For the second year in a row, Kyle Larson will try one of the most rare features in all sports: the same day both at the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600.
Two of the world’s most prestigious races. A total of six tours, 1,100 miles.
This market, Larson, will try to be the second driver of five attempting to finish all 1,100 miles in a single day. If he does this, he will join Tony Stewart, the sixth in Indianapolis 500 in 2021 and third in Coca-Cola 600.
Larson has a reason to believe that there is a better place to get a lot of more than a year after being 21st qualified for the 109th of Indianapolis 500.
First, Nature can cooperate this time. In 2024, the Indy 500 weather was delayed, Larson forced the competition in Indy and to miss the beginning of the Coca-Cola 600. When Larson finally went to Charlotte Motor Speedway, the race was in the rain delay, and the end of Larson was called before he had the chance to turn a single round.
Larson, the cup series of logistics again if it makes a problem with the priority, he said. If he has to leave Indianapolis early, there will be jets to Larson Charlotte as the 2013 Indy 500 winner and 2004 Indycar champion Tony Kanaan Larson’s seat.
50 -year -old Kanaan completed the necessary refreshing course at Indianapolis on May 15th. Arrow McLaren’s team manager received high praise for Larson as the 2021 Nascar Cup series champion for his second crack in the Indy 500.
K Kyle is a real racer, Kan Kanaan said. “I don’t think I need to sit here and talk about their qualities because it shows the results.
“I really admire him as a racer,” Kanaan continued. “To me, it is one of the greatest talents we have seen worldwide.”
Respect for Larson in the Indycar industry shows its reputation as a versatile driver. Whether it’s a Cup series car on Sunday, a Nascar Truck series race, a Chevrolet Silverrado or Sprint car, Larson’s versatility, put its name to talk as one of the best versatile racing drivers in the world.
This year, preparations are as time -consuming as in 2024. A full weekly training in Indianapolis was qualified the same weekend as the Nascar All-Star race. Larson was qualified in Indianapolis, while the Nascar Xfinity series champion Justin Allgaier, Larson’s North Wilkesboro’s number in North Wilkesboro.
After taking part in the Nascar All-Star race on Sunday, Larson’s focus returns to Indy, where there is two more application sessions to call the Chevrolet number 17 for Indianapolis 500.
Larson admitted that re -starting an Indycar was a difficult task a year after the cockpit. However, the application results – on May 24, 13, May 13 and May 15 on May 15 – shows a driver who returned to Indycar saddle with confidence and posture.
After accelerating the penalty of Larson’s pit path, Indianapolis saw that he had finished 500. However, don’t be surprised if Larson ends in the first 15 with the Indy 500 experience under his belt. The number 17 clearly has a slight speed, and as Kanaan says, Larson’s adaptability makes him a threat to win whatever the tool he’s in.
However, even the best drivers in the world are not immune to mistakes. Larson collapsed in the open test both in April and on May 15th. Another accident in the Indy 500 would hopes to complete Larson’s entire 1,100 miles.
Even if the Indianapolis 500 does not go to Larson, the Coca-Cola 600 should give much more fruit for the 32-year-old driver. Larson won the event in 2021 and won three times in 2025, including the last cup series score race in Kansas, as well as being the best driver in the cup series. Larson, if Coke can come to the end of 600, it will probably be in the mixture for the win.
One of the biggest talents in the race can eventually give Tony Stewart a company, provided that Mother Nature plays well and gives Larson the opportunity to compete in both races.
-Samuel Stubbs, Field Level Media
