2023 High Limit Sprint Series at Lincoln Park Speedway

Kyle Larson vs. Rico Abreu: High Limit Sprint Car Series Tale Of The Tape

Kyle Larson vs. Rico Abreu: High Limit Sprint Car Series Tale Of The Tape

Breaking down the High Limit Sprint Car Series championship battle between Kyle Larson and Rico Abreu entering the season finale at Lincoln Park Speedway.

Oct 9, 2023
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The battle to become the inaugural High Limit Sprint Car Series champion will be decided Tuesday night during the season finale at Lincoln Park Speedway. NASCAR Cup Series star Kyle Larson enters the final race of the season with a 15-point lead over Rico Abreu in the championship standings. 

Let's take a look at the "Tale of the Tape" to see how we've reached this point after 10 races. 

Kyle Larson

Larson used a stretch of three straight wins during the first half of the season to build up a big lead in the High Limit Sprint Car Series championship standings. His consecutive wins at Wayne County Speedway, Tri-City Speedway and Eagle Raceway built up a cushion that Abreu has been chipping away at during the second half of the season. 

Despite not winning a race in the second half of the season, Larson has three runner-up finishes and five top-10 finishes over the last five events. 

Average Starting Position: 6.5

Average Finishing Position: 3.1

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VIDEO: Highlights from the most recent High Limit race at Bridgeport Motorsports Park. 

Rico Abreu

It was only a matter of time until "Lady Luck" was on Rico's side this season. A string of bad luck bit him early on in the season, but he's turned his luck around during the second half of the season with three High Limit wins over the last five races. 

In addition to his three victories, Abreu has three runner-up finishes and has not finished off the podium since the third race of the season. 

If not for a flat tire while leading the season opener at Lakeside Speedway in April, Rico would likely be in the catbird seat entering the finale. 

Average Starting Position: 5.5

Average Finishing Position: 4.5

High Limit Sprint Car Series Championship Scenarios

Kyle Larson clinches the championship by: 

  • Finishing sixth or better if Abreu wins
  • Finishing 8th or better if Abreu finishes second
  • Finishing 11th or better if Abreu finishes third
  • Finishing 13th or better if Abreu finishes fourth
  • Finishing 15th or better if Abreu finishes fifth
  • Finishing 17th or better if Abreu finishes sixth
  • Finishing 19th or better if Abreu finishes seventh
  • Finishing 21st or better if Abreu finishes eighth
  • Finishing 23rd if Abreu finishes ninth
  • Rico finishes 10th or worse

Rico Abreu wins the championship by:

  • Winning and Larson finishes seventh or worse
  • Finishing second and Larson finishes ninth or worse
  • Finishing third and Larson finishes 12th or worse
  • Finishing fourth and Larson finishes 14th or worse
  • Finishing fifth and Larson finishes 16th or worse
  • Finishing sixth and Larson finishes 18th or worse
  • Finishing seventh and Larson finishes 20th or worse
  • Finishing eighth and Larson finishes 22nd or worse
  • Finishing ninth and Larson finishes 24th 

The stage is now set. If you can't be at Lincoln Park Speedway this weekend, you can watch the championship battle unfold live on FloRacing. Sign up for a FloRacing subscription today by clicking here