|
2005 |
Started his own NASCAR NEXTEL cup team with Jim Beam, Harrah's and Menards as sponsors. Ran second at Watkins Glen. |
|
2005 |
Became
first American to win a stage in Dakar. Gordon also scored his second
victory during the 16 day event. Eventually finished 12th in his first
outing. |
| 2004 |
Competed in the Memorial Day Double with his own Indy Car. |
|
2004 |
Competed
in his final year with Richard Childress Racing. Started his own NASCAR
Busch team that competed in 26 events. Gordon scored his first win as a
driver/owner at the Emerson 300 at Richmond. |
|
2003 |
Robby
sweeps the road courses in Winston Cup by winning his third Cup race at
Watkins Glen. Gordon became the fourth driver to win both road course
events in a season joining the likes of Jeff Gordon, Rusty Wallace and
Tim Richmond. In both road course events Gordon scored maximum points
by leading the most laps and winning the events. |
|
2003 |
Gordon gets his second career (first road-course) NASCAR win at Sonoma by out duelling Jeff Gordon in the final laps. |
|
2003 |
Attempted
the Memorial Day Double Duty. Started 3rd in th Indy 500. Finished 22nd
after the Budwiser/Archipelago/Motorola IRL car suffered gearbox
failure. Drove the Cingular Wirless Monte Carlo to a 17th place finish
in the rain shortened Coca-Cola 600 |
|
2003 |
Won the season opening Gatorade Twin 125 at Daytona driving the Cingular Wireless Monte Carlo. |
|
2002 |
Finished 3rd in the Baja 1000. |
|
2002 |
Completed first full Winston cup season driving the #31 Cingular Wireless Monte Carlo. Garnered
five top-10 finishes, highlighted by a third-place finish at Watkins
Glen in August. He finished 20th in the season standings and cashed in
to the tune of $3,054,240. |
|
2002 |
Competed in the 1100 mile "Double" - The Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 in the same day, finishing 8th and 16 respectively |
|
2002 |
Finished second overall at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona |
|
2001 |
Electrfied the crowd at the Race of Champions in Spain (Rally Car All-star event) |
|
2001 |
Won first Winston Cup race at Loudon, New Hampshire in tenth start in the No. 31 Lowe's Chevrolet owned by Richard Childress. |
|
2001 |
Named
to replace Mike Skinner in the No. 31 Lowe's Chevrolet for the
remainder of the season after Skinner decided to have surgery to repair
an injured left knee. July - Earned fifth-place finish in career-first
Busch Series event at Watkins Glen International behind the wheel of
the No. 21Richard Childress Racing entry (started third). June -
Finished NASCAR Winston Cup career-best second at Sears Point Raceway
driving in a substitute role for the No. 7 Ultra Motorsports team. May
- Qualified in the third position and led 22 laps in the Indy Racing
League (IRL) Indianapolis 500 in a car co-owned by Richard Childress
and A.J. Foyt |
|
2000 |
Returned to NASCAR Winston Cup Series in 17 events as driver for team he owned with Mike Held and John Menard. |
|
2000 |
Earned fourth-place finish at Watkins Glen International and claimed ninth place at Sears Point Raceway |
|
2000 |
Qualified fourth and finished sixth in Indianapolis 500 in car he co-owned with Held and Menard |
|
1999 |
Lost
lead on the final lap of the Indianapolis 500 after running out of fuel
and was relegated to the sixth position. Led 33 laps after starting
from the fourth position. |
|
1999 |
Scored
seven top-10 finishes in the CART FedEx Championship Series. Logged
20th-place finish in season point standings as the series' only
driver/owner. |
|
1999 |
Finished fifth in Baja 1000 driving own Trophy Truck in SCORE International Off-Road Series |
|
1998 |
Competed
in one NASCAR Winston Cup race at Sears Point Raceway for car owner Buz
McCall. Started from the 18th position and ran in the third position
most of the event before the suspension broke.
