"Let's not even talk about if I would like to do it or not, it's just impossible logistics-wise," said Montoya. "If you really were going to go to try to win the $5 million bucks, you would have to get all the practices down and do it right. And I think we are racing that weekend, aren't we?
"Initially I would say no [to Vegas]. It's intriguing and I think it's intriguing for a lot of people. I think a lot of people are going 'ohhhh!' But being realistic, it's impossible. Are you going to show up on Sunday and race without practice and hope for the best? Who the heck is going to win that?"
Although the logistics would allow him to compete in both races, Montoya says practice and qualifying for either event would necessarily be compromised due to flying times and time differences between Las Vegas and Charlotte, which are located at opposite ends of the United States.
"Okay, let's try to even analyse it, I haven't even gone that deep," Montoya said. "It's a three-hour difference [between Charlotte and Las Vegas] and it's about a four to five-hour flight. Is it feasible at all?
"So let's say you practice Saturday morning in Vegas, you've got to be done practicing at what time because it's going to be in a five-hour flight to Charlotte plus a three-hour time difference, it's eight hours! What time does the Charlotte race start...?
"So it means I would have to start in the back of the field at Charlotte even if I made it to the race. Because if you think about eight hours, if the race is at 6:00 [pm] I need to be in the plane at 10:00 [in Vegas] in the morning. Ain't going to happen. It means I will have to leave the track at 9:00 or 9:15 if we go in a helicopter.
"It's true, the proposal is pretty freaking cool. Who is going to say no to $5 million bucks that easy? But it's just [impractical]..."
