Robby Gordon will discuss his sponsorship of the #7 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series program on Tuesday at Daytona Internations Speedway.
AND Robby Gordon Motorsports will make a second sponsorship announcement while testing at Daytona International Speedway on Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 1:30pm/et involving its 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series program. Gordon, who returned to the United States Monday following his first Dakar Rally in Africa, will be on hand for questions and answers, and a car unveiling/photo opportunity will follow the announcement outside the media center.(PR’s)(1-18-2005)
UPDATE: Fruit of the Loom and Robby Gordon Motorsports are carrying their NASCAR partnership to the next level in 2005 by announcing today that the world-renowned apparel company will sponsor Gordon in nine NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series events and one NASCAR Busch Series race. The Fruit of the Loom Racing Team debuted in the Busch Series last season; during which Gordon drove the #55 Chevrolet to a victory at Richmond, four other top-five finishes and ten top-10s. Robby Gordon Motorsports (RGM) hopes to match that success during Speedweeks 2005 at Daytona, where Gordon is entered in the Feb. 19 Hershey’s 300 Busch Series event. For that race only, the team will again run car #55. It will campaign car #7 in NEXTEL Cup competition, with Fruit of the Loom’s first race in that series slated for April 3 in the Food City 500 at Bristol [the 8 other Cup races include the Coca-Cola 600]. Gordon has three wins, including a sweep of both road-course events in 2003, won the Gatorade 125 Daytona 500 qualifying race in 2003 and has banked more than $15 million in NASCAR winnings. Bob Temple will return as crew chief. The team will utilize Hopkins Chassis with engines supplied by Menard Engineering. The Indianapolis and Oxfordshire, England-based company has supplied engines for cars that have won the pole for the famed Indianapolis 500 three times, powering Team Menard to a pair of Indy Racing League championships in 1997 and 1999. RGM ran Menard engines in three Busch Series races last season. Fruit of the Loom’s remaining schedule of 2005 races (following Bristol) will be announced at a later date. For more information, visit www.fruit.com(Camp and Assoc PR)(1-18-2005)
INDY 500 plans: Saying that his biggest weakness last year was engines, Robby Gordon said the team will run Menard engines and are testing the new Menard restrictor plate engine here at Daytona. The first restrictor plate engine ever produced by Menard. The parts for the engines are produced in England and assembled in the States on a Chevrolet block. Utilizing a total of four sponsors in 9 race packages. The next sponsor will be announced tomorrow and the other sponsors by the time the Daytona 500 begins in February, Gordon also talked about his departure from Richard Childress Racing saying that he was not fired and that there is no rift between him and Childress. Gordon also seemed(?) to say that he will be running the Indianapolis 500 this year. He said that a sponsor deal is “on the table” and that he is now an owner. “Last year I had to leave early, this year, I’m a car owner and I don’t have to leave early,” Gordon said.(Greg from Cup Scene Daily)
IMAGES see some images of the car on my #7 Team Schemes page.(1-18-2004)
