▁of ▁the ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 ▁by ▁three ▁hours . ▁Gordon ▁remained ▁at ▁Indian apolis , ▁and ▁started ▁the ▁race ▁as ▁planned . ▁He ▁finished ▁ 6 th , ▁and ▁back - up ▁driver ▁P . ▁J . ▁Jones ▁started ▁his ▁car ▁at ▁Charlotte ▁instead . ▁After ▁the ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 ▁was ▁over , ▁Gordon ▁fle w ▁to ▁Charlotte , ▁and ▁during ▁a ▁pit ▁stop , ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁car ▁from ▁Jones . ▁He ▁drove ▁the ▁car ▁to ▁a ▁ 3 5 th - place ▁finish . ▁ ▁Three ▁other ▁drivers ▁competed ▁in ▁multiple ▁events ▁during ▁the ▁week end . ▁Juan ▁Pablo ▁Mon to ya ▁and ▁Jimmy ▁V asser ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁C ART ▁Bos ch ▁Spark ▁Pl ug ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁at ▁Naz are th ▁Speed way ▁on ▁Saturday , ▁the ▁day ▁before ▁the ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 . ▁Mon to ya ▁finished ▁ 4 th , ▁and ▁V asser ▁ 7 th . ▁Also ▁on ▁Saturday , ▁Jason ▁Le ff ler ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Charlotte ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁NAS C AR ▁Bus ch ▁Series ▁Car quest ▁Auto ▁Part s ▁ 3 0 0 . ▁Le ff ler ▁finished ▁ 2 1 st ▁at ▁Charlotte . ▁All ▁three ▁were ▁back ▁to ▁Ind y ▁on ▁Sunday . ▁▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁second ▁time , ▁Tony ▁Stewart ▁decided ▁to ▁attempt ▁" Double ▁D ut y ." ▁Still ▁part ▁of ▁Joe ▁Gib bs ▁Racing ▁in ▁NAS C AR , ▁he ▁signed ▁with