The world of sprint car racing was swept with emotion following the announcement that one of its titans, Kyle Larson’s brother-in-law, Brad Sweet, would be stepping away from full-time racing. The seismic news, which came during the High Limit Racing awards banquet, detailed that Sweet would no longer compete full-time in sprint car racing, effectively ending an era of unprecedented dominance in the sport.
His powerful reflection was simple yet profound: “Racing has been my whole life. Walking away from driving full-time. It’s not easy, but I know this. I gave it everything I had, every lap, every season, every championship,” he said, holding back tears.
“This isn’t goodbye to racing, It’s just an end of a chapter behind the wheel full-time. I will still be around supporting this sport