kyle Larson unable to win at World of Outlaws race
Winning is usually in Larson’s DNA, plus he has been historically pretty good with dirt races. However, the finale in Brandon, South Dakota, proved otherwise as he ended up finishing 3rd place.
The 2021 Cup Series champion had started the race from 6th place and had a fairly good run. Yet, the win proved to be just out of his reach.
After starting in the 6th position, Kyle Larson was able to work his way up to 3rd but just ran out of time in tonight’s $250K to win feature event.#kylelarson #yungmoney #sprintcar #husetsspeedway #highbanknationals pic.twitter.com/Nd8kmDQ2Zx
— Larson Land (@LarsonLand) June 25, 2023
Towards the end of lap 33, Larson was able to reclaim 3rd place over Logan Schuchart. However, thereafter with only a handful of laps remaining in the race, catching up to Rico Abreu seemed out of his reach. The race was eventually won by David Gravel, with Abreu in second, and then it was Larson.
Larson won the first race at Huset’s Speedway
Larson made an extraordinary start on Wednesday night at Huset’s Speedway. He was not only the second fastest in qualifying, but he also surged from sixth to third place in the Heat Race.
Furthermore, in a rather stunning move, he overtook Abreu in the feature race and took the lead, driving straight to Victory Lane to claim his $20,000 prize money.
However, the fun didn’t end there for Larson. He gained a significant advantage in the points tally as well. Thereby granting him key positions in Saturday’s grand $250,000 finale, which he eventually lost. The Elk Grove, California-based driver racked up 443 points that day, putting him 17 points ahead of Abreu.
