Kevin Harvick hopes Kyle Larson is aware of his influence in NASCAR due to..

Kevin Harvick recently pushed Kyle Larson to maintain a positive attitude in the aftermath of the Double setback. Larson’s chances of creating history last Sunday were dashed after a disappointing performance in the Indy 500 and an inability to compete in the Coke 600.

This prompted the Hendrick Motorsports driver to write a sad message on social media. He voiced his unhappiness with how the day had turned out.

However, Kevin Harvick urges Larson to consider what he has already accomplished and his impact on NASCAR and beyond. Harvick discussed his ideas on Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour Podcast.

“When you look at the TV ratings from All Star race, when you look at the TV ratings for the Indy 500, you see the effect that Kyle Larson has on people and viewership because of the things that he was doing. I hope Kyle realizes the impact he has on people. I know he’s down on himself for making that mistake and all the things that happened with the weather, but Gosh, whether he missed the race in Charlotte or not, it’s just such a feat to be able to do the things that he did at the level that he’s doing,” Harvick said. [1:20]

Kevin Harvick praised Kyle Larson’s efforts in the Double, despite the outcome.

Harvick said Larson carried the responsibility of competing in the Indy 500 and Coke 600 on himself, while the Hendrick driver was “much more vocal about the pressure” on him. “You just go do what you’re doing; you can’t control the rain.

” You’ll make some blunders here and there. Nobody around you will think differently. “You’re already doing things that are out of this world spectacular,” Harvick said during Happy Hour. [00:25]

He reasoned this by pointing to Larson jumping in an IndyCar, never wrecking it, and running in front of the pack.

Larson had an opportunity to show his talent by doing what he did.The former NASCAR driver mentioned that Larson was set to return to Charlotte and have his shot at finishing the Coke 600, but could not due to the weather.

Harvick gave a shout-out to Justin Allgaier for doing “a great job” as the JR Motorsports driver took the #5 car to 13th place, figured it out, and kept making the fast car “better and better and better.

“Having said that, Kevin Harvick added that what happened with Kyle Larson was “an unfortunate circumstance” on all fronts considering the time and effort they put into running the Double.