That latter goal was squashed less than halfway through the Indy 500 earlier in the day. Larson got to Charlotte so comfortably because he crashed out of the 500 on lap 92 when his car spun after he downshifted between Turns 1 and 2 after a restart. Larson was officially credited with a 27th-place finish after climbing from his car.

Kyle Larson has crashed out of the Indianapolis 500 near the midway point Sunday. That ended the NASCAR superstar’s second shot at finishing both “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” and the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte in the same day.

Kyle Larson saw his start in the 109th Indianapolis 500 come to an early end after he lost control of his No. 17 Arrow McLaren car in Turn 2 on Lap 92 of the race. Larson would crash, and would take Kyffin Simpson and Sting Ray Robb with him.