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Late Slide Job Sends Kyle Larson Tumbling as Daison Pursley Wins Hangtown 100

The tiny Placerville oval showcased the razor-thin margins of midget racing, with both Larson and Corey Day walking away from violent flips.

Overview

  • Larson dominated most of the 100-lap feature before Daison Pursley’s slide-job attempt made contact with five laps to go, flipping Larson from the lead.
  • Daison Pursley took the Hangtown 100 victory, while Larson retired and was scored 15th after exiting uninjured.
  • Video showed Larson offering a slow clap and double thumbs-up toward Pursley after climbing from his damaged car.
  • Earlier in the main event, Corey Day flipped multiple times near the front but emerged without injury, underscoring the event’s high-risk nature.
  • Coverage emphasized the quarter-mile, high-banked Placerville Speedway’s unforgiving racing, where small misjudgments quickly change outcomes.