Joe Gibbs has famously restricted his drivers from competing in anything other than NASCAR races over the years, with pavement Late Models being the only real consistent exception, and Busch was not going to be allowed to race at Indy because his then-boss feared the consequences of an injury. He reversed that policy this year.

NASCAR star Kyle Larson is ready to take another shot at “the Double,” running every lap of the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day Memorial Day weekend.