▁ 5 0 0 , ▁along ▁with ▁Rob bie ▁Lo om is ▁and ▁D ale ▁In man . ▁They ▁then ▁fle w ▁to ▁Charlotte ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁ 6 0 0 . ▁Car ▁owner ▁Ch ip ▁Gan ass i ▁was ▁also ▁scheduled ▁to ▁attend ▁both ▁races , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁mid - race ▁rain ▁delay , ▁remained ▁at ▁Ind y . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Gan ass i ▁won ▁at ▁Ind y ▁with ▁driver ▁D ario ▁Fran ch itt i , ▁then ▁later ▁fle w ▁to ▁Charlotte ▁to ▁take ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 0 0 . ▁His ▁driver ▁Jam ie ▁Mc M ur ray ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 0 0 . ▁ ▁For ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁start ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 ▁was ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁no on ▁ED T , ▁which ▁effectively ▁re - open ed ▁the ▁travel ▁window ▁and ▁made ▁it ▁possible ▁to ▁attempt ▁" Double ▁D ut y " ▁once ▁again . ▁Rum ors ▁began ▁to ▁surface ▁that ▁drivers ▁( nam ely ▁Rob by ▁Gordon ) ▁were ▁interested ▁in ▁making ▁the ▁attempt . ▁NAS C AR ▁regular s ▁J imm ie ▁Johnson ▁and ▁K ase y ▁K ah ne ▁also ▁reported ly ▁expressed ▁interest , ▁and ▁a ▁rum or ▁of ▁a ▁$ 2 0 ▁million ▁award ▁for ▁winning ▁both ▁races ▁circul ated . ▁No ▁plans ▁ever ▁material ized . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁despite ▁some ▁rum ors ▁about ▁possibly