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Appearing loose and ready to go, Kurt Busch chatted with family and well-wishers hours before he tried to become just the second driver to complete the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in a single day - a grueling, 1,100-mile slog that will include an airplane ride from Indiana to North Carolina in time for the longer of the two races Sunday evening. ''Gotta make the full 500 miles.'' Busch spent time watching ''Gilligan's Island,'' saying 'we're trying to dumb it down this morning,'' and got a sendoff from his parents, Tom and Gaye Busch. Oh, my gosh, please be safe.'' Fans shouted encouragement at Busch as he rode a golf cart through Gasoline Alley, one yelling: ''Good luck today, Kurt, times two!'' Even though the race wasn't promoted heavily by IndyCar or NASCAR - the races air on different networks and multiple sponsors were involved, clouding the possibilities - Busch's debut brought some definite buzz to the ''Greatest Spectacle In Racing,'' the crown jewel race of the IndyCar Series and one of the most prestigious in the world.
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