Should NASCAR Drivers Try to Race the Double at Indy and Charlotte?

Roger Penske offered Tony Stewart a ride at this year’s Indianapolis 500 from the stage at NASCAR’s Awards Ceremony last Friday night in Las Vegas when he was making his championship owners speech. What it has done is create a lot of debate over whether other drivers should try to attempt the double at the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in the same day. Of course for all of it to happen IndyCar would have to move the time of the Indy 500 up. Motorsports 101 debates whether NASCAR drivers should be looking to participate in the race. Full-Time Sprint Cup Drivers Should Pass on the Opportunity – By Mark Eddinger   It has always been Tony Stewart’s dream to win the Indianapolis 500 but it was a dream that he gave up when he decided to take the leap into NASCAR. In 1999 and 2001 he competed in both races on the same day but has not attempted it since. Stewart has not made a comment about Penske’s offer yet and has last been quoted as saying he would not race the Indy 500 because of ...