With tickets going on sale this past week, that also included the much-anticipated stop for the Kubota High Limit Racing 410 Sprint Cars on Saturday August 17th. All seating in the stands is reserved at the annual 49er Gold Rush Classic.
No matter how many times you witness it, Kyle Larson’s late-race heroics never fail to completely mesmerize the senses. On Sunday night at California’s Placerville Speedway, the Elk Grove, Calif. native once again dazzled down the stretch as he charged from his 16th starting position and into the lead on lap 93 of the 100-lap main event before pacing the final eight circuits en route to victory at the Hangtown 100.
Kyle Larson estimated that it had been the longest he’d gone without winning a midget race in his illustrious career. As it turned out, the ingredients that made up his last victory just two days shy of two years ago turned out to be the same mix that led him to victory lane during Friday night’s Hangtown 100 opener at California’s Placerville Speedway.
One-hundred laps. It’s a daunting task in a midget any way you slice it. For one, it’s imperative to ensure you can make it the distance, not only mechanically but physically and mentally as well.
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