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Indy-Coke double takes herculean effort

Updated: May 25, 2010, 12:46 PM ET
By Terry Blount | ESPN.com

In response to racing mogul Bruton Smith's offering $20 million to anyone who can win the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, I will offer $20 million to anyone who can win the Daytona 500 and the Kentucky Derby in the same year.

What do those two offers have in common, you ask?

They both have about the same odds of actually happening. I made my offer public in a NASCAR Live! session for ESPN.com during the Dover Sprint Cup race.

My colleague, David Newton, ...

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94TH INDIANAPOLIS 500-MILE RACE

2010 Indianapolis 500 Another Month of May on the track has come and gone, and the venerable Indianapolis Motor Speedway roared to life again. This was the second year of Indy's Centennial Era, with Dario Franchitti winning the 94th running of the Indianapolis 500.
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Indy 500 Raceday

• Blount: Franchitti proves he's truly back home
• Hinton: Ganassi deflects credit ... again
• Oreovicz: Pole promise fizzles for Penske
• Oreovicz: Danica pulls off solid finish
• Recap: Dario dominates | 500 results
• Andretti moves up to third on review
• Conway to hospital after violent crash
• IndyCar Live! Indy 500 rewind on ESPN.com

Columns

• Blount: An anticlimactic Indy 500?
• Hinton: It's still the greatest race
• Blount: Helio's drive for four ... and more
• Newton: Hornish respected? Yes and no
• Oreovicz: Ganassi cars lead Carb Day
• Blount: Historic run for Kanaan?
• Hinton: New IRL CEO Bernard has titanic task
• Blount: Danica's time running out?
• Oreovicz: Breaking down the 500 field
• Blount: Indy-Coke double twice the fun
• Oreovicz: Indy not curing Danica's ills
• Oreovicz: Drama returns to Bump Day
• Helio dominates on revived Pole Day
• Oreovicz: Bracing for some Pole Day drama
• McGee: Meira an Indy car cult hero
• Oreovicz: Indy 500 field not set in stone
• Oreovicz: The Indy 500, from A to Z

More IndyCar Live! coverage

• IndyCar Live! Bump Day rewind on ESPN.com
• IndyCar Live! Pole Day rewind on ESPN.com

Blogs

• Blount: "Push-to-pass" may be key at Indy
• Oreovicz: $5 practice best bargain in town

Practice and qualifying

• 94th Indianapolis 500 starting grid
• Danica: Not enough time for needed car fixes
• Kanaan's advice to Danica? Get happy
• Kanaan rebounds from crash to make 500
• Saavedra still in Indy 500 field despite crash
• Helio tops field; Danica 23rd of 24
• Fans react sourly to Danica comments
• Kanaan, Moraes OK after crashes
• Power hits 228 in morning practice »
• Power, Tagliani top Friday speed charts
• Kanaan peels off top time Thursday
• Dixon hits 226 in Tuesday practice
• Castroneves sets pace on first day
• Wheldon OK after Sunday crash

More coverage

• Danica's Double 2010: Gearing up for Indy
• 2009 Flashback: Castroneves wins again
• 2008 Flashback: Quiet Dixon makes noise
• 2007 Flashback: Franchitti comes up big
• 2006 Flashback: Hornish gets his "Holy Grail"

Indy 500 Video

• Dario Franchitti wins Indianapolis 500
• Franchitti storms Indianapolis
• Dario Franchitti back in Victory Lane
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• Four for Helio Castroneves?
• No easy blueprint for winning
• The women of Indy
• The sweet life of Danica
• Castroneves: Life in reflection
• Patrick and Wheldon change tires
• Penske on track with Helio, Briscoe
• Danica's focused after rough start
• Franchitti and the Indy 500
• Wild qualifying delivered the drama
• Castroneves wins Indy 500 Pole
• Power ready for the Indy 500

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