'I don't really think it's worth it': Why Kyle Larson may not do the Indy 500-NASCAR double
Is the double done? Kyle Larson thinks it might be.
The NASCAR Cup star who is known for his willingness to try almost anything with four wheels and an engine said Sunday night that competing the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same might be a feat that is even beyond him.
The 32-year-old drove in both Sunday, crashing out of both, finishing 27th at Indy (109 of 200 laps completed) and 37th in Charlotte, North Carolina (245 of 400 laps completed).
After exiting the Cup race, he said the tight race day window for attempting 1,100 miles of racing is daunting.
'I don't know. It's so fresh right now I don't really have a good answer for you. The double is just a tough undertaking," he said, according to NBC Sports. "The window of time is too tight. Even if I didn't wreck, I don't think I would have made it here on time and probably would have had to end that race short anyways.
'So I don't really think it's worth it. But I would love to run the Indy 500 again. Just doing the double I think is just logistically too tough.'
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Even with no weather issues, completing both is tough.
The scheduled green flag for the Indy 500 is 12:45 p.m. ET. However, a brief shower delayed the start of the race by about 45 minutes. The race, if it goes the scheduled 200 laps, takes about 3 hours.
After that race, a driver takes a helicopter from Indianapolis Motor Speedway to the Indianapolis International Airport to catch a one-hour flight to Charlotte.
Then there's transportation from that airport to Charlotte Motor Speedway for driver introductions and a 6 p.m. green flag for the Coca-Cola 600.
Larson raced at Indy in 2024, finishing 18th after a pit-road speeding penalty dropped him from fifth place. However, a 4-hour rain delay in Indianapolis made him late for Charlotte. The Cup race had already begun and, when he got there, rain had stopped that race, so he never got in the car.
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