Kyle Larson to run 2024 Indy 500

[jaqua19]

Kyle Larson to run 2024 Indy 500 with Arrow McLaren, will be 5th driver to attempt The Double

Kyle Larson will become the fifth driver to attempt The Double and the first in a decade.

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Yeesh

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[Jorge De Guzman]

bad ass. Cant wait to see him attempt it, and HendrickCars.com will be on the McLaren. I remember when it was said Kyle coming back to the big time he was going to be unsponsorable. Bummed I have to wait till 2024

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

 

[DanicaFreak]

sad we have to wait for th is

 

[wi_racefan]

Now if we can get the other Kyle to do it as well it would get real exciting

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[StandOnIt]

 

[Turtle84]

hopefully the year wait is to make sure they're highly competitive when it comes time, would be unreal if Larson actually won both on the same day.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Great news, it was about time someone attempted the double again.

HendrickCars.com will be on the McLaren.

So that means he'll run a papaya-orange HendrickCars paint scheme?

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Well this article was snuck into the news yesterday. Might be more than a one off

McLaren, Larson open-minded on future IndyCar opportunities

Kyle Larson doesn’t want his entry into the 2024 Indy 500 with a Hendrick-backed Arrow McLaren-Chevrolet to be a one-off, while McLaren’s Zak Brown is interested to see where this partnership could lead.

www.motorsport.com

 

[wi_racefan]

I have nothing to back this up, but my feeling is if Mr H is involved it's going to be more than one race and I would expect Kyle to be well prepared before his 1st try at the 500.

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[Jorge De Guzman]

I have nothing to back this up, but my feeling is if Mr H is involved it's going to be more than one race and I would expect Kyle to be well prepared before his 1st try at the 500.

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Well it was said in the above article he wasn’t going to enter a race this year. It alluded to sim time, sitting on on debriefs, attending races. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him run Texas next year to prepare on the oval, but there’s just so many possibilities for seat/preparation time I’d be remiss to speculate. I did find interesting it seemed Jeff Gordon was heavily involved in making this happen.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Once Kyle gets prepped, familiar with the style of racing and is ready to go....there’s one thing that jumped to my mind. It’s a main event level faceoff, give me Kyle Larson vs Colton Herta. I’m amped Kyle is trying this.

 

[sdj]

Maybe, just maybe, I'll get to see him test at Sebring soon, just to get started with the feel of the car, fingers crossed. Sebring raceway is 20 minutes from my home. Indy car tests here this time of year.

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[Allenbaba]

It’s still crazy to me that the very first time Kurt ever experienced an open-wheel race under race conditions was the first lap of the Indy 500 - and he went on to finish 6th. In a backup car, no less.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Great news, it was about time someone attempted the double again.

So that means he'll run a papaya-orange HendrickCars paint scheme?

Rick Hendrick co-owning the entry probably changes the calculus behind that. Mostly blue with papaya accents would be nice, as would something more like the MCL35 livery. Those colors are proven to complement each other nicely, more so compared to a Menards yellow.

 

[Daytripper]

If this goes well with Hendrick being a co owner I can see other Hendrick drivers doing this in the future.

 

[wi_racefan]

If this goes well with Hendrick being a co owner I can see other Hendrick drivers doing this in the future.

I'm not so sure. To me it seems like chase is too much of the golden child and I don't know any other way to say it besides I just don't think he has the talent to do it competitively. Has Byron done anything outside of stock cars on asphalt? I can see Bowman doing it, but sadly I think he lacks the star power to pull it off

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[donthaveanickname]

Rick Hendrick co-owning the entry probably changes the calculus behind that. Mostly blue with papaya accents would be nice, as would something more like the MCL35 livery. Those colors are proven to complement each other nicely, more so compared to a Menards yellow.

Good. I still find it a bit ridiculous that KDB's Indy 500 entry supposedly didn't happen only because of a paint scheme.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Good. I still find it a bit ridiculous that KDB's Indy 500 entry supposedly didn't happen only because of a paint scheme.

I don’t think that’s the only reason.

 

[KYLE BUSCH 8]

Has larsen ever raced open wheel before on any level

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Has larsen ever raced open wheel before on any level

Had Kurt?

 

[Old 97]

Has larsen ever raced open wheel before on any level

Once or twice

 

[wi_racefan]

Has larsen ever raced open wheel before on any level

Has Kyle ever raced anything that he hasn't ran well in?

 

[DanicaFreak]

Has larsen ever raced open wheel before on any level

UMm to my best recollection the winged sprints etc he runs are open ....

 

[FLRacingFan]

Make that a double-double.

 

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[jaqua19]

Larson is his own worst enemy at times.

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[Charlie Spencer]

Bubba says, "Dude, lighten up on yourself."

 

[FLRacingFan]

Gonna field the #17. Papaya and Hendrick blue should go pretty well together.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Gonna field the #17. Papaya and Hendrick blue should go pretty well together.

was hoping for a 5 but that's Pato. I know that scheme is going to be a killer

 

[Greg]

Wondering if Chadly and the Felon will be issued new commemorative names or titles for the Indianapolis 500 races.

 

[StandOnIt]

Wondering if Chadly and the Felon will be issued new commemorative names or titles for the Indianapolis 500 races.

Jeffy wouldn't miss it either, we can't forget Jeffy. He's part of the 7 + 4 =11 times.

 

[The Nature Boy]

I suspect he won’t be watching his 2020 iRacing highlights.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Gonna field the #17. Papaya and Hendrick blue should go pretty well together.

"August 13th. Mark it. July 17th."

I'm missing the significance of those dates. The Indy 500 is May 26th.

 

[FLRacingFan]

"August 13th. Mark it. July 17th."

I'm missing the significance of those dates. The Indy 500 is May 26th.

They’re revealing the car on the day of the Cup race during the Indy RC weekend.

July 17th is just the date on the Apple calendar emoji, it doesn’t mean anything in this context.

 

[FLRacingFan]

https://x.com/arrowmclaren/status/1690740670183383040?s=46&t=z4MAJ5MpPysjX_7kQzUgDg

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I hope they get they don't get the cars mixed up in the haulers.

 

[SeventyGTX]

Off topic a bit, but he dominated the Knoxville Nationals last night.

 

[aunty dive]

Larson To Turn First INDYCAR SERIES Laps Thursday at IMS

Kyle Larson is trying to become just the fifth driver to complete the Memorial Day weekend

www.indycar.com