Kyle Larson will attempt to run both the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day next May after weather foiled his plans in 2024.
The NASCAR champion missed the Coca-Cola 600 this year due to a rain delay in Indy, but he'll give it another shot in 2025.With NASCAR and the Coca-Cola 600 the promised priority, Kyle Larson will again attempt the Indianapolis 500 next season with the caveat he must leave if rain again ruins his bid to complete “The Double.”
In the end, missing the 600 did cost Larson as he fell a single point short of beating Tyler Reddick for NASCAR’s regular-season championship — a title worth 15 additional playoff points. Larson could use those points after an early crash Sunday in NASCAR’s playoff opener erased almost his entire lead in the Cup standings.
Hendrick said that Tony Kanaan, sporting director for Arrow McLaren, would replace Larson in the car at Indy if Larson has to leave for Charlotte. By the reaction on Kanaan's face, that was news to him. Larson, who is again partnering with Arrow McLaren Racing, not only wants to complete the full 1,100-miles but wants to win at least one — if not both — of the races.“I knew as soon as it was over that I wanted to do it again. I didn't get a chance to complete ‘The Double’ and that's important," Larson told the AP. “But I also want to win the Indy 500 and I want to win the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. I feel very fortunate to have this opportunity.
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