Ha habido tanto drama antes de la 109ª edición de las 500 Millas de Indianápolis que el intento de Kyle Larson por completar el doblete

Scott McLaughlin, the 2024 Indianapolis 500 pole-sitter, crashed during practice Sunday on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. McLaughlin did a half-spin and crashed hard into the Turn 2 wall.

There has been so much drama ahead of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 that Kyle Larson's attempt to complete the 1,100-mile NASCAR double doesn't even crack the top attention-getters. Roger Penske's credibility was tested this week and he fired the top three executives of his IndyCar team because the cars of two-time defending race winner Josef Newgarden and Will Power failed inspection.

The Indianapolis 500 will be even tougher for Scott McLaughlin and Team Penske to win, with the drivers having new strategists to work with.

Kiwi IndyCar racer Scott Dixon is looking forward to Monday (NZ time) morning’s 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 despite some pretty big crashes in practice and qualifying. Of the three New Zealanders in the field,

Two-time defending Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden had the fastest lap of the 2-hour final practice on Carb Day at 225.687 mph.

Will Kyle Larson complete the Double? Who will have the fastest lap? And, of course, who's going to kiss the bricks?