For Indiana native Tony Stewart, one event on Memorial Day weekend used to trump all others – the Indianapolis 500. But after more than 30 years of racing competitively – 14 of which have been spent in the elite NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – the Greatest Spectacle in Racing has, believe it or not, taken a backseat to the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor … [Read more...] about No Double (Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600) for Tony Stewart this weekend (interview)
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Danica Patrick to do Coca-Cola 600 instead of Indy 500
For the first time since 2004, the Indianapolis 500 will not include Danica Patrick. She is skipping it to do the Coca-Cola 600 instead; giving up her self-described favorite race in order to focus on her full-time shift to NASCAR. Patrick never won the race, but she finished in the top 10 in all but one of her seven starts. She is also the first and only woman to have ever … [Read more...] about Danica Patrick to do Coca-Cola 600 instead of Indy 500