Robby Gordon’s SPEED FACTORY – Robby Gordon's SPEED FACTORY is a reality show that features a behind-the-scenes look at a world-class race shop and its day-to-day operations. Robby Gordon Motorsports is a multi-faceted race shop that houses a variety of elite racing machines that include NASCAR Sprint Cup Series cars, SCORE International Off-Road Trophy Trucks, three Dakar HUMMERs, a Short Course Off-Road Truck and the newest edition, the Monster Truck. All of these different varieties of motorsports make up what Gordon likes to call his SPEED FACTORY. SPEED FACTORY is scheduled to air two shows a week giving the fan a perspective of what it takes to be one of the most diversified drivers in the world, one of the few owner/driver combinations in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and most importantly, what it takes to make the SPEED FACTORY work. Visit www.speedfactory.tv to watch the latest episode.

Robby’s Thoughts – “Winning at Indianapolis [Motor Speedway] would absolutely be the most memorable victory of my career,” said Robby Gordon, driver of the No. 7 SpeedFactory.tv Toyota Camry. “I grew up watching open-wheel racing on television and dreamed winning at one of the most prestigious tracks in America since I was a little boy. This track has so much racing history; so many of racing greatest moments have happened around this speedway and it would be exciting for Robby Gordon Motorsports first Cup series win to come at The Brickyard.”

Career at The Brickyard – In 10 career NSCS starts at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Gordon has completed 99.6% of all the laps he has attempted around the 2.5-mile oval. Throughout his IndyCar career at the historic course, Gordon has tallied three finishes inside the top-10.

Race Coverage – Fans can watch the Brickyard 400 live from Indianapolis Motor Speedway beginning at 1:00 p.m. EST on Sunday, July 25th live on ESPN. IMS Radio and SIRIUS NASCAR Radio will also have live coverage of the event beginning at 12:00 p.m. EST. Qualifying for the prestigious race will be aired on ESPN2 beginning at 10:00 a.m. EST on Saturday, July 24th.

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Rain washed out qualifying on Friday afternoon leaving Gordon to start the 160-lap race from the 32nd position. The driver was faced with the hard task of starting deep in the field where trouble usually begins. Gordon dropped back in the running order shortly after the green flag fell, allowing the SPEEDFACTORY.tv crew to work on his car while avoiding damage from any possible on-track incidents.
Early in the race, Gordon called into the team to report that his Toyota Camry was too loose on entry and tight through the center of the corners. The SPEEDFACTORY.tv crew jumped into action making several adjustments during the competition caution on lap 15. The SPEEDFACTORY.tv team utilized every chance they had to improve the handling on their Toyota Camry making a variety of changes from air pressure to chassis adjustments throughout the race.

By lap 103, Gordon was preparing to pull on pit road for a scheduled green-flag stop, but the driver of the No. 7 Camry caught a lucky break as the caution flag came out with just enough time for Gordon to get back on track and pit under yellow. Gordon told the crew that his SPEEDFACTORY.tv Camry was the best it had been all night and that they should only make minor adjustments. The driver stayed on track to collect five bonus points for leading the race, and pulled onto pit road by lap 107. The team packed the car with fuel, serviced it with four fresh Goodyear tires, and sent Gordon back on the track.

The “Big One” happened on lap 147 at Daytona International Speedway when more than a dozen cars were caught up in a chain reaction accident that started inside the top-five and caused the red flag to be displayed. Gordon was running around the 20th position, but pulled down in the grass to avoid most of the trouble. The No. 7 SPEEDFACTORY.tv Camry suffered minor damage to the right front, but the team was able to fix it quickly and get Gordon back on track to restart the race inside the top-15.

Gordon made one last charge on a green-white-checkered finish to cross the finish line in the 12th position after completing 166 laps, six more than the original scheduled distance. Gordon remains in the 32nd position in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship Owner Points.

“Our team did a great job tonight,” commented Gordon. “We struggled early in the race with the SPEEDFACTORY.tv Camry, but no one gave up and we all kept working hard fighting for position. My spotter did a fantastic job leading me through the field and keeping me out of trouble in the big wreck there at the end. It was definitely a good points day for us and that was exactly what we needed.”

