Watch: Crash in Coca-Cola 600 bookends bad day for Kyle Larson

Arrow McLaren driver Kyle Larson (17) is seen leaving the garage area after a crash on Lap 91 on Sunday, May 25, 2025, during the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kristin Enzor / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Watch: Crash in Coca-Cola 600 bookends miserable day for Kyle Larson

By Samuel Stubbs | Last updated May 25, 2025 9:44 PM ET

For the second time in as many races on Sunday, Kyle Larson was involved in a race-ending crash.

After crashing on Lap 92 of the Indianapolis 500, Larson started second in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte and led 34 laps before a Lap 42 spin relegated him to the back of the pack.

The No. 5 team kept fighting, however, and Larson drove back into the top 25 early in Stage 2. Unfortunately for him, a big crash on Lap 244 incurred major damage to Larson's car that took him out of the Coke 600.

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Shortly after a restart, @Blaney, @Daniel_SuarezG and @KyleLarsonRacin are caught up in this crash! #CocaCola600 pic.twitter.com/LnnQTUNCwe
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 26, 2025

The crash started on the exit of turn 4, when contact from Chase Briscoe sent Daniel Suarez into Ryan Blaney and started a chain reaction. As Suarez spun back down the track, he collected the No. 7 of Justin Haley and the No. 5 of Larson.

Suarez, Larson and Blaney all took their cars to the garage area.

It's the second year in a row that Larson's "Double" effort was thwarted.

Samuel Stubbs

Hailing from the same neck of the woods as NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin, Samuel has been covering NASCAR for Yardbarker since February 2024. He has been a member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) since October of 2024. When he’s not writing about racing, Samuel covers Arkansas Razorback basketball for Yardbarker

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