Kyle Larson will stay and run the Indianapolis 500
SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Kyle Larson will stay and run the Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Track President Doug Boles confirmed.
Larson will start the Indy 500 in the No. 17 Arrow McLaren/HendrickCars.com Chevrolet.
With a 2-hour-plus rain delay likely overlapping the finish of the Indy 500 with the start of the Coca-Cola 600, Justin Allgaier is expected to start the 600 in Larson’s No. 5 car.
NASCAR rules stipulate the driver who starts a race will collect the points and get credited with the finish, even if another driver gets in the car mid-race.
If Allgaier starts the race, he’ll get credit fir the finish but will only collect owner points for the team since he runs for points in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. That means Larson will need to apply for a waiver to remain playoff-eligible.
With the high-profile nature of Larson’s run and the unforeseen circumstances, NASCAR will likely grant Larson a waiver.
TRE reached out to Hendrick Motorsports but haven’t heard back.
Discover more from The Racing Experts
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Jonathan Fjeld View All
Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com