Should weather delay the start of the Indianapolis 500, Kyle Larson will abandon his IndyCar effort and head to NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600.
In case there was ever any doubt, Hendrick Motorsports has made it abundantly clear that Kyle Larson ’s top priority on Memorial Day weekend will be NASCAR ’s Coca-Cola 600 over the Indianapolis 500.The 2021 NASCAR champion hopes to qualify next weekend for the 500 and run to the finish on May 26. If the 500 starts shortly after noon and runs without serious interruptions, Larson will have no problem making it to Concord, N.C. for the 6:00 p.m. start of the NASCAR Cup Series race.
The late John Andretti did it in 1997, then Tony Stewart in 1999 and 2001, Robby Gordon in 2002 and 2003, and Kurt Busch in 2014. Davy Jones planned on doing it in 1995 but didn’t qualify for the 600. Weather was an issue for Gordon in three of his five tries at the double. When rain pushed the 1997 Indy 500 to a Tuesday, he flew to Charlotte for the 600.He ran the full Indy 500 in 2000 but didn’t get to Charlotte in time to start the 600.
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