Race Previews
Robby Gordon Darlington Preview
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May 7, 2008, 16:39

The No. 7 Jim Beam Dodge will hit the Darlington Raceway for Dodge Challenger 500 this weekend sporting ‘Vote for Robby’ decals on the rear quarter panel. The ‘Vote for Robby’ campaign is an initiative by Jim Beam to get race fans to vote Gordon into the All-Star Race on May 17^th. For more information on the campaign, please visit robbygordon.com or jimbeam.com. Do your part – vote for Robby!

Darlington Raceway, the first asphalt track in NASCAR, was repaved in early 2008. The 1.33-mile, egg-shaped oval is sure to increase speeds for the NASCAR Sprint Cup teams.

TV and Radio Times: Qualifying is set for Friday, May 9 at 5:15 p.m. (ET) on SPEED TV, MRN, and Sirius. Race time on Saturday is 7:00 p.m. (ET) and will be broadcast on Fox, MRN, and Sirius.

Darlington – “Any NASCAR fan knows the importance of Darlington and how tough the place is from a driving standpoint. I think the new surface will present new challenges for us.  The track will be smoother but also quite a bit faster. Hopefully, we can apply what we learned at the Lowe’s test for this weekend’s race.”

Season So Far – “It is hard to believe that we have only run ten races. There’s a lot of racing left on the schedule, and I know that we are going to keep getting better.”

Appearances - Robby Gordon will be at his souvenir trailer on Saturday signing autographs for his fans at 4:15 pm.

Notes

2008 Season 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 29th 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.