Robby Gordon - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

DW/Spencer Switch? UPDATE 2:

Dr Jerry Punch interviewed Darrell Waltrip and he mentioned that Jimmy Spencer and he may switch cars for the race as they both practiced each others cars and like them better, now whether DW was joking around or not who knows, that is all I know on it(ESPN Qualifying...

Both Graves gone? UPDATE 3 DeHart back to the #5?:

hearing that #5 Crew Chief Andy Graves and his father Fred will leave Hendrick Motorsports at the end of the season?(anon source) -- UPDATE: After a dismal second half of the season Hendrick Motorsports' #5 team, with driver Terry Labonte, is under evaluation and significant...

Robby Gordon Announcement UPDATEs(#98?):

on Friday, CART and past Winston Cup driver, Robby Gordon will make an announcement at Atlanta on Friday. Gordon will be on ESPN's RPM2Nite Wednesday (note: at 6:00pm/et) to give a sneak preview, see the story below for some various rumors... -- UPDATE: Country.com...

Another Gordon Rumor?:

CART driver Robby Gordon made the rounds in the garage area on Sunday at Phoenix and is looking for a Winston Cup ride next season, has been mentioned as a candidate for the #30 Pontiac of Eel River Racing. Gordon is also considering starting his own team(Atlanta Constitution...

Gordon’s sponsor? UPDATE 5:

hearing it was reported on Benny Parsons Fast Talk radio show that Burger King would be Robby Gordon's sponsor of his new Cup team for 2000 -- UPDATE: Although nothing official has been announced, country.com Motorsports has learned that ace wheelman Robby Gordon is...

Pemberton to the #77? UPDATE 2:

Ryan Pemberton, crew chief for the #36 M&M's MBII team, has made his decision about where to work next season, but hes not commenting until next weekend. Pemberton is expected to join the Doug Bawel-owned #77 team with driver Robert Pressley( Times-Dispatch ) BUT on...

Robby Gordon news:

present CART and former #40 Cup driver, Robby Gordon, is in Charlotte this weekend and says his plans to build his own Cup team for next season are coming along quite well( PitNow ) Plans are supposedly for Gordon to compete on a limited basis...

Gordon, Robby that is:

John Menard, who hinted early in the summer he was interested in NASCAR racing, may be for real and in concert with mercurial open-wheel star Robby Gordon. More than one top crewman in the garage here said Saturday that they have heard from representatives for a Menard...

More Tyler Jet News

UPDATE 2: hearing that AT&T/10-10-345 Lucky Dog will not return to Tyler Jet Motorsports in 2000, so it looks like the team is looking for a driver and a sponsor. Jeff Purvis, rumored to be in the car at Richmond, supposedly has turned down the team as did Randy LaJoie...

Irwin signs with SABCO? UPDATE and Gordon:

Kenny Irwin has signed with Team Sabco to take over the driving duties of the #42 Chevys beginning next season. An official announcement with car owner Felix Sabates and Irwin is not expected until the weekend of the Nov. 21 NAPA 500 at Atlanta, the headquarters of...

More Tyler Jet News UPDATE 2:

hearing that AT&T/10-10-345 Lucky Dog will not return to Tyler Jet Motorsports in 2000, so it looks like the team is looking for a driver and a sponsor. Jeff Purvis, rumored to be in the car at Richmond, supposedly has turned down the team as did Randy LaJoie and Robby...

Irwin/Nemechek Swap:

For several weeks, it has been speculated that Felix Sabates and Robert Yates would simply trade drivers, much like Cale Yarborough and Michael Kranefuss did with Jeremy Mayfield and John Andretti in 1996. But according to Yates, his selection of drivers is not conclusive...

SABCO/Irwin/Gordon:

Felix Sabates said that even though he and Joe Nemechek are parting ways at the end of the season, he will not replace the driver before November. He admits he is talking to Kenny Irwin and Robby Gordon about running for his team in 2000, denies he will run three Winston...

AJ and Rudd:

A.J. Foyt says that he doesn't know where the story came from that he might be interested in buying Ricky Rudd's team, because he says that he hasn't talked with Rudd. But Foyt says that he does have tentative plans to set up a new Winston Cup team for next season, ...

The Return of Gordon?

Robby that is? In a SpeedVison column, Morgan-McClure close to fielding second car , it mentions that: Whether he inks a deal or not, McClure intends on testing the waters with a second car this year. He admits he has discussed his drivers position with Jeff Green ...

More McDonald’s Stuff:

Who will be the driver next year when the new McDonald's team begins participation in the Busch Grand National series? The early favorite in garage-area gossip is Jason Leffler, the United States Auto Club champion who seems on the verge of securing either a CART or...

More McDonald’s Stuff:

Who will be the driver next year when the new McDonalds team begins participation in the Busch Grand National series? The early favorite in garage-area gossip is Jason Leffler, the United States Auto Club champion who seems on the verge of securing either a CART or...

Forget Gordon, Robbie that is:

see the CNN/SI story Robby Gordon forms own CART team and will attempt the Indy 500...

Qualifying

CORRECTION(missed Chad Little) - Seven teams/drivers that qualified 26th or worse and are guaranteed to make the race based on owners points are: #99-Jeff Burton(7th in owner points); #3-Dale Earnhardt(9); #94-Bill Elliott(12); #21-Michael Waltrip(15); #97-Chad Little...

Robby Gordon

Also during practice, Bill Weber mentioned to Robby Gordon that there are many rumors he may return to Cup in 1999. Gordon said he has nothing signed in either Cup or CART for 1998.(ESPN2 Qualifying) (07-29-1998)...