This Memorial Day Weekend, Kyle Larson will attempt Double Duty in the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600. James Hinchcliffe expects him to do well. In fact, Hinchcliffe compared Larson to another NASCAR star who made an attempt at the double.
Hinchcliffe, an accomplished driver in IndyCar in his own right with six career wins, was a teammate at Andretti Autosport with Kurt Busch for 2014 for the Indy 500. There, he saw Busch prep over the course of a month for the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.
Knowing what he knew about Busch and knowing what he knows now about Kyle Larson, Hinchcliffe believes Larson has a better chance of winning. To his credit, Busch finished 6th in the 2014 Indy 500.
It’s the extra test at Phoenix and the overall prep that Larson will have going into the race that impresses Hinchcliffe.
“I got the pleasure of being teammates with Kurt Busch the last time a Cup driver tried the double, and I was super impressed with how he performed over the month,” Hinchcliffe said. “Kyle Larson is coming in with just as much professionalism but probably even more prep, having done the Phoenix test, and I’m fully expecting him to be a contender at the Indy 500.”