Menards/Mapei Dover Advance

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Menards/Mapei Dover Advance
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May 31, 2006, 11:25

Robby Gordon

No. 7 MAPEI/Menards Chevrolet

Race Preview Fact Sheet

Event/Date: Neighborhood Excellence 400 – June 4, 2006

Venue: Dover International Speedway – Dover, Delaware

TV/Radio: FX Television, 1:30 p.m. EDT, MRN Radio, 1:30 p.m. EDT

Robby Gordon’s Quotes on the Neighborhood Excellence 400

“This is a big weekend for us. We’ll be running two trucks, the Chevy CK1500 and the Hummer H3 in the Baja 500 on Saturday and the No. 7 MAPEI/Menards Chevy in the Cup race on Sunday. I grew up off-road racing and I look forward to every time I get to go run the Baja. It’s a lot of traveling, about 11,000 miles overall, but we should be a contender in both races and hopefully we can defend our title in Baja. Dover is an extremely physical track. It has banking in the corners like Charlotte but most people compare it to Bristol; a high-banked, concrete bull ring. We have run well here in the past and with a new sponsor this weekend we hope to put on a good show for them and the fans.”

MAPEI/Menards Fast Facts:

·

Welcome Aboard – This weekend’s Neighborhood Excellence 400 presented by Bank of America will be the first race this season new sponsor MAPEI will be on the hood of the No. 7 Chevy. MAPEI, a global corporation, has been supplying residential and major commercial projects with total installation solutions for tile and stone, floor covering and decorative concrete as well as concrete restoration for more than 65 years. Visit http://www.mapei.com/ for technical information or call 1-800-42-MAPEI (1-800-426-2734) for the nearest location.

· Chassis – Chassis No. 106 will make its first appearance since a top-15 run at Darlington. Chassis No. 109 will serve as the back up.

· Points Position – Following the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, the driver of the No. 7 MAPEI/Menards Chevrolet remains in the 28th position in NASCAR Nextel Cup point standings, only 81 points out of 20^th and 181 points out of 15^th.

· Playing in the Dirt – Gordon, widely regarded as one of the best off-road racers of all time, will attempt to defend his Baja 500 title in the Red Bull and Toyo Tires sponsored Chevrolet CK1500. With over 750 horsepower and almost 40 inches of wheel travel, Gordon will be tearing through the Baja Peninsula at speeds more than 125 mph.

Robby Gordon Dover Statistics

Date	Start	Finish	Laps/Total Laps	Laps Led	Money	Status
*Nextel Cup*
9/25/05	33	39	279	0	$62,525	Engine
6/5/05	39	29	394	8	$76,080	Running
9/26/04	32	30	385	0	$93,977	Running
6/6/04	24	14	398	0	$106,022	Running
9/21/03	12	23	398	0	$83,327	Running
6/1/03	38	9	400	3	$99,747	Running
9/22/02	28	17	398	0	$78,346	Running
6/2/02	12	8	400	0	$89,121	Running
9/21/97	35	33	389	0	$20,555	Running

*Average/Total*	28.1	22.4	3,441	11	$709,700

*Busch Series*
6/5/04	26	32	120	10	$13,025	Sway Bar

Robby Gordon Cumulative NASCAR Series Statistics

Starts

Wins

Top 5

Top 10

Poles

Winnings

212

3

12

30

1

$16,973,000

No. 7 MAPEI/Menards Chevrolet Team Roster

Owner/Driver: Robby Gordon – Orange, Calif.

Crew Chief: Greg Erwin – Hatboro, Pa.

Name	Crew Position	Hometown
Frank Kerr	Car Chief	Bensalem, Pa.
Gus Hinton	Front Tire Changer	Montgomery, Ala.
Ray Holm	Rear Tire Changer	Danbury, Conn.
Darren Jolly	Front Tire Carrier	Taylorsville, N.C.
Aaron Pieratt	Rear Tire Carrier	Lexington, Ky.
Scott Honan	Jack Man	Kent, Conn.
Rick Coulson	Gas Man	Wiesbaden, Germany
John Slusher	Catch Can	Hamlet, Ind.
Mark Zakalowski	Shock Specialist	Detroit, Mich.
Glen Wheeler	Tire Specialist	Orange, Calif.
David Adams	Spotter/Mechanic	Burlington, Vt.
Randy Rodriguez	Truck Driver	Dana Pt., Calif.
Nick DeFazio	Mechanic	Newport Beach, Calif.
Chris Boller	Mechanic	Mooresville, N.C.
Matt Eisbrener	Mechanic	St. Paul, Minn.
Jason Arden	Mechanic	Gurnee, Ill.
Casey Callaway	Pit Support	Bon Aire, Ga.

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Money

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