Kyle Larson probably didn’t expect his bold words to come flying back at him this hard. But when the racing gods want to humble you, they do it with style. Larson has been hyping up his dream of pulling off “The Double” — running the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 on the same day,

Kyle Larson’s dream of competing in the Indy 500 took a sharp hit—literally—after a crash ended his highly anticipated run. But what really set social media ablaze wasn’t just the incident; it was the resurfacing of a bold comment Larson made in 2024: “I know in my mind I am better than Max Verstappen as an all-around driver.”

Kyle Larson is looking to become the first driver to race in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day since 2014. But on Thursday, that pursuit had a setback when he hit the wall during an IndyCar test session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.