Kyle Larson is constantly on the move, and he’ll need to be if he hopes to make it from Perth, Western Australia, to Oklahoma in time for practice for the Tulsa Shootout.

The logistics for the Hendrick 1100 during the month of May was child’s play compared with Kyle Larson’s planes, trains and race car journey over the final week of 2024.

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Larson endured the whirlwind tour between preparing for his first Indianapolis 500 and existing NASCAR commitments, though his best-laid plans were foiled by rain at Indy.

However, his 10,140-mile mission to run in the inaugural High Limit International Sprint Car race at the Perth Motorplex in Western Australia (WA) followed by an additional 10,816-mile trip to the Tulsa Shootout was not intended for an amateur traveler.

“It wasn’t crazy getting here,” Larson said on Day 1 of the High Limit International show at Perth. “Everything was smooth. It was a long travel day—over 24 hours of travel from the time you leave the first state—which for us, that was Arizona. But it will be a little bit hectic going back to get to the Shootout. 

“Originally, I was going to leave here on the first (of January) and celebrate New Year’s here but decided to go back to be there for our youngest son’s (Cooper) birthday. Also, that will allow me to run all four classes of the Shootout.”

Larson enjoyed Christmas morning and afternoon with his family in Scottsdale before heading to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX). He departed PHX at 5:39 MT and arrived at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) one hour and seven minutes later.  Larson’s Melbourne leg started at 8:33 PT on Wednesday. After nearly 15 hours in the air, he arrived on the east coast of Australia at 6:14 on Friday morning. 

Following a four-hour layover—and another four hours in the air, Larson landed at Perth Airport  n Western Australia at 11:10. By Saturday afternoon, Larson was strapped into a 410 Sprint Car for the first hot laps of the High Limit portion of USA v WA Sprintcar Speedweek. 

Although Larson had never seen the track—or raced for Jason Pryde Motorsports—the NASCAR Cup champion wheeled the No. 1k from his sixth starting position to win the $100,000 main event on Monday. 

VIDEO: Kyle Larson reacts after his first career Sprint Car win in Australia. 

Following his victory, the challenge will only grow larger for Larson as he is scheduled to leave Perth for Sydney at 5:10 a.m. on Tuesday. 

With a 14-hour time difference between Perth and his destination of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Larson will be departing Perth at 3:10 p.m. ET on Monday when converting to "Tulsa Time." 

The tricky portion of his itinerary will be once he reaches Los Angeles. Larson is scheduled to land at 9:10 a.m. PT at International Terminal B and has 24 minutes to clear customs and then find his gate for Tulsa. 

“So, early morning flight out of here on the 31st, then my flight from Sydney to L.A. lands at 9:10,” Larson said. “I have Global Entry, so I hope I can get through customs quickly and get to a 9:34 American Airlines flight to Tulsa. I think I can make it work because those long flights usually get in a little bit early. 

“We’ll see. If not, I have another flight that gets (to Tulsa) in time for the races. Yeah, a little bit of a tight schedule but it will all be worth it. We won’t miss out on any racing if there are no flight delays.”

Should Larson miss the first Tulsa flight, his backup leaves at 12:36 p.m.—but he would have to connect through Dallas Fort Worth International Airport before arriving at the Tulsa International Airport at 7:49 p.m. 

Larson admits the Hendrick 1100 was “really simple” compared to this week’s schedule.

“I think all my dirt racing prior to that prepared me for the May thing,” said Larson, who will attempt the Indy/Charlotte double again in 2025. “It was actually really, really easy. That was the only time of the year I was in one place for a solid week. Flying back and forth for the All-Star Race—and obviously, the 500/600 was hectic with the weather—but I’ve done that a lot with sprint cars and getting back at night for NASCAR the next day. So that was nothing new.”

One factor that should expedite his quest is that Larson is traveling alone. Usually, his wife Katelyn and the entire Larson brood—Owen, Audrey and Cooper—are along for the ride. Owen, 10, will also be competing in the Tulsa Shootout.

“The kids were not going to come, ever,” Larson said. “Katelyn was planning to come but it’s such a short trip—and then we were going to go straight to Tulsa. And Cooper turns two on New Year’s Eve, so she decided to stay back. 

“Honestly, it just makes it simpler that I can just get here and then be less jet-lagged when I get back.”