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Prime Video Releases Documentary 'Kyle Larson vs. The Double'

Director Cynthia Hill reframes Larson’s failed 2024–25 bids as a human journey that exposes how precise timing, travel and physical strain make the roughly 1,100‑mile Double nearly impossible.

Overview

  • The feature film becomes available on Prime Video on May 21, 2026, and runs about 1 hour and 45 minutes, offering archival race footage and behind‑the‑scenes access.
  • Hill structures the film across two seasons of attempts, highlighting Larson’s standout 2024 practice at Indianapolis, a rain delay that disrupted that weekend, and a disappointing 2025 effort that ended the chase.
  • Larson confirmed he will not pursue a third Double this year, saying the task demands exact timing, heavy team commitment and luck with weather to shuttle from Indianapolis to Charlotte on the same day.
  • Hill kept the project after the failed attempts and used home movies, family scenes and close access to shape a three‑act narrative that focuses on character and the cost of chasing the feat.
  • The film explains what the Double requires — finishing the 500‑mile Indy 500 and the 600‑mile Coca‑Cola 600 on the same day with a flight between tracks — and its release arrives as another driver, Katherine Legge, prepares to attempt the challenge.