Kyle Larson’s attempt ‘Double’ reaches the end while shattered in Indy 500
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Kyle Larson’s attempt to complete “The Double” ended abruptly on Sunday.
Larson could not finish the Indianapolis 500 of 500 miles, since it caused an accident of three cars in Tour 91. The race had just returned to Green when Larson was running to climb the classification. He was in a tight herd when he went down and lost control of his vehicle.
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Kyle Larson, second from the left, is verified after reaching the wall in the second turn during the automatic race of Indianapolis 500 in Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, on Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Jamie Gallagher)
The shipwreck picked up Sting Ray Robb and Kyffin Simpson, finishing his days too.
“It was a little crazy there at first. I got very tight behind Takuma (Sato),” Larson told News after he left the center’s care center. “I was very close to him. I released and then put on a bit for the whole place and turned. Yes, I just hate … I got too anxious there in the restart and caused that clash. I hate all those who were trapped in it. Yes.
“Try to overcome this quickly and try to get to Charlotte. Try to forget it and try to win the next.”
Larson tried to become the second pilot in the history of the races to complete the feat known as “The Double”, which includes running and completing the 500 laps in the Indy 500 and then flying to Charlotte Motor Speedway to run and finish the Coca-Cola 600 of Nascar.
Kyle Larson awaits the beginning of the practice for the automatic race of Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, on Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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He told News Digital before Indy 500 that he expected the challenge.
“The main reason why I love to compete. I like to challenge myself, you learn new cars and all that. And I like to compete in the world’s biggest races. So, doing two of them on the same day, it’s quite good,” Larson said.
“For me, I want to do it while I am at my best. I am only 32 years old, I feel that I am at the top of our sport, I felt that the moment is suitable for that. I do not know how long my career will last in the Nascar … I think it will be really fun to make a race in the course of the road, only to experience that type of cars that have a lot Men, and also men, and men.
May 25, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana: the driver of the Indycar series Kyle Larson (17) during the 109th race of Indianapolis 500 in Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Images Marc LeBryk-Imagn)
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Unfortunately for Larson, the feat will be suspended for at least another year.
Ryan Morik de News contributed to this report.
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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor of News Digital.