Kyle Larson unfazed after latest practice crash ahead of Indy 500

INDIANAPOLIS — All fans need to know about Kyle Larson and how he will handle the second attempt at racing 1,100 miles in one day is how he handled two recent wrecks while preparing for the Indianapolis 500.

"You see me crash all the time," Larson said Friday after his second crash of his Indianapolis 500 car in the last three weeks. "I don't think it usually affects me."

Nothing really seems to bother Larson except for maybe the constant questions about how he will handle the physical strain of competing in the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, if he is worried about the weather and what are the differences between an INDYCAR and a stock car.

Crashing a car? That’s easy to roll off his back.

"I try to look at the positives of it," Larson said. "I don't want to crash, but I crashed.

"I learned a lot. I'm sure the team is going to look at the data and learn a lot from it, my teammates as well."

For the relaxed Larson, the double is another challenge as part of a racing career that includes one Cup title and 32 victories in NASCAR’s top series as well as several victories in the top sprint-car and dirt late model events.

Few doubt his ability to potentially become just the second driver ever to complete all 1,100 miles in the sport’s biggest event and one of NASCAR’s most storied races. Only Tony Stewart, in 2001, completed all the miles in finishing sixth at Indy and third at Charlotte.

But for a driver, just experiencing the Indy 500 can be an overwhelming experience. Not for Larson. He compared it to, of all things, becoming a parent.

"A lot of times people stress themselves out for no reason here with the Speedway and like, ‘This is the craziest race in the world and this is the wildest thing you