Here are the NASCAR and INDYCAR drivers who have attempted "The Double" of completing 1,100 miles of racing on the same day in the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600.
Driving 1,100 miles in one day is enough but racing it at full speed is quite the feat.
However, that is exactly what a handful of drivers have attempted to do in the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 since the first attempt in 1994.
How "The Double" Came to Be
In 1974, the Indianapolis 500 started running on the same day as the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Then, the 1990s installation of lights at Charlotte and 1-hour flight time ultimately made racing 1,100 miles on the same day possible.
John Andretti
In 1994, Andretti earned a 10th-place finish in the Indianapolis 500 before finishing a 36th, 180 laps down, in the Coca-Cola 600.
A year later, Davy Jones attempted the feat in 1995 but failed to qualify for the Coca-Cola 600. In the Indianapolis 500, he finished 23rd after completing 161 laps.
Robby Gordon
In 1997, Gordon finished 29th after completing just 19 of 200 laps in the Indianapolis 500. He then finished 41st after completing 186 of 400 laps in the Coca-Cola 600.
In 2000 and 2002, Gordon finished on the lead lap in the Indianapolis 500, in sixth and eighth, respectively, but failed to finish on the lead lap in the Coca-Cola 600 in either year. He ended up 35th, 11 laps down, and 16th, one lap down, respectively.
Gordon did The Double again in 2003 and 2004 with diminishing results. In 2003, he finished 22nd, 31 laps down in the Indianapolis 500, before finishing 17th, a lap down, in the Coca-Cola 600.
The next year, Gordon finished 20th, three laps down, in the Coca-Cola 600, and 29th in the Indianapolis 500. However, Jacques Lazier brought his car home in the rain-shortened Indianapolis 500 that ended after a mechanical issue on around lap 88.
Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart did The Double in 1999 and 2001 and racked up the best average finish.
In 1999, Stewart finished ninth, four laps down, in the Indianapolis 500, and fourth in the Coca-Cola 600. Then in 2001, he finished on the lead lap in both races, coming home sixth in the 500 and third in the 600.
Although Stewart never did The Double as a driver again, he wasn't done with it.
Kurt Busch
In 2014, Busch finished sixth on the lead lap in the Indianapolis 500. Then in the Coca-Cola 600, he completed 271 laps until a blown engine ended his day before the 400-lap mark.
Another NASCAR Cup Series champion then attempted The Double another 10 years later but with results that weren't as great.
Kyle Larson
The now two-time Cup champion first attempted The Double in 2024. He led 4 of 200 laps in the Indianapolis 500 but finished 18th after a speeding penalty.
A rain delay caused Larson to miss the start of the Coca-Cola 600. Then, that same rain storm kept him from getting in the car, pushing his attempt at The Double off a year.
Unfortunately, 2025 was hardly any better. After Larson crashed out on lap 92 of the Indianapolis 500, he was involved in multiple crashes in the Coca-Cola 600 that ended his race on lap 245.
Although he led 34 laps in the 600, The Double was seemingly as good as dead for Larson after the disappointing results that year.
Now What?
Katherine Legge will try to become the first woman to complete The Double, with an attempt set for 2026:
