The month of May is here, which means Kyle Larson’s bid to compete in the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 26 kicks into high gear.
The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion will balance his time in Indianapolis for practice, qualifying and the race, while continuing his commitments for Hendrick Motorsports aboard the No. 5 Chevrolet in NASCAR competition.
An added wrinkle in his schedule for the month includes driving Paul Silva’s winged sprint car in High Limit Racing action, a series in which Larson co-owns with five-time World of Outlaws champion Brad Sweet.
Larson will contest the Midweek Money Series schedule in High Limit.
With all that in mind, we created a tentative schedule of events for Larson’s month of May.
Note: This schedule does not include Indianapolis 500 pre-race festivities, media availabilities, etc.
Larson’s Racing Schedule
• May 1, High Limit Racing at 81 Speedway (Kansas)
• May 3, High Limit Racing at Lakeside Speedway (Kansas)
• May 4, High Limit Racing at Lakeside Speedway (Kansas)
• May 4-5, NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas Speedway
• May 11-12, NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway
• May 13, High Limit Racing at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway
• May 14-18, NTT IndyCar Series practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
• May 18-19, NTT IndyCar Series qualifying at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Should Larson make the Fast 12 on May 18, he would gun for the pole on May 19 aboard the No. 17 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
• May 19, NASCAR Cup Series at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway (All-Star Race)
Kevin Harvick is on standby for Larson, as he’ll practice and qualify the No. 5 while Larson is at Indy
• May 20, NTT IndyCar Series practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
• May 24, NTT IndyCar Series practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
• May 25, NASCAR Cup Series practice, qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway
• May 26, NTT IndyCar Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indianapolis 500) (Approximately 12:45 p.m. Eastern)
• May 26, NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway (Coca-Cola 600) (Approximately 6:00 p.m. Eastern)
• May 28, High Limit Racing at Grandview (Pa.) Speedway