Wednesday’s opening practice for the Coca Cola 600 marks the beginning of the second leg of Robbys Gordon’s “Double Time” race slate this weekend. Gordon will race both the Indy 500 Sunday morning, May 28, then travel immediately to Charlotte to race in the NASCAR event which begins that evening at 6:15pm. It was announced that Team Menard CTS driver Bryan Reffner will be Gordon’s backup. Reffner will practice Thursday and Saturday in Team Gordon’s Turtle Wax/Burger King Ford Taurus to get a feel for what to expect should he be in position to race on Sunday. Gordon will practice through the day Wednesday and qualify under the lights that night before boarding a plane to Indianapolis. Thursday morning Gordon will run in what will be the final shakedown of his Indy car during Indys “Carburation Day” practice session. Following the shakedown Robby returns immediately to Charlotte to take part in Winston Cup practice(Team Gordon)(5-23-2000)
