Brad Sweet Captures Back-to-Back Podium Finishes at Tulare
Brad Sweet and the Kasey Kahne Racing No. 49 NAPA AUTO PARTS team finished third both Friday and Saturday night in the World of Outlaws series races at Thunderbowl Speedway in Tulare, Calif.
Sweet is the current track record holder on the 1/3 mile clay oval, a track where he typically runs well. Friday night he was able to qualify second, won his heat, placed second in the dash and finished the 30-lap feature in third place.
On Saturday, qualifying was a bit of a challenge with a 15th place effort. Never letting up, crew chief Kale Kahne and the team went to work. Sweet came home second in his heat, fourth in the dash and brought home a third-place finish in the feature while battling side-by-side with teammate Daryn Pittman and 2016 champion Donnie Schatz.
“We had a good car tonight and I feel like we’re starting to gel,” Sweet said. “It’s basically a whole new team this year with Kale working on the 49 car and we are starting to make big gains.”
Sweet now sits in second place in the point standings with a comfortable margin over third.
The team heads to Stockton Dirt Track in Stockton, Calif. for a two night show this weekend.
Start / Finish: Fri. 3 / 3; Sat. 4 / 3
Points Standing / Total: 2 / 1,086
Next Race: Stockton Dirt Track, Friday March 24
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Kasey Kahne Racing (KKR), located in Mooresville, NC, was formed in 2005 and employs more than ten people dedicated to sprint car racing. The organization fields two entries in the High Limit Sprint Car Series; Brad Sweet (NAPA No. 49) and former NASCAR Cup Series driver Kasey Kahne (No. 9). Collectively, KKR has 7 World of Outlaws and High Limit Racing Championships (Daryn Pittman in '13 and Brad Sweet in '19, '20, '21, '22, '23 & ‘24). In addition, Eric Prutzman has won Crew Chief of the year 3x (’19,’23 & ’24). Since the team's inception, KKR has amassed over 290+ national dirt car wins.