Seven-time NASCAR champion and Indy 500 rookie Jimmie Johnson hasn’t dominated out returning to the Cup Collection, and he may even have an thought of his subsequent race.
Johnson mentioned Thursday he is open to driving the “Memorial Day Double” — competing within the Indy 500 after which the Coca-Cola 600 in Harmony, North Carolina on the identical day. Kurt Busch, Tony Stewart, Robby Gordon and John Andretti have achieved the feat.
“I all the time thought that the blokes doing the double simply did one thing particular and distinctive, and I wished to try this,” Johnson mentioned.
And he nonetheless does.
“I am open to it” mentioned Johnson, who has but to drive NASCAR’s NextGen automobile. “I do not know if it will ever come collectively, however I am definitely open to it.”