▁running ▁Indian apolis ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Ind y car ▁and ▁C oca - Col a ▁ 6 0 0 ▁NAS C AR ▁races ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁Double ▁duty ▁requires ▁a ▁driver ▁to ▁comp ete ▁at ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Motor ▁Speed way ▁in ▁Speed way , ▁Indiana ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁afternoon , ▁then ▁take ▁an ▁air plane ▁to ▁Con cord , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁to ▁race ▁at ▁Charlotte ▁Motor ▁Speed way ▁in ▁the ▁evening . ▁ ▁The ▁fe at ▁was ▁first ▁attempted ▁by ▁John ▁And rett i ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Tony ▁Stewart ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁driver ▁to ▁date ▁to ▁successfully ▁complete ▁all ▁ 1 , 1 0 0 ▁miles ▁of ▁both ▁races ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁The ▁two ▁races , ▁organized ▁by ▁separate ▁san ction ing ▁bodies — Ind y Car ▁and ▁NAS C AR ▁respectively — are ▁held ▁on ▁Memorial ▁Day ▁week end , ▁and ▁are ▁considered ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁annual ▁events ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁mot ors ports ▁calendar . ▁ ▁The ▁fe at ▁is ▁considered ▁phys ically ▁demand ing ▁and ▁ment ally ▁dra ining . ▁It ▁is ▁similar ▁in ▁concept ▁to ▁the ▁established ▁discipline ▁of ▁end urance ▁racing , ▁but ▁ ▁without ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁a ▁relief ▁driver , ▁and ▁the ▁driver ▁with standing ▁the ▁very ▁different ▁physical ▁dem ands ▁of ▁an ▁Ind y car ▁and ▁a ▁stock ▁car . ▁ ▁Four ▁drivers ▁( John ▁And rett