Next weekend the Sprint Cup Series speeds into Chicagoland Speedway for another race under the lights. TNT will broadcast live flag-to-flag coverage of the 400.5-mile race beginning at 7:30 p.m. EST on Saturday, July 10. MRN and SIRIUS Satellite Radio will both provide a play-by-play broadcast of all the action from Joliet, Ill., beginning at 6:30 p.m. EST. Qualifying for the 267-lap event will be broadcast on SPEED Channel beginning at 6:00 p.m. EST on Friday, July 9. For news and updates, please visit ROBBYGORDON.COM or PLANETROBBY.COM, and don’t forget to check out SPEEDFACTORY.tv this week for another episode featuring all the action behind-the-scenes at Robby Gordon Motorsports!

RGM was forced to a back-up car Friday afternoon following an accident in the first practice session. Unfortunately, with only 30 minutes remaining in practice when the accident occurred, the team was unable to pass through inspection in time for a qualifying lap. Since RGM is locked into the top-35 in owner’s points, the team was given the 42nd starting position. However, the team changed their transmission before the race and had to start at the back of the field, in the 43rd position.

Labonte had no problem moving forward at the start of the race and had the No. 7 SpeedFactory.TV Toyota Camry up six positions by Lap 20 – one of the biggest movers of the race. Debris then brought out the first caution flag of the race on Lap 36. Labonte reported being too tight in the center and loose off the gas with no rear grip. He came down pit road in 34th position for a fresh set of tires, fuel and adjustments.

The team gained one position on pit road and restarted the race at Lap 39 in 33rd position. Through the first hundred laps of action, Labonte was running consistent and had moved himself up to 30th position. The first set of green-flag pit stops started and Labonte came down pit road on Lap 104. The team made another slight adjustment to help with the forward drive and took four tires and fuel.
At the halfway mark and still without another caution, the No. 7 Camry was in the 33rd position. Another green-flag pit-stop was made on Lap 172 where the team just took tires and fuel. Labonte posted his fastest lap on Lap 176.

With a little less than 100 laps remaining, and the race just setting a record for the most green-flag laps, the car was loose in, tight in the middle and loose off. Finally, the second caution came out on Lap 240 for oil on the track in Turn 3. At this point, the team came down for a new set of tires and to fill up on fuel. They restarted the race in 31st position and did not have to race for position as they were the only car three laps down.

Reed Sorenson and Juan Pablo Montoya were the reason for the third caution with 28 laps to go. Labonte entered pit road for the last time taking a fresh set of tires and enough fuel to go the distance.
On Lap 290, leaders Jeff Burton and Kyle Busch were racing for the win when the final caution came out for the two of them getting into each other. Bobby Labonte restarted Lap 293 in the 30th position and that was the position that he brought the No. 7 SpeedFactory.TV Toyota Camry home in.
Driver Bobby Labonte Comments on the Lenox Industrial Tools 301: “First, I want to thank Robby Gordon and his team for giving me the opportunity to race their No. 7 SpeedFactory.TV Toyota Camry this weekend”, said Labonte. “We didn’t start off like we hoped on Friday, but we had a solid race and learned a lot about each other.

“Our goal was to learn as much as possible for Robby Gordon Motorsports and for me to be able to give them the best feedback I could. We wanted to keep the car in one piece and not race too hard where we would put ourselves in a bad position. We were able to maintain the No. 7 in owner’s points and keep them locked into the top-35.

“We did give ourselves a ‘Darlington Stripe’ but no big damage was done to the car. All-in-all, it was a good day for the team and I hope that they were able to learn from me being in the seat.”

Team Owner Robby Gordon comments on the weekend results: “To be able to put Bobby, a past champion, in our car at Loudon was a great opportunity for our organization. I want to thank him for his help and giving us this opportunity. I think the information that we learned this weekend will be very valuable to our race team and will help make Robby Gordon Motorsports even better.”

Bobby’s Remarks – “I am excited for this weekend. Robby's program has really turned around the past 6-8 weeks. I have seen it both in the garage area and on the race track. There is no doubt that Robby has some of the nicest race cars and equipment in the garage, so I am really look forward to driving his car this weekend. Robby finishing second last weekend was great for the RGM team, and I definitely think that this is something that we can build on at Loudon.”

