High Limit Racing back in action this Friday at Lakeside Speedway

April 13, 2026 | by Brian Walker

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (April 13, 2026)—

After two weeks on the sidelines, Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing fires back off this weekend with the first trip to the Midwest this season as NASCAR champion Kyle Larson joins High Limit champ Rico Abreu, Aaron Reutzel, Tanner Holmes and the full cast of high rollers in the Hasty Bake Kansas City Clash.

This Friday night, April 17, the Hasty Bake Charcoal Grills Kansas City Clash kicks off NASCAR weekend at the nearby Kansas Speedway. It’s the series’ seventh appearance at Lakeside Speedway and an important precursor before the penultimate weekend of the 2026 championship chase comes back here for the Heartland of America Showdown on October 10-11.

While Tanner Thorson and Aaron Reutzel continue leading the championship chase, stars like Rico Abreu, Giovanni Scelzi, Tyler Courtney, Kerry Madsen, Justin Peck, Brent Marks, Daison Pursley and Tanner Holmes round out a stacked early-season top-10.

After the eight-race season-opening swing, only two have finished in the top-10 in every feature with Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing in 2026: Thorson and Scelzi. For both west coast transplants, it’s the longest streak of their respective High Limit careers.

Thorson, who has a 21-point advantage atop the championship standings, brings the Rod Gross Motorsports No. 88 back to the track as the most recent winner. The Nevada, native will put his eight-race streak to the test on Friday at Lakeside, where he has yet to finish better than 13th in five attempts.

Scelzi, who is tied for third in the early-season points, is now the seventh driver in series history to piece together 10 consecutive top-10 finishes, dating back to last year. Friday’s trip to Lakeside is one where where “Hot Sauce” owns High Limit and World of Outlaws wins, and perhaps the perfect place to make his maiden victory lane trip in the Spire Motorsports No. 77.

Rico Abreu, the reigning Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing champion, will return to Lakeside as the defending winner of this event.

Reserved and general admission tickets are now available. Reserved (all ages): $47. General admission adult: $42. Children (ages 6-12) general admission: $20. No cost for children ages 5 and under. Ticket fees are $1.75 per ticket and will appear at check out with associated credit card fees.

Camping is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Smoking is permitted in designated areas. Outside food and beverage, coolers, fireworks and firearms are prohibited.