Robby Gordon - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Some ‘Daily Double’ facts:

Drivers who ran the Indy 500 and Coke 600 on the same day...

Flyboy:

#31-Robby Gordon completed five laps at Indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday before rain ended practice and sent Gordon to Lowe's Motor Speedway for last night's Winston Open. Gordon is attempting to run the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day for the fourth...

Robby Gordon to start 3rd in the Indy 500:

Robby Gordon, who will run the 'double' - Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on May 25th, qualified 3rd for the Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with a four lap average of 230.205mph [four laps were 228.829, 230.529, 230.687, 230.778], 24 drivers have made the field...

Gordon fastest in Friday’s testing at Indy UPDATE Rain:

Add Robby Gordons name to the crowded ring of MBNA Pole contenders for the 87th Indianapolis 500, as he led the final practice before qualifications with a lap of 231.362mph on May 9 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Gordon turned his top lap in the #27 Alpine/Archipelago...

Gordon 9th overall at Indy practice:

Robby Gordon returned to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in fast fashion Thursday, posting the ninth-fastest lap at 230.214mph (39.0941 seconds). Gordon strapped back into the #27 Archipelago/Motorola Dallara/Honda/Firestone yesterday after taking Wednesday off for...

Gordon moves up the speed charts at Indy; Herta to stand by:

#31-Robby Gordon was 8th fastest in Tuesday Indy 500 practice with a speed of 227.735mph in his Dallara-Honda. Tora Takagi was the fastest at 229.019.( Indianaplis Star ) AND Andretti Green Racing got two replacements in one driver Monday when it hired former Championship...

Nemechek wins at Richmond:

#25-Joe Nemechek wins a slightly rain shortened Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond International Speedway, his first win in 45 races when he last won at Rockingham in November 2001. #18-Bobby Labonte was 2nd, his third 2nd place finish in a row. The race was rain shortened...

Robby Gordon responds:

John Andretti made some comments last weekend that showed he wasn't happy about his cousin, IRL team owner/driver Michael Andretti, selecting Robby Gordon to replace Dario Franchitti in the Indy 500. John thought Michael would select him to drive for the injured Franchitti...

Team Gordon Offers Ultimate Motorsports Experience to Fans:

#31-Robby Gordon will continue his quest to claim victory at both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on May 25 of Memorial Day Weekend. Gordon will run both events, marking the fourth time in his career he has attempted to complete the 1,100-mile endurance ...

Robby Gordon to run Indy? UPDATE:

hearing there will be an announcement soon regarding #31-Robby Gordon's attempt to run the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on May 25th, no word on the team or sponsor...yet.(4-25-2003) UPDATE: Indianapolis 500 veteran Robby Gordon will replace Dario Franchitti in the #27...

Robby Gordon scheme:

#31-Robby Gordon will run a special Cingular FDNY paint scheme in August at Watkins Glen.(4-25-2003)...

One Andretti to run, one to test and maybe qualify for the Indy 500, another to get a ride?

Michael Andretti still hasn't announced who will replace Dario Franchitti next month at the Indianapolis 500. But he has a backup replacement plan for his other injured driver. He's bringing in the old man. Mario Andretti, arguably the most versatile racer of all time...

Only Eight Left:

With a quarter of the 2003 season now complete, Terry Labonte is one of only eight drivers who have been running at the finish of all nine races thus far; the others being Ricky Craven, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Robby Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Kenny Wallace and...

Indy 500 rumors UPDATE 3 Stewart to do the Double? – Denied:

Dario Franchitti will miss the Indianapolis 500 and perhaps all three of the Indy Racing League's races in June, his team confirmed Friday. Franchitti suffered a lumbar fracture of his back when he crashed on his motorcycle April 4. Dr. Terry Trammell said the fracture...

New RCR Museum to Open in Mid-May:

What was once the race shop where six championships were earned is now being transformed into a museum honoring one of NASCARs most storied racing operations. Richard Childress Racings (RCR) original race shop and museum at the RCR complex, with the construction ...

#31 Tire Changer Back:

Jason Fowler, the rear tire carrier for Robby Gordon's team, nearly sliced off his finger while making repairs to the #31 car in Bristol. After sitting out a week, Totally NASCAR checked on his progress in Talladega. "Actually the finger is doing really well," Fowler...

Gordon Testing at Nashville:

#31-Robby Gordon is scheduled to test at Nashville Superspeedway on April 15 and 16.( RCR PR )(4-9-2003)...

Robby Gordon’s Pit Crew Finishes First in Texas:

The crew of Robby Gordon's #31 Cingular Wireless Chevy was the Round 7 winner of the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade during Sunday's (March 30) NASCAR Winston Cup race - Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Gordon's team, owned ...

Andretti and Gordon may miss the Indy 500:

John Andretti and Robby Gordon announced several weeks ago their intention to compete in this year's Indianapolis 500. But both are being reminded of the significant gap between planning and doing. It takes money to bridge that gap, and neither is having luck finding...

Cingular Wireless and Robby Gordon race on behalf of Special Olympics athletes at Talladega:

Sporting a Special Olympics Team USA paint scheme on his race car, Robby Gordon will drive Richard Childress Racing's (RCR) #31 Cingular Wireless Chevy for a good cause on April 6 at Talladega Superspeedway. To launch Cingular's fourth year of supporting Special Olympics...