4/30/2026
High Limit Racing
TAMING TEXAS: Kyle Larson Earns First-Career TMS Dirt Track Win to Kickoff NASCAR Weekend in Fort Worth
Kyle Larson Has Chance to Win Four Races at Texas Between High Limit Sprint Car, O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, and NASCAR Cup Series
FORT WORTH, TEX. (April 30, 2026) - Mother Nature threatened the Drydene Stockyard Stampede powered by RelaDyne all day long, but she was unable to deter the action as Texas Motor Speedway kicked off a huge weekend with Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing leading the way.
Drawing 28 cars for the first of two sprint car shows on the dirt track this weekend, Thursday's event - simulated on FloRacing and the NASCAR Channel - was largely dominated by a man who will race more at TMS than anyone else on the property this weekend, that being Kyle Larson.
The 33-year-old Elk Grove, California native led the way in Dirt Draft Hot Laps, earned his fifth-career Capitol Custom Trailers QuickTime Award, topped the FK Rod Ends Dash, and then led all 25 laps in the A-Main to earn his second trip to Whiskey Myers Victory Lane this year.
For "Yung Money," the win marked his first-ever victory at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track - following efforts of 14th, 9th, and 2nd with Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing. He is now capable of going four-for-four this weekend in DFW with three more events on his schedule - including Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race and the Stockyard Stampede finale, before Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series event.
Larson's 11th career win with the series also marked his second of the season - making he and the Silva Motorsports #57 the fourth team to win multiple features through the first 11 nights. They joined the likes of Aaron Reutzel and Ridge & Sons Racing, Tanner Thorson and Rod Gross Motorsports, and Corey Day and Jason Meyers Racing.
Following Larson to the stripe, in the reverse order of last year's Stockyard Stampede finale, was Rico Abreu. The Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, Carquest No. 24 pilot eased himself out of a recent rough patch with his fifth podium in Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing competition this year.
Closing out the podium at Texas Motor Speedway was a Texas native himself as Clute's Aaron Reutzel ran third in the Ridge & Sons Racing No. 87. Last year's championship runner-up has narrowed the gap down to 45-points as he continues to chase down Tanner Thorson for the early-season control of the title.
Finishing out the top-five on Thursday night was Giovanni Scelzi with his 13th consecutive top-10 finish aboard the Spire Motorsports, Chili's Grill & Bar No. 88 and then recent winner Kerry Madsen running fifth with the Vermeer Motorsports No. 55.
Behind them, top-10 finishes went to Corey Day in seventh, Tanner Thorson in seventh, Chase Randall in eighth, Hank Davis in ninth, and Danny Sams III in tenth.
THE ALL-IN NOTEBOOK (4/30/26)
Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, TX)
Drydene Stockyard Stampede powered by RelaDyne
Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps - Kyle Larson (13.457)
Capitol Custom Trailers QuickTime - Kyle Larson (12.855)
TJ Forged Heat One Winner - Kerry Madsen
DMI Heat Two Winner - Brent Marks
BR Motorsports Heat Three Winner - Rico Abreu
FK Rod Ends Dash Winner - Kyle Larson
Winters Performance B-Main Winner - Daison Pursley
DURST Dice Roll Driver - Tanner Thorson (10th-to-7th)
Jake’s Golf Carts Fastest Lap - Kyle Larson (13.729 on Lap 11)
Rayce Rudeen Foundation Rookie of the Race - Hank Davis (9th)
Rod End Supply Hard Charger - Chase Randall +12 (20th-to-8th)
Whiskey Meyers Victory Lane Visitors - Silva Motorsports #57
CASM Win Sticker - Kyle Larson
Lap Leader(s) - Kyle Larson 1-25
Interstate Batteries A-Main Results (25 Laps): 1. 57-Kyle Larson[1]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu[5]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel[4]; 4. 77-Giovanni Scelzi[7]; 5. 55-Kerry Madsen[3]; 6. 14-Corey Day[11]; 7. 88-Tanner Thorson[10]; 8. 9R-Chase Randall[20]; 9. 17GP-Hank Davis[13]; 10. 24D-Danny Sams III[17]; 11. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[8]; 12. 26-Justin Peck[15]; 13. 5-Brenham Crouch[9]; 14. 13-Tanner Holmes[16]; 15. 9-Daison Pursley[19]; 16. 42-Sye Lynch[18]; 17. 95-Matt Covington[21]; 18. 45X-Rees Moran[14]; 19. 71-Christopher Townsend[25]; 20. G5-Gage Pulkrabek[22]; 21. 4-Austin Mundie[24]; 22. 0-Eric Baldaccini[23]; 23. 87X-Logan Seavey[6]; 24. 19-Brent Marks[2]; 25. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[12]
NEW Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing Championship Standings (After 11/62 Races):
- Tanner Thorson - Rod Gross Motorsports #88 (720 pts)
- Aaron Reutzel - Ridge & Sons Racing #87 (-45)
- Rico Abreu - Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing #24 (-48)
- Giovanni Scelzi - Spire Motorsports #77 (-53)
- Kerry Madsen - Vermeer Motorsports #55 (-105)
- Tyler Courtney - Clauson-Marshall Racing #7BC (-114)
- Justin Peck - Rudeen Racing #26 (-142)
- Sye Lynch - Mosites Lynch Racing #42 (-190)
- Daison Purlsey - Kasey Kahne Racing w/ Mike Curb #9 (-192)
- Tanner Holmes - Buch Motorsports #13 (-192)
- Brent Marks - Brent Marks Racing #19 (-199)
- Hank Davis - Michael Dutcher Motorsports #17GP (-215)
- Chase Randall - Chase Randall Racing #9R (-263)
- Brenham Crouch - CJB Motorsports (-279)
- Danny Sams III - Randerson Racing #24D (-313)
WHAT’S NEXT: The Drydene Stockyard Stampede powered by RelaDyne will conclude on Saturday night at the Texas Motor Speedway. The Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing finale will follow the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race with gates set to open at 5:30pm CT and racing slated to begin at 7:30pm CT. Tickets are available for purchase HERE, or you can watch every lap live on FloRacing.
Article Credit: Brian Walker