Robby’s Thoughts – “To be able to put Bobby, a past champion, in this weekend at Loudon is a great opportunity for our organization. I am really excited that we were able to make this happen. I hope that we can get him a result that he is proud of, but I am also eager to have him drive one of my cars and give me his opinion of the race team. All in all, I think that this weekend and the information that we will learn will be very valuable to our race team and will help make Robby Gordon Motorsports even better.”
Labonte at Loudon – Bobby Labonte is one of the most experienced drivers at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. In fact, he is one of just four drivers to have made a record 30 starts at the mile-long track. Labonte has achieved several finishes inside the top five, and has both an average start and finish inside the top fifteen. In his thirty starts, Labonte has completed more than 8,600 circuits around New Hampshire Motor Speedway and has completed nearly 98% of all laps he has attempted.

Robby Gordon’s SPEED FACTORY – Robby Gordon's SPEED FACTORY is a reality show that features a behind-the-scenes look at a world-class race shop and its day-to-day operations. Robby Gordon Motorsports is a multi-faceted race shop that houses a variety of elite racing machines that include NASCAR Sprint Cup Series cars, SCORE International Off-Road Trophy Trucks, three Dakar HUMMERs, a Short Course Off-Road Truck and the newest edition, the Monster Truck. All of these different varieties of motorsports make up what Gordon likes to call his SPEED FACTORY. SPEED FACTORY is scheduled to air two shows a week giving the fan a perspective of what it takes to be one of the most diversified drivers in the world, one of the few owner/driver combinations in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and most importantly, what it takes to make the SPEED FACTORY work. Visit www.speedfactory.tv to watch the latest episode.

Race Coverage – Fans can watch Bobby Labonte wheel the No. 7 SpeedFactory.tv Toyota Camry live from New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday, June 27th. The 301-lap race will be televised live on TNT beginning at 1:00 p.m. EST, with radio coverage from PRN and SIRIUS Satellite Radio starting at 12:00 p.m. EST. The SPEED Channel will cover qualifying from the “Magic Mile” beginning at 3:00 p.m. EST on Friday, June 25. FOR NEWS & UPDATES, PLEASE VISIT ROBBYGORDON.COM or PLANETROBBY.COM.

Gordon came over the radio during the lap 11 caution period to tell the crew that the car was a little tight trying to navigate through turn seven, but otherwise running well. The 2003 Infineon race winner added, “It’s no better than yesterday, but it’s still quite a bit better than a lot of cars out here. We’ll be ok.”

The crew immediately began devising a plan to help the No. 7 Monster Energy Toyota Camry turn through the corners, while focusing specifically on turn seven. The team decided to stay on the track during that early caution and wait until they got inside their pit window hoping to make the 110-lap event a two-stop race. Gordon was scored in the 15th-position and steadily holding his position.
The team made their first stop under green on lap 32. Several of Gordon’s competitors also stopped on that lap making for a busy pit road, but the No. 7 Monster Energy Toyota team made it through the pits without any incidents.

When the caution came out on lap 58, Gordon was sitting in the 10th position just 10 laps outside of his fuel window. The No. 7 Monster Energy Toyota team decided to come down pit road for four fresh tires, fuel, and another air pressure adjustment to help Gordon navigate the turns. The team returned to the track knowing that they would need to stop at least one last time to pack the car full of fuel.
Their opportunity to pit came just 10 laps later placing Gordon just inside his fuel window and leaving him to conserve fuel for much of the remainder of the race. The team packed the No. 7 Monster Energy Camry with as much fuel as it could hold and had Gordon stop just before the field returned to green to top off the tank.

Knowing that they were still close, Gordon continued to conserve fuel under green and during the caution laps to ensure that he could make it the distance.
The race heated up during the lap 103 caution period. Then leader, Marcos Ambrose failed to maintain a cautious pace—a rule that gained recognition at the 2007 NNS Montreal race during feud between Gordon and Ambrose for the win—and was forced to drop back to the seventh position. The mistake allowed Gordon and the No. 7 Monster Energy Toyota team to move into the second position for the final restart and race Jimmie Johnson for the win.

