Kyle Larson and Hendrick crew arrive for Indianapolis 500 immersion
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS — Jeff Gordon remembers standing along the fence of pit lane at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as a child, hoping that his hero Rick Mears would walk past and give the aspiring young driver an autograph. “Kyle has always made it known that he wanted it to be possible to get behind the wheel of an Indy car and do the Indy 500,” Gordon added, “and we’re here to learn all we can to plan logistically as well as all he needs from a competition standpoint.” The deal was brokered by Gordon, the winningest driver on Indy’s 2.5-mile oval with five NASCAR victories, and McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown, who will will field the car for Larson in conjunction with Hendrick Motorsports and Larson’s sponsor from NASCAR. When Brown first approached Gavin Ward, McLaren’s new racing director, he wasn’t sure about expanding the team’s Indy 500 fleet. “I said, ‘Well, if you gave me Kyle Larson to put in it, I’d definitely want to do it,’” Ward said. To run the Indy 500, Larson will also attempt “The Double” by racing in NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway the same night.
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