ps ▁down . ▁He ▁made ▁up ▁one ▁lap , ▁and ▁finished ▁ 1 6 th . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁lap ▁short ▁of ▁comple ting ▁the ▁entire ▁ 1 , 1 0 0 ▁miles . ▁▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Rob by ▁Gordon ▁attempted ▁" Double ▁D ut y " ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁time . ▁He ▁qualified ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁row ▁at ▁Ind y , ▁but ▁dropped ▁out ▁with ▁g ear box ▁trouble ▁( 2 2 nd ▁place ). ▁Due ▁to ▁his ▁early ▁ret irement , ▁and ▁with ▁ade qu ate ▁time , ▁Gordon ▁received ▁a ▁police ▁esc ort ▁by ▁car ▁to ▁the ▁air port ▁instead ▁of ▁a ▁hel ic opter ▁ride . ▁At ▁Charlotte , ▁Gordon ▁was ▁running ▁ 1 7 th ▁when ▁the ▁race ▁was ▁called ▁for ▁rain ▁on ▁lap ▁ 2 7 6 ▁of ▁ 4 0 0 ▁( 4 1 4 ▁miles ). ▁A ▁week ▁after ▁race ▁day , ▁ESP N ▁a ired ▁a ▁one - hour ▁document ary ▁profil ing ▁the ▁effort . ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁For ▁the ▁third ▁year ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁and ▁fifth ▁time ▁overall , ▁Rob by ▁Gordon ▁attempted ▁" Double ▁D ut y ." ▁On ▁race ▁day , ▁rain ▁delayed ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 ▁by ▁two ▁hours . ▁Gordon ▁started ▁the ▁race ▁as ▁planned . ▁On ▁lap ▁ 2 7 , ▁the ▁red ▁flag ▁came ▁out ▁for ▁rain , ▁and ▁the ▁race ▁was ▁halt ed . ▁It ▁appeared ▁that ▁the