|
|
1998 |
Raced full season in CART FedEx Championship Series for Arciero-Wells Racing |
|
1997 |
Earned
career-first NASCAR Winston Cup pole position in March event at Atlanta
Motor Speedway driving for car owner Felix Sabates in 20 events |
|
1997 |
Logged fourth-place NASCAR Winston Cup finish at Watkins Glen International driving for Sabates |
|
1997 |
Qualified
12th for the Indianapolis 500 with team he assembled and ranwith the
financial backing of Team SABCO. Was running in the second position
when a cockpit fire on lap 19 ended his day. Suffered second and
third-degree burns on his hands, wrist and right thigh that sidelined
him for one month. |
|
1997 |
Finished
seventh at Fontana in CART Series season finale driving the Hogan
Racing Reynard Mercedes in only event he entered that season
1997 Scored second-consecutive second-place finish in International Race Of Champions (IROC) point standings |
|
1997 |
Scored second-place finish in Baja 1000, the only SCORE International Off-Road Trophy Truck event he entered that year |
|
1996 |
Competed
in late-season NASCAR Winston Cup events at North Carolina Speedway and
Phoenix International Raceway for Sabates, and at Lowe's Motor Speedway
for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., after joining Team SABCO in August. |
|
1996 |
Drove third full season for Walker Racing in the PPG Indy Car World Series |
|
1996 |
Finished runner-up in the IROC point standings |
|
1996 |
Earned
career-first SCORE International Off-Road Trophy Truck class
championship, winning four of the seven events. Finished third in the
Baja 1000. First-ever driver in series to win three races in arow. |
|
1995 |
Logged
career-first PPG Indy Car World Series victories at Phoenix and Detroit
for Walker Racing. Drove full season for Walker Racing and competed in
the Indianapolis 500. |
|
1994 |
Drove full season for Walker Racing in the PPG Indy Car World Series and competed in the Indianapolis 500 |
|
1994 |
Drove in first NASCAR Winston Cup event for newly-formed Kranefuss-Haas Racing team at Michigan (started 38, finished 38) |
|
1993 |
Drove
for Robert Yates Racing in the DieHard 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Started from the 14th position and ran in the top five before becoming
involved in an accident that relegated him to the 42nd position. |
|
1993 |
Earned fourth-consecutive IMSA GTS class win in the 24 Hours of Daytona for Roush Racing |
|
1993 |
First full season in PPG Indy Car World Series driving for A.J. Foyt Racing. Competed in the Indianapolis 500 |
|
1992 |
Scored
third-consecutive IMSA GTO class win in 24 Hours of Daytona for Roush
Racing. Won IMSA GTO event at Del Mar, Calif., after leading all 48
laps and starting from the pole. |
|
1992 |
Logged seven starts for Chip Ganassi Racing during first season in the PPG Indy Car World Series |
|
1992 |
Captured
win in career-first Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Trans-Am event
after starting from the pole at Long Beach, Calif. (Roush Racing entry) |
|
1991 |
Made
NASCAR Winston Cup debut in Daytona 500 (finished 18th). Competed at
Richmond International Raceway (started 35th, finished 26th). |
|
1991 |
Claimed
second-consecutive IMSA GTO Series class win in 24 Hours of Daytona for
Roush Racing. Also won five additional IMSA GTO events. |
|
1990 |
First
season of professional automobile racing. Won in IMSA GTO Series in 24
Hours of Daytona for Roush Racing. Won four IMSA events and finished
second in IMSA GTO season championship point standings. |
|
1990 |
Won
pole position in career-first stock car superspeedway event in ARCA
race at Atlanta Motor Speedway for car owner Junie Donlavey |
|
1990 |
Won SCORE/HDRA Heavy Metal Off-Road Championship. Won four of the seven series events driving for Veneble Racing. |
|
1989 |
Won
the SCORE/HDRA and MTEG championship. Won the Baja 1000 in a solo
drive. Won four off-road truck races for Veneble Racing and the first
championship for the Ford factory team. Elected to the MRWBA Auto
Racing All-American Team. |
|
1988 |
Won third-consecutive SCORE/HDRA championship. Signed contract with Veneble Racing. |
|
1987 |
Earned
second-consecutive SCORE/HDRA championship. Teamed with father to win
three racesen route to capturing the championship and
Rookie-of-the-Year honors. Raced own Mickey Thompson car. |
|
1986 |
Won SCORE/HDRA championship. Teamed with father to win four off-road events. |
|
1985 |
Won
the first off-road race he entered while sharing driving duties with
Frank Arciero. Captured victory in first Mickey Thompson stadium series
event he entered. |
