The second full-time season of the Kyle Larson-owned Kubota High Limit Racing Series has hit rough weather. Quite literally. The first race, at Las Vegas on March 13, was delayed by rain. And now its seventh event, at Vado Speedway Park in New Mexico on April 1, has been scrapped. The weather is the culprit again.
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The Series had charted an ambitious course for 2025, planning to stage 60 races across 36 tracks in 20 states. New Mexico’s Vado Speedway Park was a fresh addition to the roster.
However, a forecast of severe gale-force winds exceeding 50 mph on Tuesday and Wednesday in New Mexico forced High Limit Racing to cancel the event and move on to the next race in Amarillo, Texas. The move was to ensure the“safety” of fans, teams, and the racers.
“With unfavorable conditions including strong gale force winds north of 50 mph, the @Kubota_USA High Limit Racing debut at New Mexico’s @VadoSpeedway has been canceled in the interest of safety for racers, teams & fans,” the series organizers announced on X.
Given the tight nature of the schedule, there are no plans to circle back to New Mexico later in the year. The next two venues, both in Texas, are greenhorns to the series.
With unfavorable conditions including strong gale force winds north of 50 mph, the @Kubota_USA High Limit Racing debut at New Mexico’s @VadoSpeedway has been canceled in the interest of safety for racers, teams & fans.
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— High Limit Racing (@HighLimitRacing) March 31, 2025
The next race of the High Limit Series will be at Route 66 Motor Speedway in Amarillo on April 4, followed by a race at Dodge City Raceway Park in Kansas on April 5. Larson, who has taken part in only two of the six races so far, currently holds 23rd spot among 60 drivers in the points standings. He has amassed 149 points.
The 2021 Cup Series champion won a race and secured a top-5 finish in the other event he participated in. Meanwhile, his brother-in-law, Brad Sweet, currently sits at the top of the charts with 427 points, having bagged two wins and four top-5 finishes across six starts. Tyler Courtney is No.2 with 380 points and Aaron Reutzel is at the No.3 spot with 350 points.
It remains to be seen how many races Larson will take part in the season. It will be interesting if he becomes a regular and challenges Sweet for supremacy in the series.
