More #4? Gordon Notes UPDATE 6 Gordon gone/Lepage In for now/Mast in the mix? $4 Million? during Fox Sports Net practice coverage, a few things were mentioned. That they heard that Kevin Lepage was fitted for the seat in the #4 car. Robby Gordon’s and Morgan-McClures lawyers are talking. Gordon would only say he has a 5-year contract. The chassis being run at Darlington is a Morgan-McClure chassis not a Gordon Chassis as rumored and not a third party chassis such as Laughlin or Hopkins. Lepage seen talking to a Kodak crew member(3-17-2001) UPDATE: Robby Gordon has heard all the rumors, that car owner Larry McClure is planning to make a driver change quickly, that Kevin Lepage might be the man in McClure’s cars. But Gordon said he’s not going gently into the night. He’s got a five-year contract with McClure, he plans to live up to his part of the bargain and he doesn’t plan to be the fall guy in any sponsor debates. But now again there are more rumors of a pending change. Lepage said he can’t say anything. Gordon said he’s not giving up without a good fight.(Winston Salem Journal)(see next story for more)(3-18-2001) UPDATE 2: Controversy continues to shroud the Larry McClure team. This weekend, Robby Gordon pointed to his five-year contract and said he’s staying with the team. Kevin Lepage said on a Grand National prerace show that he’ll be in the McClure car in a matter of time. Crew chief David Ifft said he doesn’t want to spend a whole year with the team. And McClure, for his part, isn’t saying much(Richmond Times Dispatch)(3-19-2001) UPDATE 3: Morgan-McClure Motorsports/Kodak and driver Robby Gordon have agreed to terminate their contract. This change is effective immediately. A driver for the No. 4 Chevrolet for the this weekend’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway will be announced on Thursday. Morgan-McClure will name a permanent driver at a later date(Morgan McClure PR), still hearing Kevin Lepage will be the driver at Bristol but may not be the permanent driver(3-21-2001)
