Peculiar scenario involving Kyle Larson, HMS, and Justin Allgaier untangled by NASCAR Insider

Ahead of the $1 million NASCAR All-Star Race, a strange scenario has birthed inside Hendrick Motorsports paddock, involving Kyle Larson and JR Motorsports Xfinity Series driver Justin Allgaier. Larson is set to become the fifth driver to give a shot at the exhausting Indy-Charlotte Double, spanning 1100 miles on the same day.

The Indy 500 run is scheduled to flag off next weekend, on Sunday, May 26, and currently, Larson is at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the qualifying event. Moreover, the HMS driver will mark his absence from thee All-Star Open at the North Wilkesboro Speedway on May 20. This peculiar occurrence has created an unclear scenario, but NASCAR insider Bob Pockrass has clarified the matter.

Being the leaderboard topper, the #5 Chevy driver is already eligible for the 200-lap All-Star Race. However, in his absence, JRM driver Justin Allgaier will replace the former at the Open. Moreover, if Allgaier qualifies for the All-Star race, he will naturally start in the main event and Kyle Larson could enter during it.

Pockrass untangled the plot and penned down the revelation on X (formerly Twitter) account:

"There is a scenario for Sunday since Larson car won’t do the heats where if HMS knows Larson would be late to all-star, they could start last in the Open with Justin Allgaier and if Allgaier makes the main event, Allgaier start the main event (and Larson could get in during it).

Kyle Larson outlines how "a little bit of window" could ensure his timely presence at the All-Star Race

The qualifying rounds for the Indy 500 consist of the Full Field Qualifying, followed by the Top 12 shootout, and the Firestone Fast Six. Moreover, if the situation asks, a Last Chance Qualifying is attempted to determine positions 31-33.

The Full Field Qualifying consists of all the cars, fighting for the P1 start during the race. From there, the fastest 12 advance to the Top 12 Shootout to determine positions 7-12. The fastest six drivers from the shootout will head for the Firestone Fast Six round to decide the 1-6 positions in the lineup.

Kyle Larson could make it to the 200-lap race if he shows his dominance and makes it into the Fast Six, which will begin at 5.25 PM ET on Sunday and last for roughly an hour. Speaking on how the little window between the Indy 500 qualifying and the All-Star Race could prove beneficial for him, the HMS driver said (via NBC Sports):

"I think we were all kind of involved and I think we all for this week understood that qualifying was most important for Friday, Saturday, and even Sunday. And then the schedule kind of works out for Sunday where if everything goes really nice here, I still have a little bit of a window to get back for the race."

To date, only Tony Stewart has completed the Memorial Day Double and Kyle Larson will be the first driver since Kurt Busch did in 2014 to attempt the 1100-mile run.