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Kyle Larson just can’t lose when he rolls into Nebraska’s Eagle Raceway.
“Yung Money” is now three-for-three at the 1/4-mile bullring they call “1 Badass Race Track,” making his latest conquest on Tuesday night at the Bikini Zone Eagle Nationals.
Starting from the fourth spot, Larson bided his time behind Carson Macedo and Rico Abreu in the early going. When Abreu needed a work area trip on Lap 18, the door swung wide open for Larson to attack Macedo with a front-row restart.
What ensued was a hellacious five-lap battle between all of the cars in the top-five and it started with Larson and Macedo matching slider-after-slider and bringing a near capacity crowd to their feet. For four consecutive laps from Lap 18-21, a different driver led with Macedo on 18, then Larson on 19, back to Macedo on 20, and back to Larson on 21.
Once clearing Macedo, Larson sailed into traffic before being forced to deal with Brad Sweet during the closing laps. “The Big Cat” hurled a pair of attempted sliders at the #57, but Larson overcame the elevated heart rate and drove around to maintain his lead.
At the end of the 40 intense laps, it was the Paul Silva #57 to the checkered flag first – netting them $55,555 in the second-richest Kubota High Limit Racing event thus far into 2024.
Larson’s sixth-career trip to Whiskey Myers Victory Lane puts him into a three-way tie with Brad Sweet and Rico Abreu as the winningest driver in the young 36-race history of the series.
Brad Sweet capped a 13th-to-2nd drive for the Kasey Kahne Racing, NAPA Auto Parts #49 – building on his championship lead and inching closer to Tyler Courtney for the Midweek Money Series points lead. He collects $20,000 with his runner-up result.
James McFadden and Roth Motorsports rounded out the podium, completing a $10,000 effort with a sixth-to-third run in the #83.
Carson Macedo, Kerry Madsen, Tyler Courtney, Chase Randall, Parker Price-Miller, Giovanni Scelzi and Tanner Thorson closed out the top-10 at the Bikini Zone Eagle Nationals.
THE ALL-IN NOTEBOOK (6/11/24)
Eagle Raceway (Eagle, NE)
Capitol Custom Trailers Quicktime – Carson Macedo (11.322 seconds)
TJ Forged Heat One Winner – Brent Marks
DMI Heat Two Winner – Chase Randall
BR Motorsports Heat Three Winner – Rico Abreu
FK Rod Ends Dash Winner – Tanner Thorson
Jake’s Golf Carts Fastest Lap Award – Carson Macedo (12.384 seconds)
Hard Charger – Parker Price-Miller +14, 22nd-to-8th
Lap Leaders – Macedo 1-18; Larson 19; Macedo 20; Larson 21-40
Kubota A Feature (40 Laps): 1. 57-Kyle Larson[4]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet[13]; 3. 83-James McFadden[6]; 4. 41-Carson Macedo[1]; 5. 55V-Kerry Madsen[15]; 6. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[16]; 7. 2KS-Chase Randall[8]; 8. 9P-Parker Price Miller[22]; 9. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[11]; 10. 88-Tanner Thorson[2]; 11. 13-Justin Peck[23]; 12. 5-Spencer Bayston[5]; 13. 55-Chris Windom[18]; 14. 23-Garet Williamson[20]; 15. 8-Cory Eliason[19]; 16. 26-Zeb Wise[25]; 17. 14-Corey Day[9]; 18. 9-Kasey Kahne[26]; 19. 24-Rico Abreu[3]; 20. 39M-Anthony Macri[12]; 21. 16T-Cole Macedo[21]; 22. 1A-Jacob Allen[17]; 23. 6-Bryce Lucius[24]; 24. 42-Sye Lynch[10]; 25. 19-Brent Marks[7]; 26. 87-Aaron Reutzel[14]
Updated Championship Standings (After 24/54 Races):
- Kasey Kahne Racing #49 – Brad Sweet (1,612)
- Clauson-Marshall Racing #7BC – Tyler Courtney (-76)
- Murray-Marks Motorosports #19 – Brent Marks (-158)
- Rico Abreu Racing #24 – Rico Abreu (-252)
- Jason Meyers Racing #14 – Corey Day (-255)
- Roth Motorsports #83 – James McFadden (-310)
- Buch Motorsports #13 – Justin Peck (-344)
- PPM Racing #9P – Parker Price-Miller (-352)
- CJB Motorsports #5 – Spencer Bayston (-360)
- Rudeen Racing #26 – Zeb Wise (-481)
- Rod Gross Motorsports #88 – Tanner Thorson (-493)
- Shark Racing #1A – Jacob Allen (-562)
- Ridge & Sons Racing #8 – Cory Eliason (-564)
- Kasey Kahne Racing #9 – Kasey Kahne (-637)
- Vermeer Motorsports #55 – Chris Windom (-649)
- Crouch Motorsports #1 – Brenham Crouch (-766)
UP NEXT: After three weeks on the road, Kubota High Limit Racing will take the next two weeks off – returning to action on Wednesday, June 25 for another $20,000-to-win Midweek Money Series event at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, MO. Some of the teams are just getting ready, though, you’ll see many competing with the World of Outlaws at Knoxville and Huset’s.
Article Credit: Brian Walker
