Arrow McLaren has officially announced Kyle Larson as one of its drivers for the 2024 Indianapolis 500.
The entry will be co-owned by Larson’s NASCAR Cup Series team owner Rick Hendrick and will have sponsorship provided by HendrickCars.com.
“Competing at the Indianapolis 500 is a dream of mine and something I’ve wanted to do for a very long time — since I was a child before I ever began competing in sprint cars,” Larson said. “I’m grateful for the opportunity and am really looking forward to it even though it’s still about a year-and-a-half away. I’m really looking forward to competing in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 and maybe even get a win or two that day.”
The 2021 NASCAR champion and dirt racing fan favorite, will become the fifth driver to attempt ‘The Double,’ driving in both the Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 in the same day.
Arrow McLaren didn’t have the room to add Larson for 2023, as they’re already at four cars for the upcoming race this May.
“Putting Kyle in top-level equipment and allowing ample time for him to prepare for such a difficult challenge was important,” Hendrick said. “It’s going to be very, very special to field a Chevrolet in the Indy 500 as a car owner. A collaboration like this was what we needed to make it happen, and fortunately the stars aligned.”
Larson is competing this week in the Wild West Shootout at New Mexico’s Vado Speedway Park in a Super Late Model.
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“Adding Kyle Larson with a HendrickCars.com partnership to the Indy 500 lineup in 2024 is exciting for our Arrow McLaren team as well as for race fans,” McLaren head Zak Brown said. “He’s a complete driver, known for racing anything on wheels, so I’m looking forward to seeing what Kyle can do.”
