▁practice ▁session ▁at ▁Ind y , ▁is ▁held ▁on ▁Friday . ▁Typ ically ▁drivers ▁are ▁also ▁oblig ated ▁to ▁make ▁appearances ▁for ▁spons ors ▁and ▁event ▁market ing ▁in ▁the ▁days ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁races , ▁which ▁can ▁add ▁to ▁the ▁travel ▁bur dens . ▁ ▁It iner ary ▁ ▁A ▁driver ▁attempting ▁the ▁" Double ▁D ut y " ▁has ▁an ▁extremely ▁busy ▁and ▁tight ▁schedule , ▁particularly ▁for ▁race ▁day . ▁The ▁morning ▁begins ▁in ▁Indian apolis , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 ▁( or ▁when ▁the ▁drivers ▁dro ps ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁race ), ▁he ▁immediately ▁travel s ▁from ▁the ▁Speed way ▁( via ▁hel ic opter ▁or ▁police ▁esc ort ) ▁to ▁a ▁nearby ▁air port ▁- ▁E agle ▁Creek , ▁Indian apolis ▁International , ▁or ▁another ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity . ▁The ▁flight ▁from ▁Indian apolis ▁to ▁Con cord ▁Regional ▁Airport ▁ab o ard ▁a ▁private ▁jet ▁takes ▁approximately ▁ 5 5 ▁minutes . ▁From ▁there , ▁the ▁driver ▁will ▁board ▁a ▁hel ic opter ▁to ▁Charlotte ▁Motor ▁Speed way ▁and ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁in field . ▁Upon ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁the ▁C oca - Col a ▁ 6 0 0 , ▁the ▁driver ▁is ▁esc orted ▁to ▁their ▁car . ▁ ▁The ▁schedule ▁and ▁the ▁log istics ▁are ▁planned ▁well ▁in ▁advance , ▁and ▁even ▁the ▁slight est ▁deviation ▁can ▁cause ▁significant ▁delay ▁and ▁force ▁the ▁driver ▁to ▁miss ▁the ▁second ▁race . ▁We ather ▁can ▁cause ▁unexpected ▁delay