Kyle Larson Joining Late Model Stars For Castrol FloRacing Night In America
Kyle Larson Joining Late Model Stars For Castrol FloRacing Night In America
NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson will join dirt late model stars for Wednesday's Castrol FloRacing Night in America at Atomic Speedway.
Castrol FloRacing Night in America invades Atomic Speedway on Wednesday night for the seventh race of the 2022 season. An impressive list of drivers, headlined by defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson, will be contending for the $22,022 winner's check.
Larson, who is currently chasing his second straight NASCAR Cup Series championship, will be making his first start behind the wheel of a dirt late model since the Prairie Dirt Classic on July 30. The Elk Grove, California driver will be chasing his second Castrol FloRacing Night in America win of the year after winning the season opener at Eldora Speedway in April.
In order to get to victory lane, Larson will need to beat many of the top dirt late model drivers in America.
Brandon Sheppard enters the race atop the Castrol FloRacing Night in America point standings with one win, four top-fives and six top-10 finishes in the first six events. Mike Marlar, who currently trails Sheppard by 87 points in the battle for the championship, will be in attendance as he looks to trim the gap at the top of the standings.
Bobby Pierce, the most recent series winner at Fairbury Speedway, is also expected to be in attendance on Wednesday night. The driver known as "The Smooth Operator" currently sits third in the championship standings.
Home state favorite Devin Moran will make his return to Castrol FloRacing Night in America after winning last year's race at Atomic Speedway.
Two-time defending Gateway Dirt Nationals winner Tyler Carpenter is expected to make his first series start of the year alongside his father "Fast Freddie" Carpenter.
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Other drivers entered for Wednesday's race include Tyler Erb, Josh Richards, Ricky Thornton Jr. and Boom Briggs. A complete list of expected entries for the race can be viewed below.
Fans unable to make it out to Atomic Speedway will be able to watch the action live on FloRacing beginning with a pre-race show at 5:30 p.m. ET. If you're not already a FloRacing subscriber, click here to sign up today.