Gordon followed his line, hit every mark, and held off third-place Kevin Harvick to cross the finish line in the second position. The finish marks Gordon’s best finish of the 2010 season and ties his second-best finish at Infineon Raceway. The No. 7 Monster Energy Toyota moved up three spots in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series owners points to the 32nd position.

“I’m very proud of the effort from the entire No. 7 Monster Energy Toyota team today, and I want to thank everyone on my team – both here and back at the shop,” commented Robby Gordon. “It was a great run for us, and our strategy worked well. At the end of the day, we got beat on tires—Jimmie had tires that were about 10 laps newer than ours—and that was the difference between winning and losing today. We needed a strong finish today and we did just that, so I’m happy with our race overall and am really looking forward to Watkins Glen now.”

Next weekend the Sprint Cup Series travels to New Hampshire Motor Speedway. TNT, PRN and Sirius Satellite radio will all kick off their coverage at 12:00 p.m. EST on Sunday, June 27th, with the green flag scheduled to fall shortly after 1:00 p.m. EST. Qualifying for the event will be broadcast on SPEED Channel beginning at 3:00 p.m. EST on Friday, June 25th. For news and updates, please visit ROBBYGORDON.COM or PLANETROBBY.COM. Watch Gordon’s weekly reality show at SPEEDFACTORY.TV.

Robby Gordon’s SPEED FACTORY – Robby Gordon's SPEED FACTORY is a reality show that features a behind-the-scenes look at a world-class race shop and its day-to-day operations. Robby Gordon Motorsports is a multi-faceted race shop that houses a variety of elite racing machines that include NASCAR Sprint Cup Series cars, SCORE International Off-Road Trophy Trucks, three Dakar HUMMERs, a Short Course Off-Road Truck and the newest edition, the Monster Truck. All of these different varieties of motorsports make up what Gordon likes to call his SPEED FACTORY. SPEED FACTORY is scheduled to air two shows a week giving the fan a perspective of what it takes to be one of the most diversified drivers in the world, one of the few owner/driver combinations in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and most importantly, what it takes to make the SPEED FACTORY work. Visit www.speedfactory.tv to watch the latest episode.

Robby’s Remarks – “I love racing at Infineon Raceway,” said Gordon. “The road course stops are clearly some of my favorite on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit, but the race at Infineon is especially important to me. I grew up in California and I still have a lot of family and friends near the Sonoma area, so it’s a lot of fun to go there and catch up with everyone and have them all watch me race. We’ve come very close to winning this race in the years since my first trip to victory lane at Infineon [Raceway] and I know that we’re capable of putting it together this year. We just need to stay focused on our goal, make the right strategy calls, and hopefully find a little good luck.”

Expertise at Infineon – Since 1997, Robby Gordon has made 12 starts at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. The driver of the No. 7 Monster Energy Toyota Camry has led more than 150 circuits around the 1.99-mile course and won the 2003 event en route to sweeping both road course events. In 2007, it looked as if Gordon was on his way back to victory lane, but after starting from the front row and leading 48 laps Gordon ran out of fuel and finished in the 16th position.

Appearances – Fans at home can watch a special guest appearance by Robby Gordon on SPEED’s Trackside Live! on Friday night, June 18th. The show will be broadcast live from the SPEED Stage beginning at 5:55 p.m. PST / 8:55 p.m. EST. Just hours before the green flag is scheduled to fall at Infineon Raceway, Robby Gordon will meet his fans at his souvenir hauler beginning at 8:00 a.m. PST on Sunday, June 20th. The driver of the No. 7 Monster Energy Toyota Camry will sign autographs, answer questions and take pictures with fans.

Race Coverage – Fans can watch Robby Gordon and the No. 7 Monster Energy Toyota team take on the 10-turn road course at Infineon Raceway on Sunday, June 20th. The 110-lap race will be televised live on TNT beginning at 3:00 p.m. EST, with radio coverage from PRN and SIRIUS Satellite Radio starting at 2:00 p.m. EST. The SPEED Channel will cover qualifying from the Northern California road course beginning at 6:30 p.m. EST on Friday, June 18. FOR NEWS & UPDATES, PLEASE VISIT ROBBYGORDON.COM or PLANETROBBY.COM.

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