Race Previews
Robby Gordon Michigan Preview
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Jun 11, 2008, 09:59

Robby Gordon is once again on the move as he heads to Michigan International Speedway for his 17^th start at the two-mile, D-shaped oval track. On Sunday, Gordon will pilot the No. 7 RVs.com Dodge in the Lifelock 400. When last seen on the track as a primary sponsor of the No. 7, the team had its second best finish of the season, coming home 11^th at Talladega Superspeedway.

TV and Radio Times – Qualifying is set for Friday, June 13^th at 3:10 p.m. (ET) on SPEED TV, MRN, and Sirius. The 200 laps of racing action begins on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. and will be broadcast live on TNT, MRN and Sirius Satellite radio.

Michigan – “Although we were disappointed in our run last week at Pocono, we were able to diagnose the specific problems and address them before returning to the track. We’ve had some bad luck this season and have lost some ground in the point standing, but I have faith that our program will continue to improve each week,” commented Gordon.

“I am looking forward to the race at Michigan. Hopefully, we can recover some lost ground this weekend, since we normally finish well there. It will be interesting to see how the COT performs in its debut, but Michigan is a wide race track, which should give us options to run whatever line works best for us,” Gordon stated.

Appearance Schedule – Gordon will be signing autographs on Sunday at his souvenir trailer at 10:45 a.m.

NOTES

2008 Season

• Gordon finished second in the 2008 Prelude to the Dream.
• He recorded his second best finish of 2008 at Talladega. The No. 7 finished 11^th.
• He finished eighth at the 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 30^th in owner points.

Career

• Gordon has one top-ten finish in 16 starts at Michigan
• 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 in addition to 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.