Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing wrapped its nine-race season-opening swing this week with three races at first-time stops in New Mexico, Texas and Kansas. The swing concluded with the Roto-Rooter Midweek Series opener at Vado Speedway Park in Vado, N.M., on Tuesday, followed by Route 66 Motor Speedway in Amarillo, Texas, on Friday and Dodge City Raceway Park in Kansas on Saturday — each hosting its first-ever High Limit Racing events after weather had disrupted attempts to race there the previous year.

Tuesday’s Vado show aired live on FS1 at 7 p.m. local (9 p.m. ET), marking only the second live-television broadcast in series history and serving as the first of six FloSports/Fox simulcasts planned for the season; FloRacing exclusively streamed the Hot Laps and qualifying sessions ahead of the Vado race. Additional FS1 live dates have been scheduled at Eagle Raceway (April 21), Grandview Speedway (May 19), Red Cedar (June 3), Eldora Speedway (July 17) and Kokomo Speedway (Sept. 23).

The opening swing also highlighted strong on-track parity: the season produced six different winners in its first six races — Kyle Larson, Corey Day, Aaron Reutzel, Rico Abreu, Tanner Thorson and James McFadden — and early-season points leader Tanner Thorson recorded five straight top-five finishes and a recent victory. Defending champion Rico Abreu posted dash results of 7-7-3-1-3-10, while Giovanni Scelzi, working with crew chief Eric Prutzman, collected six top-10s without a win. Coming after earlier three-day weekends in Las Vegas and Phoenix, the nine-race swing wrapped the circuit’s opening set of races and positioned this week as a key moment for drivers, tracks, sponsors and fans as the series grows its visibility and competitive profile.

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