The 'double' still on Kyle Larson's mind: 'I didn't technically get to do it'

With 1,100 miles in one day of racing in an IndyCar and NASCAR Cup Series car awaiting Kyle Larson in less than three months, he knows he can only do so much when it comes to focus.

So he will focus on his NASCAR schedule over the next several weeks while the IndyCar Series begins, starting this weekend at St. Petersburg.

"I'll be watching, but a lot of the weekends, ... I don't get to watch start to finish," Larson said last week at Atlanta.

And there's a good reason for that for the driver who hopes to do the Indianapolis 500-Coke 600 double on May 25.

"I'll pay attention [to IndyCar] but if I'm racing when they're racing — I don't have a TV in my race car," he quipped.

If he did have a TV, some would wonder if Larson is talented enough to race and watch at the same time. He's proven adept at racing many styles of race cars. Larson could have a chance to watch more this weekend as the St. Pete race runs prior to the NASCAR event with the telecasts back-to-back on FOX.

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Larson will return to an IndyCar in late April for Indy 500 testing and then be in the car over the two weeks in May leading up to the Indianapolis 500. Last year, he finished 18th in the race after a pit-road speeding penalty foiled any hopes of a top-10 finish.

He'll once again drive for Arrow McLaren in partnership with the Hendrick Motorsports stock-car team. He hopes everything goes as smoothly as it seemed to do leading up to race day and then that race day ends up a smooth one as well.

Last year, rain delayed the start of the Indianapolis 500 and Larson opted to complete the Indianapolis 500 with Justin Allgaier starting the 600 in Larson's car. Larson got