Former NASCAR driver set to drive in 2025 High Limit Racing with his own team

Kasey Kahne, who last raced in NASCAR six years ago, will return to race in the sprint car series, High Limit Racing with his team Kasey Kahne Racing (KKR) in 2025.

Kahne retired from the NASCAR Cup Series after a 15-year tenure in 2018 because of health issues and later started competing in sprint car racing. He founded KKR, which has had over 140 wins and six World of Outlaws championships. The team won five consecutive titles from 2019 to 2023, all with Brad Sweet.

Next year, Kahne will drive the No. 9 car for Kubota High Limit Racing with his teammate and series co-owner, Brad Sweet with both drivers representing KKR. The 44-year-old also brought in Eric Prutzman as his crew chief. Prutzman has previously helped Sweet win six straight national sprint car championships, including the 2024 title.

Kahne also raced in the series co-owned by NASCAR star Kyle Larson this year and finished 14th in the standings with nine top-10 finishes in 45 races. His best result came at Lucas Oil Speedway, where he earned his first top-five finish of the series.

The High Limit Racing series and NASCAR will both be in Las Vegas in March. Kahne will race on the dirt track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, while NASCAR will host their race on the big oval.

"I think my body’s in a much better place now" - Kasey Kahne on returning to NASCAR

Kasey Kahne (95) during the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway. - Source: Imagn

Kasey Kahne debuted in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2002 and won his first pole and race the next year. He moved up to the Cup Series full-time in 2004.

Kahne replaced Bill Elliott in the No. 9 Dodge at Evernham Motorsports and won his first race at Richmond in 2005. He later switched to Richard Petty Motorsports and Red Bull Racing and joined Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) in 2012.

After five years at HMS, the Washington native joined Leavine Family Racing for the last two years of his career in the series. In an interview with Frontstretch last year, he revealed that he suffered heat exhaustion that made intense races life-threatening. Kahne returned to dirt racing in 2019 and also hinted at a return to stock car racing after being asked about a comeback.

"You know, my health was struggling pretty bad there, and this was my final race in '18, and it was as bad as I've ever felt. So I've done a lot since then. I think my body’s in a much better place now. It needed a rest. I've thought about it, I think it'd be great to run a stock car again. I really do," Kahne said [02:49 onwards].

Kahne won 18 races in the Cup Series, including three Coca-Cola 600s and a Brickyard 400 in 2017. He also collected 27 pole positions in 15 years.