Kyle Larson wins $100,000 in Australia’s richest sprint car race

The 2024 NASCAR season has been in the books for well over a month, but that doesn’t mean Kyle Larson is done winning races.

Larson, well-documented for his dirt racing prowess, won his first career race on Australian soil Monday, taking the checkered flag in the Kubota High Limit Racing international Sprint Car race at the Perth Metroplex. Larson earned $100,000 with a win in the richest Sprint Car race in Australia history.

Finally, huh?!

Kyle Larson not only finally won in Australia, but he won the earned the richest winners prize in the history of the sport when he claimed the inaugural @highlimitracing International at the @perth_motorplex !#sprintcarhub pic.twitter.com/heYURliU70

— Sprint Car Hub (@SprintCarHub) December 30, 2024

The 2021 Cup Series champion rolled to the lead past pole-sitter James McFadden on Lap 27 of the 35-lap event and never looked back.

“Finally, huh?” Larson said, via Sprint Car Hub. “… Four trips is not that many races but feels good to get a win and have to earn it, too, from starting sixth to passing the guy that’s been the most dominant driver here in Australia this week and for a long time. I knew I had a great car but just was able to get fresh air on my wing and grab the moisture and get clear to second and just kind of pace through there.

“That was a fun race. The track was changing so much — every lap it was something different. You could create different lines and just had to chase it. James was searching in front of me, I’m searching for lanes that I can build speed and a rhythm. Just an awesome track.”

Kyle Larson staying busy during NASCAR offseason

Larson doesn’t have time to celebrate his victory in The Land Down Under. The 32-year-old has a plane to catch to Los Angeles to connect to Tulsa, where he’ll compete in all four adult divisions of the Tulsa Shootout in Oklahoma: Winged A-Class, Stock Non-Wing, Non-Wing Outlaw and Winged Outlaw, per Matt Weaver of Sportsnaut.

That will make eight straight days’ worth of races across two continents for Larson.

“Yeah, it will be a little bit hectic going back to get to the Shootout,” Larson told FloRacing. “Originally, I was going to stay here through the first and celebrate the new year here. I decided to go back on New Year’s Eve and be there for our youngest son’s birthday and that will also allow me to run all four classes of the Shootout.

“So yeah, early morning flight out of here on the 31st. My flight from Sydney to LA lands at 9:10 and I’m hoping, since I have Global Entry and all that, that I can get through customs and get to my American Airlines flight by 9:30 to Tulsa. I think I can make it work because those long flights tend to get in a little early. We’ll see. If not, I have another flight that gets in in time to run all the races. So yeah, tight schedule getting back, but it will be worth it and won’t miss out on any of the racing.”