Only five drivers have ever attempted The Double, the single-day challenge of racing both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600. Tony Stewart, in 2001, is the only one to complete all 1,100 miles. Kyle Larson tried twice, in 2024 and 2025, and Amazon Prime Video's new documentary follows both attempts.
The film, Kyle Larson vs. The Double, is now streaming. Director Cynthia Hill was embedded with Larson, his family, and his team across both years. Hill previously directed Road to Race Day, an eight-part docuseries covering Hendrick Motorsports' 2016 season, which is how she came to know the organization.
In a recent interview reported by Yahoo Sports, Hill described how she got the call. "I had made a series with Hendrick Motorsports when we followed the 2016 season with their teams," she said. "The name of that was Road to Race Day. So I had developed a good relationship with the folks there. And when they were getting ready to announce his attempt at The Double, they really wanted to document it."
She added that she was not immediately familiar with the challenge when contacted. "When they called me, though, I actually had to Google what The Double was because I did not know. But once I dug a little bit deeper into it and understood its high-stakes nature, I felt like, who wouldn't want the opportunity to embed with someone attempting this?"
Hill described the documentary as something beyond a racing film. "I think it's high-energy, and it's not just about racing; it is a character-driven portrait of an individual who's trying to do something almost impossible. And it is one of those films that, at its core, is really about what happens when life refuses to follow a script."
On whether fans who already know the outcome can still connect with the film, Hill pushed back on the assumption that the ending is the point. "Because of the access, it offers an audience the opportunity to go on this journey and gain insight into what it takes to attempt something like this," she said. "I think what you see on TV is just a surface-level presentation. It's kind of like a highlight reel, almost. This film really dives deep, getting to know Kyle and understanding what it takes."
She also pointed to the texture of what was captured during production. "We're there for those unpolished moments. We're there for the excitement. We're there for the extreme disappointments. And I think it is one of those films that surprises you with how much you didn't know about what you thought you knew."
The Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 are both scheduled for this Sunday, the day before Memorial Day.
