How the Indy 500 and Charlotte 600 double helped put Charlotte and a few drivers on another level.
In 2001, Tony Stewart became the first and only driver to date to successfully complete all 600 combined laps and finish both ends of “The Double.”
There are a number of endurance-like events in auto racing, including the Baja 1000, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the longest race of all, the Dakar Rally, which typically takes nearly two weeks to complete. All told, “The Double” is 1,100 miles in length—not including the potential for overtime in either event—500 miles and 600 miles , both races held on the Sunday of the annual Memorial Day holiday weekend in late May.John Andretti was the first driver to ever attempt “The Double” in 1994. He finished 10th at Indy, completing 196 of the 200 laps contested.
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