Kyle Larson’s Boycott Not the Reason Behind Chili Bowl Purse Increase

In 2022, Kyle Larson made some major headlines in the dirt world when he decided not to take part in the Chili Bowl. He claimed he did so because the purse money wasn’t what he felt was fair as he said, “ Advertisement Fast forward to the present, is still not going to be a part of the Chili Bowl in 2024, even though this year, the prize money has been increased.

However, if event promoter Emmett Hahn is to be believed, Larson isn’t the reason behind the purse increase. “ Hahn said as per Matt Weaver. Advertisement Loading embed tweet https://twitter.com/MattWeaverRA/status/1744411753750909093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Like the 2020 Chili Bowl champion, other drivers like Christopher Bell have also been demanding a raise on top of the $10,000 purse money.

Luckily, the requests have been heard as the amount has been doubled this year. A busy season for Kyle Larson Arguably, 2024 is the most eventful year for the 2021 Cup Series champion. The full time Cup season, the Indy 500 Coca Cola 600 double, the High Limit Sprint Car Championship, among his other dates on the schedule.

Indeed, there is a lot on his to do list. However, there is not a lot of late model racing in Kyle Larson’s schedule this year. And that’s because of the commitments that he has already made to his High Limit Sprint Car racing series. he . Advertisement Six of those 15 races are being held at the Wild West Shootout, a minor late model racing series where the HMS star races Kevin Rumley’s #6 machine.

However, following a DNF last June at Tri City Speedway, Larson had gone on a 6 month long hiatus. So naturally, Chili Bowl or not, for Kyle Larson fans, 2024 is surely going to be one exciting year. Advertisement.