▁Indian apolis ▁Motor ▁Speed way ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁test ▁with ▁then - Will iams F 1 ▁driver ▁Mon to ya . ▁The ▁two ▁switched ▁r ides , ▁with ▁Gordon ▁driving ▁Mon to ya ' s ▁Williams ▁F W 2 4 , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁he ▁had ▁driven ▁an ▁F 1 ▁car . ▁On ▁Gordon ' s ▁first ▁lap , ▁he ▁went ▁off - course , ▁and ▁recorded ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 : 1 7 ; ▁in ▁comparison , ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁United ▁States ▁Grand ▁Prix ' s ▁pole ▁time ▁was ▁ 1 : 1 0 , ▁while ▁the ▁slow est ▁was ▁ 1 : 1 3 . ▁On ▁his ▁second ▁run , ▁Gordon ▁began ▁with ▁a ▁standing ▁start , ▁and ▁on ▁his ▁next ▁lap ▁recorded ▁ 1 : 1 6 . 5 . ▁Mon to ya ▁would ▁eventually ▁join ▁NAS C AR ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Gordon ▁has ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁P rel ude ▁to ▁the ▁Dream ▁char ity ▁d irt ▁track ▁race ▁at ▁E ld ora ▁Speed way ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Gordon ▁had ▁been ▁int ending ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁race , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁due ▁to ▁sched uling ▁conflicts . ▁Gordon ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁race , ▁ 1 4 th ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 2 nd