▁Start ▁of ▁the ▁C oca - Col a ▁ 6 0 0 . ▁ 1 0 : 0 0   p . m . ▁ED T : ▁C oca - Col a ▁ 6 0 0 ▁completed , ▁Stewart ▁finished ▁ 3 rd . ▁ ▁" C ross - over " ▁history ▁( 1 9 6 0 – 1 9 9 3 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Indian apolis ▁ 5 0 0 ▁deb uted ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁and ▁from ▁its ▁on set , ▁was ▁scheduled ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁Memorial ▁Day . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Charlotte ▁Motor ▁Speed way ▁was ▁completed , ▁and ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁World ▁ 6 0 0 ▁was ▁scheduled ▁for ▁Memorial ▁Day ▁week end ▁as ▁well . ▁However , ▁for ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁post pon ed ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 9 ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ready ▁the ▁facility . ▁ ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁both ▁Ind y ▁and ▁Charlotte ▁were ▁scheduled ▁around ▁Memorial ▁Day . ▁Through ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 ▁was ▁normally ▁scheduled ▁for ▁Memorial ▁Day ▁proper ▁( May ▁ 3 0 ) ▁regardless ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁week . ▁When ▁May ▁ 3 0 ▁fell ▁on ▁a ▁Sunday , ▁the ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Monday ▁May ▁ 3 1 . ▁At ▁Charlotte , ▁the ▁World ▁ 6 0 0 ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁scheduled ▁for ▁the ▁Sunday