Brad Sweet has done it again.
For the third straight year, the Grass Valley, California native will take home the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championship trophy.
Nicknamed, the Big Cat, Sweet has long piloted Kasey Kahne Racing’s No. 49 car and first broke through the barrier of a title in 2019.
Today, two seasons later, Sweet becomes just the third driver to ever 3-peat in the championship race of the national sprint car tour joining Donny Schatz and Steve Kinser.
Over the course of the season Sweet matched his career-high with 16 wins in 77 races.
Just like the drive and passion got him his championships, Sweet thought he still left some on the table.
“It’s one of those years that didn’t feel good, but when you look back on it you’ll be proud,” Sweet told WorldofOutlaws.com. “You can’t complain too much, but you base a lot of your season off the Crown Jewels. We lost the King’s Royal with that tire, ran third at the Nationals, on the podium at Huset’s & Jackson. It sucks being just a little bit off to get those big wins. It makes us hungrier for next year, though. Points racing near the end of the year kind of hurts that win column.”
Sweet finished the season with 48 top 5 runs in the 79 events the tour ran. He completed every single lap of every race on the schedule, as well.
As improbable and impressive as those numbers are, the KKR driver thinks it’s only going to get harder.
“To me, the competition is deeper than I’ve ever seen it and felt it,” Sweet said. “There’s no faking it with the World of Outlaws. This year was harder to run top-five for sure. You’re seeing David GRavel put together something, Carson Macedo is now rolling, I believe Logan Schuchart is very close, Sheldon Haudenschild is on the verge I think, and Donny Schatz is getting it back where he belongs. There’s more uncertainty on who will win because I truly believe there are 10 guys that can win on any given night. I think the sport is getting better and teams are evolving. It’s fun to be a part of. It’s definitely getting harder to stay on top.”
Congratulations to Brad Sweet and Kasey Kahne Racing on a championship winning year.
