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Kurt Busch to try Indy 500-Coca Cola 600 double (The Associated Press)
 Kurt Busch and Andretti Autosport announced Tuesday that he will try to become the first driver in 10 years to run the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. Busch, the 2004 NASCAR champion, will try to qualify for the Indy 500 in a fifth car for Andretti. Should he make the May 25 race, Busch will then fly to Charlotte Motor Speedway to fulfill his full-time job with Stewart-Haas Racing in NASCAR's longest event of the year. ''Memorial Day weekend, the central focus of all motorsports is Monaco, Indianapolis and Charlotte and this is a tremendous opportunity to be right in the middle of it.'' Only John Andretti, Tony Stewart and Robby Gordon have attempted the grueling, 1,100-mile ''double,'' and no driver has tried since Gordon in 2004. More...
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