Then he hopped into an SUV, headed to a waiting helicopter and was off to the Cup Series race in Charlotte. He was hoping to complete every lap of both races, but rain in Indianapolis deprived him of that opportunity.
Kyle Larson walks out during driver introductions before the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 26, 2024.
Larson was attempting to become the fifth driver to do “The Double” by running the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in the same day. But when a severe storm brought pre-race festivities to a halt in Indianapolis and pushed back the start of the Indy 500 by four hours, Larson was left to choose between the IndyCar race and the NASCAR race.
Larson was sixth at the time but had to drive through pit road again to serve the penalty, shuffling him outside the top 20. He managed to pick up a couple of spots over the last 70 laps but never got a caution that could have given him a chance.Even though Larson had no chance to complete every lap of both races, he insisted on finishing the day in Charlotte, where Justin Allgaier had started the Cup Series race in his place.
But when the rain ended, a spokesman for Hendrick Motorsports confirmed that the Indy 500 would be the priority.
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