World of Outlaws and Kyle Larson's High Limit both race in Wisconsin in a big week for sprint cars
Kyle Larson's High Limit Racing sprint car series will make its Wisconsin debut just ahead of the first three World of Outlaws sprint car races in the state, creating an unofficial Wisconsin sprint week.
Here's what to know.
What is the World of Outlaws sprint car series?
The World of Outlaws is the most established series for winged, 410 sprint cars on dirt in the United States, having started in 1978, and the most ambitious, with about 90 nights per year. The series has eight Wisconsin dates planned for 2025.
What is High Limit Racing?
High Limit Racing is the series formed by NASCAR star Kyle Larson and Brad Sweet, Larson's brother-in-law and five-time World of Outlaws champion, on a limited basis for 2023 and then expanded for 2024 with the absorption of the former All Star Circuit of Champions. High Limit has not raced in Wisconsin prior to 2025, although the All Star Circuit of Champions has.
Kyle Larson's left front tire comes off the ground as he works his way around Gio Scelzi for the lead in the 2020 Rayce Rudeen Foundation race at the Plymouth Dirt Track.
Wisconsin sprint week schedule, tracks, location, tickets
June 3: High Limit Rayce Rudeen Race at 141 Speedway, Maribel. Tickets: $45 adult general admission, $20 children 6-12; highlimitracing.regfox.com/tickets.
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June 4: High Limit at Red Cedar Speedway, Menomonie. Tickets: $45 adult general admission, $20 children 6-12; highlimitracing.regfox.com/tickets.
June 6: Outlaws at the Plymouth Dirt Track. Tickets: $45 adult general admission, $25 children 6-11; slspromotions.com.
June 7: Outlaws Jim 'JB' Boyd Memorial at Beaver Dam Raceway, $20,000 to win. Tickets: $45 adult general admission, $25 children 6-11; slspromotions.com.
June 8: Outlaws at Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie. Tickets: $45 adult general admission, $25 children 6-11; slspromotions.com.
Who are High Limit Racing drivers to watch at 141 Speedway and Red Cedar Speedway?
With two races to go before getting to Wisconsin, Brad Sweet led the standings on the strength of 12 top-five finishes and two wins in 15 races, but Rico Abreu (four) and Aaron Reutzel (three) both had more wins.
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Kyle Larson, the 2021 NASCAR champion, competes in weekday races and had one victory in his first six starts. Former NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne runs the series fulltime but had yet to win.
Who are World of Outlaws drivers to watch at Plymouth, Beaver Dam and Angell Park?
Defending series champion David Gravel led the standings through May 31 and had a series-high eight victories through 27 races. Michael Kofoid got his fourth victory May 30 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Carson Macedo has three wins.
Sheldon Haudenschild, who won May 31 in West Fargo, North Dakota, for his second victory of the season, has claimed five of the past seven Outlaws races at Beaver Dam. Giovanni Scelzi won the other two, including his first Outlaws win in 2023.
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Longtime Wisconsin competitor Bill Balog scored his second victory in the series in March and is in the top 10 in the standings in his second full season with the World of Outlaws.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Outlaws, Kyle Larson's High Limit sprint cars race in Wisconsin
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