Harvick to stand-in for Larson in All-Celebrity Speed be conscious and qualifying
In Larson’s quest to complete ‘The Double,’ the week sooner than the wide races is in most cases posing primarily the most exciting scheduling wretchedness.
On Like a flash Friday (Would perhaps well perhaps just 17th), the 2021 NASCAR Cup champion is never any longer going to skip Indy 500 be conscious. With All-Celebrity Speed be conscious and qualifying occurring on the same day and clashing with Indy, Larson has made the decision to skip Friday’s on-tune periods at North Wilkesboro.
2014 NASCAR Cup Sequence champion and present FOX Sports commentator Harvick will pilot the auto in his absence. Larson announced this on FS1, true sooner than the initiate of Sunday’s flee at Dover.
“When Rick [Hendrick] known as just a few days up to now and mentioned ‘hiya I desire a prefer’ … I know when the conversation starts enjoy that, in overall or no longer it is valuable to reveal yes,” mentioned Harvick. “I be pleased you guys [Larson and HMS] calling and or no longer it’ll be enjoyable.”
Kyle Larson, Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
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Larson mentioned of the announcement: “I invent no longer ponder I am going to be ready to procure there for the warmth flee, so they’re going to possess all day on Saturday to change the total lot support to me. That factored into it a lot. However we’re all inflamed. I ponder every person at Hendrick Motorsports thinks this is going to be correct for us. Your complete teammates procure to stare how you [Harvick] keep in touch stuff because to this point as I know, I invent no longer ponder any of us possess ever worked with you sooner than.”
On Saturday (Would perhaps well perhaps just 18th), Larson will then possess to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, driving the No. 17 McLaren-Hendrick entry. Unlike NASCAR, there are no locked in entries and any person shall be going dwelling.
Larson indicated that he could perhaps even leave out the warmth races as neatly, which initiate while 500 qualifying is still ongoing. Alternatively, he asserts he’ll be support in North Carolina for Sunday’s flee.
Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro
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Harvick is ineligible to speed the flee itself, which takes situation internal just a few hours of Like a flash 6 qualifying. Larson has beforehand indicated that he would seemingly skip that fragment of Indy 500 qualifying if he made it that a long way.
Larson is the defending winner of the All-Celebrity Speed, winning in dominant vogue at the resurrected North Wilkesboro in 2023.
