A few weeks ago, Robby Gordon was planning on putting another driver in his #7 Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota while he competed in the MonsterJam truck competition. But the truck didn’t get done in time, and so he’s now headed to Martinsville ‘Â where he’ll have to qualify on speed after a disappointing start to the season led to him falling out of the top 35 in owner points. “The truck didn’t quite get done,” Gordon said Wednesday following testing at Charlotte Motor Speedway. “It probably won’t be done until after Phoenix [in April]. We’ll miss the monster finals in Vegas this weekend.” Gordon, whose team has an affiliation with BAM Racing that has brought some sponsorship this year, said at the beginning of the season that he probably wouldn’t run in every race. But now he said it is likely he will compete in every event at least until May.
And what about the Indianapolis 500? “I’ve got a commitment, but just because you have a commitment from people doesn’t mean it’s going to happen,” Gordon said. “We’ll see what happens here in the next couple of weeks.” As far as the immediate future, when Gordon gets to Martinsville, the pressure will be on the driver/owner as he has top make the race on speed. He is 36th in the owner standings, nine points behind the Front Row Motorsports team of Kevin Conway. Gordon said he felt good about being able to qualify on speed. “We’re going to bring our best car,” Gordon said. “That’s just all we can do.”(SceneDaily)(3-26-2010)
