It turns out it’s more stressful than preparing for a NASCAR double. It’s not every day that someone attempts a NASCAR double-duty. And the fact that he’s only the fifth person in history to accomplish it doesn’t help with the public scrutiny.
That’s exactly what happened in Kyle Larson’s life ahead of Memorial Day weekend. The No. 5 Chevrolet driver, who enjoys the biggest spotlight possible in NASCAR, is suddenly overwhelmed with a flood of inquiries. The motorsports world is covering this historic NASCAR moment in full force. But this puts Larson in a difficult position. Kyle Larson made similar comments on NBC’s NASCAR podcast, stating in a tone that could be described as frustrated, “I don’t think I can do much right now, but they ask me every week, what am I going to do? Is there anything to prepare for? I mean, what am I supposed to do?”
Kyle Larson is known as a calm and outspoken speaker, but he still shed some light on his activities leading up to the event. “We’re looking at the data that’s been provided to us as best we can,” he said, concluding by saying, “At this point, we just need to get on the right track while we’re in focus.” We are currently in a double challenge, but it all starts with the qualifying games.
And while Larson’s Indy qualifying went smoothly, it was hard to miss the fortuitous ominous omen. Kyle Larson qualified for the Indy 500, but it wasn’t by some sinister coincidence.
Kyle Larson finished in the top 12 in qualifying for the Indy 500, but ran into trouble on the final lap of the race.
His car had an electrical problem and the engine had to be turned off. “An alarm went off on the dashboard and most of the power was cut off,” Larson said after the race. But he tried to keep spirits high, adding optimistically: “The car felt pretty balanced.”
There were striking similarities between Larson’s qualifying attempt and Kurt Busch’s, but not in the way one would expect. It’s worth noting that Kurt Busch, who was the last to attempt the double, also suffered engine trouble.
This forced Busch to abandon his attempt 200 miles from the home of American horse racing. Ominous omens aside, NASCAR legends are betting on Larson. Recently, Kyle Petty compared Kyle Larson to Tony Stewart and highlighted his racing ability.
If his comparison is used as the basis, the stars are aligning perfectly for Larson to etch his name in the NASCAR history books Sunday.
