Tim Cindric hopes he can help make Memorial Day weekend more special for race fans by pushing for a change that would allow drivers to race in both the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day.
Cindric, the president of Penske Racing, asked IndyCar Racing team owners in a recent meeting to persuade Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials to push back the start time of the 500 to 11 a. m. so drivers could race there and in the Coca-Cola 600 later that day.
“I think that the Indy 500 needs to be the best drivers in the world,” Cindric said. “(They) need to have access to that race. There are so many guys that are NASCAR drivers now that tell me that someday they want to drive in the Indy 500. Right now, there’s no path for them to do that without them giving up their day job.”
Only three drivers have competed in both events on the same day: John Andretti, Robby Gordon and Tony Stewart.
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