6/27/19 5:17 PM KYLE LARSON’S BACK IN A USAC MIDGET SATURDAY IN JOLIET

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KYLE LARSON’S BACK IN A USAC MIDGET SATURDAY IN JOLIET

Joliet, Illinois (June 27, 2019)………Fifteen-time USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget winner Kyle Larson returns to the seat of the Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian No. 97 when the series arrives this Saturday, June 29, at Dirt Oval 66 in Joliet, Ill.

Elk Grove’s Larson, a five-time Monster Energy Cup Series winner, has made a pair of USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget starts in 2019, both during “Indiana Midget Week.”* He finished 3rd in his first outing at Gas City I-69 Speedway, then proceeded to set a new one-lap track record the following night at Lincoln Park Speedway.* There, he was contending for the win on the final lap when he flipped over the turn two cushion.

His 15 career wins with the series are ranked 45th all-time, tied alongside Don Branson and Larry Rice.

Larson will pull double-duty alongside his midget racing duties Saturday in his first ever visit to the 3/8-mile dirt oval in Joliet.* He will also be competing in the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions/Bumper-to-Bumper IRA Sprint Car event.

The parking lot opens at Noon (Central), front gates at 3pm, pre-race party at 3pm and cars on track at 6:45pm.

Adult general admission tickets are $25, children general admission is $10, reserved adult tickets are $30, adult pit passes are $40 apiece and children pit passes are $10.

Watch the USAC Midget portion from Dirt Oval 66 live and on-demand at http://www.floracing.com/.* Listen live on the USAC app.* Follow along with live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ and https://twitter.com/USACNation, plus live timing and scoring on the Race Monitor app.

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