#7-Robby Gordon said Friday he still hasnt finalized his 2007 plans, but SPEEDTV.com has learned that his one-car team is leaning towards adding a second car, rather than joining forces with Robert Yates Racing or another existing Cup team. Robby Gordon Motorsports has identified a driver and a sponsor for a second car, but has not put together a deal yet for next season, sources told SPEEDTV.com. Nor has a decision been made about whether the team will stick with Chevrolets or switch to Fords next year. Expect details about next season to be finalized within the next two weeks, sources close to the team said. One possible obstacle: Sponsors are concerned about committing millions of dollars to new cars next year, when most races will have 50-55 entries competing for 43 spots in the field, 35 of which are guaranteed based on owners points.(Speed Channel)
AND A possible Robby Gordon and Robert Yates merger, which Ford Motor Company may be helping bankroll. Gordon, long a Chevrolet man, is also trying to find a second similar second-tier team to join his own camp next season, in part to get a good engine deal. John Story, Gordon’s general manager, confirms talks with Ford’s Jack Roush about providing engines in 2007, and Roush said he’s willing to do that. But Story said there are other irons in the fire, too. “We’re not buying Robert Yates Racing, though that’s what the rumors have been,” Story said. “We’re still talking a couple of different manufacturers, Ford being one; we haven’t made a decision on that, but we should make a decision within two weeks. We’ve talked to a number of people, but at some point as the year gets later and later if we can’t put together an alliance, we’ll have to keep doing what we’re doing.”(Winston Salem Journal)(8-26-2006)
