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Kyle Larson is surely a great driver in the Cup Series, but we could see him show his racing prowess in IndyCar. The defending Cup Series Champion recently shared his interest in competing in the single-seater racing series.

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It started when Team Penske IndyCar driver, Josef Newgarden, was involved in an incident on the Hy-Vee Salute to Farmers 300 presented by Google on Sunday at Iowa Speedway. Although he was cleared, he later lost consciousness because of a cut at the back of his head. So, Newgarden has been on hold since the incident. And the team is looking for a replacement. Surprisingly, Kyle Larson showed interest.

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And in a Twitter post asking who would wanna fill in for the Team Penske driver, the 2021 Cup Series Champion raised his hand.

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So, would you like to see Larson in an IndyCar seat soon? Let us know in the comments.

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Fortunately, even Hendrick Motorsports’ Vice Chairman, Jeff Gordon, supports the move!

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Jeff Gordon Shares His Take On Kyle Larson Racing In Indy500

Danica Patrick might be the most popular driver to switch from the NASCAR Cup Series to IndyCar. However, there might be an even bigger one as Kyle Larson talked about making a big entry into the Indy500.

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Fortunately, Hendrick Motorsports’ Vice Chairman, Jeff Gordon, is on board with the idea!

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Gordon said, “We’d like to at least discuss as a group what makes the most sense — this is the priority here, and if he went to drive in the Indy 500, we’d want to make sure we’re supporting it, embracing it and excited about it because we think both can be done well.”

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However, Gordon has his priorities.

“My priorities and things I want to focus on the most are: ‘What’s going to help us continue to stay at an elite level of cars, teams, competitively and all the ingredients it takes to do that?’”

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Yet, it would be awesome to see Larson racing in the Indy 500. And now that he has a green light from his team, we could actually see it happen in the future. Are you excited?

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Hetul Katyal is a NASCAR and F1 Writer at Essentially Sports. Currently pursuing his degree in Journalism from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce. When the Stock Cars rev up, you can find him cheering Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch, in hopes of seeing one of them drive to the Victory Lane. Short tracks have a special place in Hetul's heart, but he gets really excited for Superspeedways, especially when the race is at Talladega. However, when the Formula One paddock gets ready to race, you'll find Hetul hoping to see Carlos Sainz stand at the top of the podium.

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