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Irvan News?

hearing retired Cup driver, Ernie Irvan, will not re-new the lease on his shop to Robby Gordon/Team Gordon and run a part-time BGN or CTS team out of the shop. Gordon is rumored to be driving the #4 Kodak car or the #7 NationsRent car in 2001, closing his own #13 Team...

Mayfield to Leave #12? NO UPDATE 3 – #4 Close to naming a driver?:

still hearing a ton of rumors that Jermey Mayfield will leave the #12 Mobil One Penske Racing LLC team and go to the #4 Kodak Morgan-McClure team but was leaving it alone since there were also so many stoires out there with quotes from Mayfield saying he is staying...

Fuel Cells Unapproved:

NASCAR officials confiscated the fuel-cell containers from the cars of #13-Robby Gordon and #97-Kurt Busch over the weekend during prequalifying inspections. They were listed as "unapproved" and displayed outside the NASCAR hauler(That's Racin')(11-6-2000)...

Vasser in Cup? UPDATE 4 – NO, stays in CART:

Ganassi CART driver, Jimmy Vasser is slated to test for Ganassi's NASCAR team next Friday(Oct 6th). Vasser also won Sunday's CART race in Houston(SpeedVision) UPDATE: Vasser said he will test Friday in Lakeland, Fla., with Ganassi's Winston Cup team, the former Sabco...

Vasser in Cup? UPDATE 3 his if he wants it:

Ganassi CART driver, Jimmy Vasser is slated to test for Ganassi's NASCAR team next Friday(Oct 6th). Vasser also won Sunday's CART race in Houston(SpeedVision) UPDATE: Vasser said he will test Friday in Lakeland, Fla., with Ganassi's Winston Cup team, the former Sabco...

Mayfield to Leave #12?

still hearing a ton of rumors that Jermey Mayfield will leave the #12 Mobil One Penske Racing LLC team and go to the #4 Kodak Morgan-McClure team but was leaving it alone since there were also so many stoires out there with quotes from Mayfield saying he is staying...

Add Bickle to the #7 driver mix:

With Ron Hornaday set to replace Rick Mast at A.J. Foyt Racing, Rich Bickle has joined the list of candidates Ultra Motorsports has presented to sponsor NationsRent. At one point believed to be the top candidate to replace Michael Waltrip at Ultra Motorsports, Hornaday...

Gordon and Kranefuss?

hearing there could be some sort of 'merger' between Robby Gordon's Team Gordon and former #12 team owner Michael Kranefuss. As for Kranefuss buying the #41 Hedrick Motorsports team, I hear it was only the building(10-12-2000)...

#66 ride – Carter Waiting on Gordon UPDATE 4 Gordon stays with the #13 – Bodine in?

as reported on ESPN2's RPM 2Night, #66 team owner, Travis Carter, is waiting on Robby Gordon's decision to either drive the #66 Big Kmart/Rt 66 Ford in 2001 or if Gordon will stay with the #13 Team Gordon team that he partially owns, which is looking for a primary ...

R Gordon to skip Darlington:

As planned originally in Team Gordon's limited schedule, the #13 team will not be attending this weekend's race in Darlington, SC. Team Gordon and Robby Gordon will resume action the following week with the night race in Richmond, VA. In the meantime, Gordon plans ...

Gordon looking for Sponsors:

#13-Robby Gordon, a former open-wheel racer who is trying to make a permanent home in Winston Cup racing, said his future is uncertain because of sponsorship issues. Gordon will skip five of the final 12 races because of the team's limited budget. The team had its ...

#66 Driver? UPDATE:

hearing that Robby Gordon is pretty much a lock for the #66 BigKmart/Route 66 Travis Carter ride in 2001, replacing Darrell Waltrip, who is retiring at the end of the 2000 season(8-18-2000) UPDATE: Travis Carter, owner of the #23 and #66 Fords, has talked to Andy Houston...

Qualifying Notes:

#55-Kenny Wallace has HALO on the 1/4 panel, HALO is a brand from Cooper Lighting, one of the co-sponsors on the car. #14-Rick Mast is using a in-house David Evans built engine (called a Foyt-Coyotte). #13-Robby Gordon is back to the orange paint scheme and has Turtle...

Park wins his first Cup race at Watkins Glen:

#1-Steve Park wins his first Winston Cup race by dominating the Global Crossing @ The Glen and holding off #6-Mark Martin and breaking Jeff Gordon's road course streak at six. Park wins in his 77th Winston Cup start. Not sure, but I think it is the first win by a Pennzoil...

Gordon Paint:

This weekend Team Gordon's Menards/TurtleWax/Duracell Ford Taurus will take on a new look just for Watkins Glen, highlighting team sponsor Sony Electronics. In place of neon orange, Gordon's car will sport a purple, black and white paint scheme designed by Sony. It...

Hamilton on the Move?

Cal Wells is looking for a new driver for his planned McDonald's-sponsored team, and Robby Gordon, who once drove Indy-cars for Wells, has been pushing hard for the ride for the past month. But Wells isn't interested in Gordon. Wells says he wants a veteran Winston...

Paint Scheme Stuff UPDATE:

hearing some special paint schemes coming up in the next few months: #5-Terry Labonte Frosted Flakes(Michigan?); #36-Ken Schrader Halloween M&M's; #20-Tony Stewart Special (at Homestead); and a Monsters promotion with #18-Bobby Labonte, #13-Robby Gordon and a few...

#60 changes? UPDATE 2 Gordon?…No:

on ESPN's RPM Now radio show, Matt Yocum mentioned that things are up in the air with the #60 Power Team. It ahs already been known that Power Team is out at the end of the 2000 season. Much speculation around the team is who will drive it. Yocum's comment was does...

Indy Testing UPDATE 2 oops:

hearing the three Hendrick Motorsports teams, #24 DuPont Chevy, #25-Michael Holigan Chevy and the #5-Kelloggs Chevy along with #4-Bobby Hamilton tested at Indy on Monday and Tuesday(24-25th), no word on who drove the Hendrick cars. #13-Robby Gordon is also supposed...

#60 changes? UPDATE – Gordon and Wells?

on ESPN's RPM Now radio show, Matt Yocum mentioned that things are up in the air with the #60 Power Team. It ahs already been known that Power Team is out at the end of the 2000 season. Much speculation around the team is who will drive it. Yocum's comment was does...