What is the Indy 500-NASCAR double? How Katherine Legge can join Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch with rare feat

What is the Indy 500-NASCAR double? How Katherine Legge can join Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch with rare feat originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .

If Katherine Legge's Sunday plans come to fruition, a well-deserved rest looms on Monday. Legge is attempting to complete the Indy 500-NASCAR double, a rare feat that only one driver has ever achieved in full. Just starting both races would make Legge a history-maker, as no woman has ever started both races in the same day The double was most recently attempted by Kyle Larson, whose plans were derailed by weather in 2024 and crashes in 2025 despite getting to start both races on his second attempt.

Legge is hoping weather and other variables cooperate as she takes aim at history. Here's what you need to know about the Indy 500-NASCAR double and which drivers have attempted it. MORE: Meet the starting grid for 2026 Indy 500 What is the Indy 500-NASCAR double?

Attempting the Indy 500-NASCAR double is to attempt to compete in and finish both the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the Sunday before Memorial Day. The Indy 500, which takes place on Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis, is followed by NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 in the evening at Charlotte Motor Speedway. That means completing the double involves more than just skill on the racetrack; it only involves plenty of luck when it comes to weather and travel.