How to Convince Tony Stewart to ‘Double’ Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600: A.J. Foyt

It's hard to call something "a once in a lifetime opportunity" when you've already done it twice previously.

But that's exactly what Tony Stewart is faced with after being offered a ride in the 2013 Indianapolis 500 by team owner Roger Penske.

Stewart would then race again later the same day in NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, completing one of the most difficult feats in motorsports, the so-called "Double:" racing 500 miles at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the most legendary and prestigious race in the world, and then flying to Charlotte for a 600-mile nightcap.

That's 1,100 total race miles in roughly a 13-hour window. And don't forget the two-hour, 600-mile flight between the two cities.

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