Dale Earnhardt Jr. reacted to Kyle Larson’s recent comments suggesting he does not plan on attempting to the Indianapolis 500 and the World 600 double any time soon after two back-to-back attempts in 2024 and 2025.

Following his second attempt at the double, Larson spoke with Fox Sports and was asked if he planned to do it again. He answered, “I haven’t thought about it too much. I think the double is just kind of hard to do, logistically. … Just realizing after the race I wouldn’t have been able to finish the whole thing. It’s just the windows are too tight. There’s a lot that goes into it. I don’t think the double would happen again, but, you know, hopefully, someday I can run the Indy 500 again. I definitely want to do that.”

He made similar comments immediately following his attempt at the double. He told NBC Sports, “I don’t know. It’s so fresh right now I don’t really have a good answer for you. The Double is just a tough undertaking. The window of time is too tight. Even if I didn’t wreck, I don’t think I would have made it here on time and probably would have had to end that race short anyways.”

“So I don’t really think it’s worth it,” he added. “But I would love to run the Indy 500 again. Just doing the Double I think is just logistically too tough.”

To Larson’s point about logistics, the Indianapolis 500’s start was delayed to rain. It was originally scheduled to start at 12:46 PM ET, but was delayed 43 minutes to 1:29 PM ET. The race did not finish until 4:26 PM ET. Larson exited the race earlier after he crashed on lap 91 before the halfway mark. He arrived at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Coca-Cola 600 at 5:16 PM ET just nine minutes before driver introductions.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. reacted to these comments on X writing, “What we don’t see are the meet n greets, photo shoots, team meetings, travel, and more photo shoots, media requests… his plate is already full with those things in NASCAR and to add THE Indy 500!! It’s a Herculean undertaking in May times 10. Unreal.”

Talked about this on the 600 post race @SportsonPrime

What we don’t see are the meet n greets, photo shoots, team meetings, travel, and more photo shoots, media requests… his plate is already full with those things in NASCAR and to add THE Indy 500!! It’s a Herculean… https://t.co/JExyrW7oSu

— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) May 26, 2025

He elaborated on these thoughts during his Dirty Mo Media podcast. He said, “We all would be impressed if we got a physical shot of his calendar of May. If you could put his calendar on a sheet of paper or on a tablet in front of you and look at it, I bet you wouldn’t believe the s**t this kid had to do and the responsibilities, traveling back and forth, meet and greets, photo shoots, more photo shoots, media requests.”

Regarding Larson’s struggles at the Indianapolis 500, Jr. said, “I love somebody who’s not afraid to fail. I’m an underdog lover because underdogs aren’t afraid to fail. And the expectation almost is that they will fail, right? And when they succeed we’re enamored with that. And so rarely do we get to see someone that we know is great put themselves in that situation.”

He went on to share that he does not want to see Larson attempt it again. However, he also noted that Larson is “not going to be satisfied until he can get to the finish line with great results in both races. And I’m sure he feels like that he didn’t even get close to accomplishing-. He fell far short. And so there’s probably something in there. His competitiveness is probably saying, ‘I’m not satisfied. I’m going to do it again.’ But the pure logistics of it, it has gotten tough to physically do it.”

Jr. then highlighted that just getting from the Indy 500 to the Coke 600 is just one part of the logistics nightmare, “That’s just one part of the logistical nightmare. The whole month is a f***ing pain in the ass between both Indy and NASCAR. He stills racing in Cup races during that first part of the month, right? He’s still got his real job to do. And he has to answer to the questions: Which is more important? What matters more? What happens if this? What happens if that? And it’s like f**k, man. It’s just not worth it.”

Next, Junior went on to claim that Larson would have won the Coke 600 if he was not participating in the double saying that Larson was “smoked.” He explained, “His average finish in the four mile and a halfs leading into Charlotte was 3.75. The next best driver was at 10. And that’s Logano at 10. He’s so far clear of the field at the mile and a halfs. This is the home track, two miles away for Hendrick. He was absolutely flying in that car. And if he’s not at Indy-. He busted his ass at the top of three and four over the bumps. If he’s not at Indy, I think he’s more plugged in, tuned in, more sharp, and self-aware of all of the things he needs to be careful of and avoid to be able to win a 600 mile race at Charlotte.”

He elaborated that he believes the entire month of May wore down Larson, “I don’t think the wreck at Indy was what bothered him. I just think that the month of work and travel. He came into Charlotte with that mental hangover.”

What do you make of Larson’s comments suggesting he won’t do the double again anytime soon and Dale Jr.’s reaction to these comments?

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