Kyle Larson failed to complete The Double in 2024 due to heavy rainfall at both Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway, but it appears he will attempt to accomplish the feat next season.
Larson dropped the tease during his post-race interview celebrating his Brickyard 400 win on Sunday evening.
"I love you, Indiana fans," he said. "I know you guys love me, too. How about we come back next May and try to kiss these bricks in an IndyCar?"
Larson could not provide full confirmation of his plans when pressed for further information, but he came close.
"I'd love to," he said about attempting the Double again. "We're working on it. I hope we can announce something soon. See you guys all next May."
The Double is the feat where a driver completes all 500 miles of the Indianapolis 500 and then immediately goes to North Carolina to complete all 600 miles of the Coca-Cola 600 Cup Series race. Tony Stewart is the only driver to successfully complete the Double, doing so in 2001.
Larson completed all 200 laps of this season's Indy 500 after a rain delay. However, he was not able to make it to North Carolina in time for the start of the Coca-Cola 600.
Larson didn't actually complete any laps in the No. 5 Chevrolet as rain and lightning brought out the red flag as he arrived at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The race never restarted.
Larson missed his first race since the 2020 season and had to secure a waiver from NASCAR to remain playoff-eligible. This process took several days, something that NASCAR SVP of Competition Elton Sawyer explained by saying that this situation put the sanctioning body in "uncharted waters."
"This one, again, was unprecedented in the fact that we had a driver miss one of our races -- one of our Cup races, a championship event -- to be at another event," Sawyer said in June. "So that's why it took as long as it did."
Larson's tease on Sunday evening obviously created questions for Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports and Larson's boss. Hendrick said that he hasn't signed off on Larson coming back to Indianapolis in May, but he also delivered the comment with a smile.
Larson provided further context during his post-race press conference.
"I mean, we definitely have been talking about it, I think weighing what's important to everybody," Larson said. "It sounds good, I'll say, so far, but things could change. Yeah, we'll see.
"I would obviously love to do it. I think everybody knows I would love to do it because in my mind I did not get to do it this year. I didn't get to at least do the Double. Yeah, I hope that the pieces can fall into place and we can hopefully get things put together and announce something, get excited about doing the Double next year."
Larson's deal with Arrow McLaren Racing was for two years, so there already is an option to return to the team in 2025. McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has openly expressed his desire to work with Hendrick Motorsports and Larson once again.