NASCAR Championship Finalist Kyle Larson’s Sprint Car Racing...

Kyle Larson has a vision where grass roots, sprint car drivers in the United States can compete for total purses of $3 million, instead of $500,000. The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Champion is taking big steps toward making that a reality.

Larson is one of the “Championship 4” drivers that will contend for the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship on November 5 at Phoenix Raceway. If successful, it would be Larson’s second NASCAR Cup Series championship.

The Hendrick Motorsports driver and Sprint Car driver Brad Sweet purchased the All-Star Race of Champions Circuit from three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and Eldora Speedway owner Tony Stewart on October 23.

Larson and Sweet own the High Limit Sprint Car Series and will combine the two popular grass roots racing series into one beginning in 2024.

High Limit features races with $140,000 total purses with $50,000 to the winner. It featured 12 midweek races in 2023 and culminated on October 10 at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Indiana.

Rico Abreu of St. Helena, California won the season finale, but Larson won the series championship with a third-place finish.

The 31-year-old Larson is from Elk Grove, California and is a true racer, a throwback to the days of Parnelli Jones, Mario Andretti, AJ Foyt, and Stewart, who would race anything, any time for the joy of racing.

Larson would like to ensure that grassroots, sprint car drivers throughout the country can share in that wealth by creating a business model that will substantially increase the prize money.

On October 28 at Martinsville Speedway, site of the Xfinity 500 NASCAR Cup Series race on October 29, Larson talked about his vision for larger schedule with more races and bigger purses in the combined series.

“I would like to see where drivers can challenge for $3 million in a season instead of $500,000 for a season,” Larson said. “Both numbers are good money, but I think most racers would like to have a chance at $3 million.”

That is Larson’s dream, but a lot of work remains to make it a reality.

Larson is at the peak of his racing career, but he sees an even brighter future for Sprint Car drivers throughout the country. He is using his influence, expertise, and racing wealth to help make that a reality.

“I want what is best for the sport,” Larson told a small group of reporters. “We want the best for the sport. We wouldn’t have gotten this series if we didn’t want what is best for the sport. It’s hard to predict the future and how that is going to look.