The final night of the 2026 Tulsa Shootout is over, with the last of a monumental 433 races behind run between Tuesday and Saturday night.
There were some familiar names in one of the A-Mains to round off the night, with Larson and Busch going head to head after the latter fought through some Saturday qualifiers.
...That is, Owen Larson and Brexton Busch, the young sons of famous fathers Kyle and, uh, also Kyle, who were in competition for the Restricted class on the final night of racing.
Neither ultimately took home the Golden Driller, with Braxon Vasconcellos taking victory just ahead of Brycen Roush, with Larson fourth and Busch down in tenth.
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Larson denied back-to-back at Tulsa shootout
The Tulsa Shootout is one of the most prestigious events on the dirt racing calendar in the United States and takes place annually, attracting thousands of drivers from across the country each and every year. 2078 entries this year, to be precise.
Two generations of Larsons and Buschs raced at Tulsa this weekend, with Larson's daughter Audrey also competing in the Junior Sprint category. She and Kyle Busch were the only two of their racing clans not to make it into one of Saturday's A-Main races.
Kyle Larson was going in the Winged Outlaw class in an effort to go back-to-back after taking home the hardware last year, starting his 30-lap race from sixth.
He was beaten, though, by long-time sprint car star Daison Pursley – although not before catching up to the eventual winner with just a few laps remaining, only for slight contact to send him sideways and back into fourth, where he eventually finished.
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