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Robby Gordon Richmond Preview

Robby Gordon will race the No. 7 Charter Communications Dodge this weekend at Richmond International Raceway. Gordon gained two spots and is 27th in driver points after an 11^th place finish at Talladega last week. Gordon owns one top-five and one top-10 finish in 16 races at the .75-mile short track. Additionally, he’s led 30 laps there.

TV and Radio Times: Qualifying is set for Friday at 5:30 p.m. (ET) on SPEED TV and MRN Radio. Race time on Saturday is 7:30 p.m. (ET) on Fox and MRN Radio.

DRIVER ROBBY GORDON QUOTES:

RICHMOND – “Richmond is all about survival. It’s one of those places where it can be a really long night. The key there is to qualify well, keep your fenders clean and hope you’re still competitive by the end of the race.”

“Lap traffic is always a factor at short tracks. It doesn’t take the leaders long to catch the back of the pack. Navigating through the lap cars will be important in securing a decent finish.”

“We’re fairly confident this week heading there with the No. 7 Dodge. The team has a lot of momentum coming off a strong run at Talladega last week. That finish was just the shot in the arm we needed. We have the pieces in place for consistent finishes; we just need to be able to put them together each week. That’s what we’re focusing on.”

Appearances:

Robby Gordon will be at his souvenir trailer on Saturday signing autographs for his fans from 4:00pm – 4:30pm.

NOTES

2008 Season

• Gordon recorded his second best finish of 2008 at Talladega. The No. 7 came home 11^th.
• His best finish of eighth came in the season opening Daytona 500.
• Gordon has a marketing, manufacturing and technical services agreement with Gillett Evernham Motorsports.
• Gordon switched to Dodge days before the Daytona 500.
• Gordon is 27th in driver points.

Career

• Gordon owns three NASCAR Sprint Cup victories:
• Loudon on Nov. 23, 2001
• Infineon on June 22, 2003
• Watkins Glen Aug. 10, 2003
• Gordon’s NASCAR only pole came at Atlanta on March 7, 1997.
• Gordon owns one Nationwide Series victory at Richmond on Sept. 10, 2004
• In the CART Series, Gordon made 106 starts posting wins at Phoenix and Detroit plus four poles.
• In his ten starts in the Indianapolis 500, Gordon owns five top-10 finishes.
• In 2005, Gordon became first American to win a stage in the Dakar Rally. To date, Gordon has five Dakar Series stage wins.