Kyle Larson fulfilled a long-time ambition by taking the green flag in the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, even if the NASCAR star's hopes of pulling off one of the rarest feats in motorsports was washed out by rain at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Kyle Larson - The Canadian PressINDIANAPOLIS — Kyle Larson fulfilled a long-time ambition by taking the green flag in the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, even if the NASCAR star's hopes of pulling off one of the rarest feats in motorsports was washed out by rain at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Justin Allgaier was standing by to start the Cup Series race in the No. 5 car. But even though there was no way to complete all 1,100 miles, Larson still planned to fly to Charlotte and take over whenever his day was done at the Indy 500. “It would be very tough,” admitted Rick Hendrick, his NASCAR team owner, when asked about pulling Larson from the Indy 500 earlier in the week should rain affect their plans. “We’ve got a tremendous amount of folks there at Indy, and he’s in such a good position. It would be extremely hard.”
Larson had been planning to follow the blueprint used by others doing “The Double:” He would finish the Indy 500, take a helicopter to a nearby airfield, board a private jet to Charlotte, then climb into another helicopter for the last hop to Charlotte Motor Speedway. If the Indy 500 began on time, he would have just enough time to make it for the start.
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