“It was actually really, really easy”: Kyle Larson downplays his Indy Charlotte Double stint amid issues following his historic AUD 100,000 triumph

Kyle Larson emerged victorious in the inaugural High Limit International Sprint Car race at the Perth Motorplex in Western Australia. However, to run the additional 10,816 miles of the 40th annual Tulsa Shootout, the Hendrick Motorsports driver had to keep traveling.

The time difference between Perth and Tulsa, Oklahoma is 14 hours. Notably, Larson left Perth at 3:10 pm ET as per “Tulsa time” and reached Los Angeles at 9:10 am ET. This left him with just 24 minutes to clear customs and board his American Airlines flight to Tulsa.

According to Larson, the logistics for the 500-mile Hendrick 1100 during Memorial Day weekend was way easier than his schedule over the final week of 2024. Reflecting on the same, the Elk Grove native said,

“I think all my dirt racing prior to that prepared me for the May thing. It was actually really, really easy. That was the only time of the year I was in one place for a solid week. Flying back and forth for the All-Star Race—and obviously, the 500/600 was hectic with the weather—but I’ve done that a lot with sprint cars and getting back at night for NASCAR the next day.”

Larson will attempt to run the Indy-Charlotte double again next year. This year, he failed to enter the crown jewel Coca-Cola 600 as rain delayed his debut Indianapolis 500, which was held on the same day. While Larson finished 18th at Indy, Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports filled in for him at the Coke 600 and delivered a P13 performance.

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“Finally, huh?”- Kyle Larson

makes his feelings known after winning lucrative paycheck

Kyle Larson won the richest Sprint Car race in Australian history and thus bagged a massive paycheck worth $100,000. Later, he opened up about the same.

The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion was more or less certain about his win when he passed pole-sitter James McFadden on lap 27 of the 35-lap event. In a post-race interview via Sprint Car Hub, he said:

“Finally, huh? Four trips is not that many races but feels good to get a win and have to earn it, too, from starting sixth to passing the guy that’s been the most dominant driver here in Australia this week and for a long time.”

However, Larson didn’t have a lot of time to sit back and enjoy his win. After all, he had a flight to catch.

As per Matt Weaver of The Sportsnaut, the 32-year-old speedster was looking forward to competing in the Winged A-Class, Stock Non-Wing, Non-Wing Outlaw as well as the Winged Outlaw division of the Tulsa Shootout.

“I think I can make it work because those long flights tend to get in a little early,” Kyle Larson told FloRacing. “We’ll see. If not, I have another flight that gets in in time to run all the races. So yeah, tight schedule getting back, but it will be worth it and won’t miss out on any of the racing.”

In a month's time, Larson will be running the season-opening NASCAR Clash at the historic Bowman Gray Stadium. The Cup Series will return to Bowman Gray for the first time since 1971.

Needless to say, this event is going to be an exciting start to the action-packed schedule. Fans can watch it live on FOX (February 2, 8 pm ET onwards) or listen to radio updates on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.