Concord, N.C. ? Robby Gordon’s plans to race in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 hit a logistical snag, with heightened security complicating his travel arrangements.

The Federal Aviation Administration has banned helicopter flights in and out of Indy and Lowe’s Motor Speedway for one hour before and one hour after the races. So Gordon plans to ride a golf cart out of Indy with a police escort to take him to his rental car nearby.

He’ll drive himself to the Indianapolis airport with the police escort. He will fly from Indianapolis to the Concord airport, then take a van with police escort into the Coca-Cola 600.

Final plans were subject to change today. Either way, Winston Cup car owner Richard Childress scrapped plans to go to Indy and watch Gordon race.

“There’s just too much going on with the helicopter situation,” Childress said. “Who knows? We might have to let Robby get on a motorcycle to get him around.”

Gordon practiced the No. 31 Chevrolet Saturday, posting the 11th-fastest speed. Then his crew swapped seats in the car so standby driver Ron Hornaday could get some laps. Hornaday will drive only if Gordon cannot get back in time for the start of the 600, or if fatigue prevented him from completing the race.

But unlike past attempts, when Gordon has declined to use an IV, he’s reconsidered this year.

“I’m going to take one before and after,” he said. “That was the one thing where I went wrong last year. I had stomach cramps, and I believe I had them for not racing (Indy cars) all the time.”