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Kyle Larson describes disappointment of crashing out of Indy 500

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Kyle Larson is on his way to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Coca-Cola 600 a bit earlier than expected. Larson crashed out of Sunday’s 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500, ending his bid at becoming the second driver to complete the Indy-Charlotte Double.

The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion was caught up in a wreck on the Lap 93 restart that included Sting Ray Robb and Kyffin Simpson. Larson, understandably, was devastated seeing his 2025 Indy 500 run come to an early end.

“Was a bit crazy on the start and yeah, I got tight behind Takuma [Sato]. I was really close to him, and I got maybe shaded left to him — I haven’t seen a replay. Got loose and kind of got all over the place. So, I spun,” Larson told FOX Sports. “Just hate that I got a little too eager there on the restart and caused that crash. Hate it for everybody that also got caught up in it. Just bummed out. Try to get over this quickly and get onto Charlotte and forget about it.”

Kyle Larson’s Indy-Charlotte Double bid comes up short

Tony Stewart remains the only driver to run the full 1,100 miles on Memorial Day weekend. Larson did not address his future Indy 500 plans but to this point, the racing Gods have not been kind to him.

Last year, Mother Nature kept him from arriving in time for the Coca-Cola 600. She was back at it again this year, delaying the start of the Indy 500 by nearly an hour. Then came the pace laps, when Scott McLaughlin crashed. Mixed in there was a Marco Andretti wreck on Lap 1 and a yellow flag for more rain.

Everything has seemed to go against him. Even if he hadn’t crashed out of the race, it’s entirely possible Rick Hendrick would have had to pull him out of the race car. Larson had to leave by roughly 4:00 p.m. ET to make it to Charlotte. There were still 50 laps to go less than 10 minutes away from the top of the hour.

Now, his attention turns to the Coca-Cola 600, the Crown Jewel race he won back in 2021. Larson will start second alongside polesitter Chase Briscoe.