▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁would ▁likely ▁be ▁a ▁was h out , ▁so ▁Gordon ▁depart ed ▁for ▁Charlotte . ▁After ▁another ▁two ▁hours , ▁the ▁track ▁d ried , ▁and ▁the ▁race ▁res umed . ▁Ja ques ▁Laz ier ▁was ▁standing ▁by , ▁and ▁clim bed ▁in ▁Gordon ' s ▁car ▁to ▁drive ▁relief . ▁He ▁worked ▁his ▁way ▁up ▁the ▁stand ings , ▁but ▁dropped ▁out ▁on ▁lap ▁ 8 8 ▁with ▁a ▁broken ▁ax le . ▁Meanwhile , ▁at ▁Charlotte , ▁Rob by ▁Gordon ▁finished ▁ 2 0 th , ▁three ▁la ps ▁down . ▁ ▁On ▁B ump ▁Day ▁( May ▁ 2 3 ), ▁Tony ▁Stewart ▁created ▁a ▁stir ▁when ▁he ▁made ▁an ▁unexpected ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁Speed way . ▁After ▁finishing ▁third ▁the ▁previous ▁night ▁in ▁the ▁N EX TE L ▁All - Star ▁Challenge , ▁Stewart ▁was ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁Fo yt ▁gar ages ▁clim bing ▁into ▁a ▁car ▁and ▁at ▁one ▁point ▁even ▁don ned ▁a ▁driver ' s ▁suit . ▁The ▁car ▁was ▁whe e led ▁to ▁the ▁p its ▁and ▁it ▁appeared ▁Stewart ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁take ▁practice ▁la ps . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁media ▁conver ged , ▁and ▁rum ors ▁began ▁bu zz ing ▁around ▁the ▁track ▁about ▁a ▁possible ▁" Double ▁D ut y " ▁attempt . ▁Stewart ▁await ed ▁permission ▁from ▁his ▁spons ors ▁to ▁drive ▁the ▁car , ▁but ▁no ▁deal ▁could ▁be ▁arranged . ▁A . ▁J . ▁Fo yt ▁and ▁Stewart ▁were ▁given ▁the ▁dub ious