KYLE LARSON VS THE DOUBLE - DOCUMENTARY REVIEW

May 19, 2026

KYLE LARSON VS THE DOUBLE — the new Prime Video documentary following NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson and his two attempts at running the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in the same day (known as “The Double”) will be released globally on Thursday.

The folks at Prime Video allowed JosephSrigley.com to check out the film-length documentary ahead of its release.

Kyle Larson vs The Double: The Story of the Prizefight That Humanized A NASCAR Champion

“I found out Kyle Larson is human, after all.”
Initially, that might sound like a cheesy sentiment; something tongue-in-cheek from Jeff Gordon as an olive branch of support to a devastated Kyle Larson, who had just sped on pit road and cost himself a chance at a top 10 finish in the 2024 Indianapolis 500.
But really, that line, it has an unspoken symbolism: Kyle Larson is, indeed, human.
In the literal sense, we all knew that, obviously, but at a time when Larson was being held to a ridiculously high standard, and debate was carrying on daily about whether the Elk Grove, California-native was actually “The Greatest Race Car Driver in the World”, it was easy to place the NASCAR Cup Series champion on a superhuman pedestal.
Yet, even with that God-given talent that Larson has, and the confidence in himself that comes with it, there is still a side to the 33-year-old driver, like with any professional race car driver, that the fans don’t necessarily get to see; it’s the side that is upset when they lose, elated when they win, disappointed, angry, jealous, if you can name it, it’s probably been felt. Sometimes, when the helmet comes off, those emotions peak through, but as soon as the driver steps out of frame, the curtains close and the show ends.
This documentary is a peek behind that curtain.

That’s just a small snippet of my review for this docuseries… You can check out the entire thing on JosephSrigley.com. PLUS, on Thursday (May 21), I’ll be releasing a story about my one-on-one interview with Cynthia Hill, Director and Producer of Kyle Larson Vs The Double.