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Robby Gordon’s fire

What happened to Robby Gordon at Indy per a reader: Derek Daly stated on a local Indianapolis radio station this morning that the reason Robby’s car caught fire was a crew member had mistakenly placed a 1/16th inch thick seal on the fuel tank instead of the usual 1/8th inch think seal that is used . This allowed fuel from the tank to leak out(5-28-97)