6 things Kyle Larson said 3 days before his Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 Double
Kyle Larson is attempting an exceptional racing feat Sunday, aiming to race first in the IndyCar Series’ Indianapolis 500 and then traveling to Charlotte, North Carolina for NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600.
It’s an 1,100-mile trek, excluding the helicopter and plane rides from Indianapolis to Charlotte, and Larson, a full-time NASCAR driver, could become just the fourth driver in history to compete in both races on the same day. Known as the Memorial Day Double or just The Double, competing in both races has been attempted 10 times by five drivers, but only four successfully raced in both – and only Tony Stewart completed all 1,100 miles on the same day.
But endurance and exhaustion aside, race-day logistics could complicate things, especially when it comes to weather. Rain and thunderstorms are in the forecast for Indianapolis on Sunday, which could force Larson and NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick, who’s also sponsoring Larson’s Indy 500 ride, to decide whether to pull the driver from Indy or have a replacement driver fill in at the Coca-Cola 600.
Ahead of Larson’s first Indy 500 and his attempt at the daunting Double, here are six things he said in a NASCAR press conference Thursday, less than three days before his first green flag of the day flies.
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