, ▁and ▁even ▁force ▁the ▁effort ▁to ▁be ▁ab orted . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁complex ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁sched uling , ▁it ▁is ▁standard ▁practice ▁for ▁the ▁driver ' s ▁respective ▁teams ▁to ▁have ▁back - up ▁relief ▁drivers ▁standing ▁by ▁at ▁both ▁events , ▁in ▁case ▁the ▁schedule ▁is ▁comprom ised . ▁ ▁Depending ▁upon ▁which ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁events ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁top ▁priority , ▁a ▁" drop ▁dead " ▁departure ▁time ▁may ▁be ▁assigned ▁at ▁Ind y . ▁According ▁to ▁NAS C AR ▁rules , ▁the ▁driver ▁who ▁starts ▁the ▁race ▁in ▁the ▁car ▁receives ▁full ▁championship ▁points ▁for ▁that ▁entry . ▁If ▁the ▁driver ▁is ▁a ▁full - time ▁compet itor ▁on ▁the ▁Cup ▁Series ▁circuit ▁( and ▁only ▁part - time ▁in ▁Ind y Car ), ▁the ▁team ▁may ▁require ▁the ▁driver ▁to ▁leave ▁Ind y ▁before ▁that ▁race ▁is ▁over ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁arrive ▁at ▁Charlotte ▁on ▁time ▁and ▁receive ▁full ▁points . ▁Con vers ely , ▁if ▁the ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 ▁is ▁the ▁top ▁priority , ▁and ▁that ▁race ▁is ▁running ▁long , ▁the ▁driver ▁may ▁choose ▁to ▁for go ▁or ▁delay ▁the ▁trip ▁to ▁Charlotte , ▁and ▁assign ▁the ▁back - up ▁driver ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁ 6 0 0 ▁instead . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Tony ▁Stewart ' s ▁" Double ▁D ut y " ▁effort ▁had ▁the ▁following ▁published ▁it iner ary : ▁▁ 9 : 2 5   a . m . ▁E ST ▁(