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Robby Gordon wins Laughlin Leap:

Sprint Cup team owner/driver #7-Robby Gordon nearly set an event-record in winning Thursday's SCORE Laughlin Leap competition, a prelude to this weekend's season-opening 14th Annual SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge in Laughlin, Nev. Gordon won the large truck division...

California Testing:

Southern California area motorsports fans can get their first look at NASCAR's Cars of Tomorrow at a two-day testing session for Sprint Cup Series cars Thursday and Friday [Jan 31-Feb 1] at California Speedway. The session will put the car on the Fontana 2-mile oval...

Dakar race cancellation, lost money, angers Robby Gordon:

#7-Robby Gordon arrived for testing at Daytona International Speedway on Monday with a pack on his back and a chip on his shoulder. Gordon had planned to skip the three-day test for his Sprint Cup team to drive in the Dakar Rally in North Africa. Those plans changed...

Daytona Test Notes – Session 1, Day 1:

#7-Robby Gordon will test his Ford since the Dakar Rally race was cancelled; #20-Tony Stewart will test at Daytona for the first time in three years [due to the change to Toyota and the COT]; Jason Keller will test a 4th Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge; Kirk Shelmedine...

Gaughan filling in for Robby Gordon at testing:

Brendan Gaughan will fill in for Robby Gordon in the #7 Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford during the upcoming Sprint Cup test session at Daytona Int'l Speedway. Gordon is in Africa to compete in the Dakar Rally, which runs Jan. 5-20. With Gordon tied up, the #7 team opted...

2007 Crash Data:

Accidents and spins soared during the 2007 NASCAR Chase for the Nextel Cup, USA TODAY database research shows. Fueled by a track-record number of cautions in races at Martinsville Speedway (21) and Atlanta Motor Speedway (14), a total of 89 incidents were recorded ...

Changes at the #7 team? UPDATE:

hearing that #7 Crew Chief Peter Sospenzo as well as car chief Bill Henderson have parted ways with #7 Robby Gordon Motorsports.(11-24-2007) UPDATE: Robby Gordon Motorsports has named Frank Kerr to be crew chief for Robby Gordon's #7 Sprint Cup team in 2008. Kerr recently...

Stewart and Sirius announce winners of “The Stewies”:

Winners of the inaugural 'Stewie Awards' were announced tonight by two-time Nextel Cup Series Champion and SIRIUS Radio host Tony Stewart at the SIRIUS Satellite Radio Studios in New York City. The 2007 'Stewie Award' winners were decided by fans around the country...

Changes at the #7 team?

hearing that #7 Crew Chief Peter Sospenzo as well as car chief Bill Henderson have parted ways with #7 Robby Gordon Motorsports.(11-24-2007)...

Jim Beam renews sponsorship with Robby Gordon:

Jim Beam announced that it will continue its partnership with Robby Gordon Motorsports (RGM) as a primary sponsor of the #7 Ford Fusion driven by team owner and veteran driver Robby Gordon during the 2008 Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series season. Jim Beam will...

Jim Beam Renews with Robby Gordon:

Jim Beam announced today that it will continue its partnership with Robby Gordon Motorsports (RGM) as a primary sponsor of the #7 Ford driven by Robby Gordon during the 2008 Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series season. Jim Beam will sponsor 13 Sprint Cup Series ...

Camping World scheme for #7 at Homestead:

Camping World will be the primary sponsor of the #7 Ford that Robby Gordon drives, for the fourth time in the Nextel Cup Series this year. Jim Beam, Menards, Mapei and Motorola all will serve as associates. Camping World Inc., is America's largest direct marketer and...

Robby finishes 5th overall in Baja 1000:

Robby Gordon and his #71 Monster Energy / Toyo Tires trophy truck finished a respectable third in his class and fifth overall for the 40th annual Baja 1000. Gordon and his Nextel Cup crew will return back to the United States on Thursday and head straight to the season...

Robby Dakar Update – wins Stage 6:

Robby Gordon has given Hummer its first-ever Dakar stage victory on the sixth special of the 2007 edition of the event, a 246-mile stretch between Tan Tan in Morocco and Zouerat in Mauritania. The American completed the high-speed section speeds above 115mph were...

Robby heading to Baja:

Robby Gordon returns to Ensenada, Mexico with one thing on his mind - looking to repeat the performance from last year's Baja 1000. 2006 marked Gordon's third Baja 1000 victory of his prestigious off road career. Gordon once again will dismiss the logistical challenges...

Sauter to RGM with Yellow? No:

Johnny Sauter is still, as far as he knows, the driver of the #70 Yellow Transportation Chevy for the same team, but Scott Riggs has been signed by the team for 2008. That leaves Sauter in an interesting position: Does he have a job or not? He has a sponsor in Yellow...

Sospenzo back at track after health scare:

Peter Sospenzo was back in the garage at Atlanta Motor Speedway less than a week after being hospitalized because of dizziness. The 50-year-old crew chief for Robby Gordon said doctors still are unsure what caused the dizziness last Sunday. He went to the infield care...

Sauter to RGM with Yellow? Sauter Looking:

Johnny Sauter is still, as far as he knows, the driver of the #70 Yellow Transportation Chevy for the same team, but Scott Riggs has been signed by the team for 2008. That leaves Sauter in an interesting position: Does he have a job or not? He has a sponsor in Yellow...

#7 Crew Chief Sospenzo hospitalized:

Early Sunday morning the #7 Robby Gordon Motorsports team received shocking news at Martinsville Speedway. Peter Sospenzo, Robby Gordon's crew chief, was taken to the hospital [in Martinsville] for further diagnosis after reporting symptoms of dizziness. Later in the...

Sauter in Limbo for 2008: UPDATE:

#70-Johnny Sauter is receiving mixed signals about his future at Haas CNC Racing but believes the overriding message from the team is clear. "The word put to me is we're not going to tell you that you have a job, we're not going to tell you that you don't," Sauter ...