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9/3/1997

"Car owner Andy Petree is still considering forming a second team, possibly with Robby Gordon as the driver"(iRace)(9-3-97)...
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8/30/1997

No Surprise here: "Sterling Marlin will announce his plans to join Sabco Racing at Charlotte in October. Sterling will take the seat vacated by Robby Gordon, who is still in question as to his plans for 1998. Rumor also has it that Sterling's engine builder at Morgan...
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8/30/1997

"•Andy Petree says he's still working to build a second team and he's talking with Robby Gordon about driving for him. Gordon signed a contract to drive a Brown and Williamson car on the CART Indy-car tour next season, but Petree says he might be able to put together...
Visit 8/29/1997 page

8/29/1997

How about this rumor from FastTrack Magazine who report that Robby Gordon will drive a third Richard Childress car at select races next season as Childress hopes to field an IRL team in the future and wants to secure Gordon(Don from the John Andretti page )(8-29-97...
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8/13/1997

Robby Gordon plans on making a career decision within the next 3-4 days, so expect an announcement this week sometime(RPM2Nite)(my bet is CART's Team KOOL). Gordon says he has looked ''very seriously'' at starting his own Winston Cup team. Has set a date of 8-15 for...
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8/12/1997

I hear that Robby Gordon has been offered the ride with the Team KOOL-Green Cart team for 1997, the story is at SpeedNet .(thanks to many readers for the news)(8-12-97)...
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8/11/1997

This a partial from a Robby Gordon story on the JournalNow site: "Ironically, Gordon is on the comeback trail, apparently out of this ride with Felix Sabates at the end of the season and out in the job market looking for a new ride -- perhaps just the man Larry McClure...
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8/9/1997

"Robby Gordon has decided he wants to run the Winston Cup tour again next season, according to sources close to the situation. But Felix Sabates and Sterling Marlin are reported to have come to terms with sponsor Coors for that ride next season. And with Wally Dallenbach...
Visit 8/2/1997 page

8/2/1997

The JournalNow mentions in an article about Robby Gordon, that Robert Yates might be going with a third Cup team next season, there is speculation that Gordon might get the nod. After all Gordon was Yates' pick several years ago for a one-shot deal(after Davey Allison...
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7/27/1997

Robby Gordon said he and NASCAR Winston Cup team owner Felix Sabates have set an 8-15 date to decide which direction they will go in 1998. Gordon has the first option to purchase the IRL equipment from Sabates for what the driver called "fair market value." Saturday...
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7/25/1997

From the the Pit Notes section on iRace(in the Bill Elliott story): Felix Sabates is in the process of choosing between Sterling Marlin and Ernie Irvan to replace Robby Gordon next season. Sources tell me it's Marlin.(hard to believe after the Sadaam comment Felix...
Visit 7/21/1997 page

7/21/1997

Sources tell me that Robby Gordon will go to the Barry Green/Team Kool Green CART team in 1998, plus iRace reports that Robby has sold his boat and home on Lake Norman(NC) and is currently renting a place in Charlotte until the end of the year(7-21-97)...
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7/18/1997

Sterling Marlin is to fly to Colorado soon to talk to Coors officials about driving for Felix Sabates next season, according to sources close to the situation. Robby Gordon currently drives Sabates' Coors-sponsored Chevy. Marlin had little to say about his future yesterday...
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7/16/1997

I also hear Robby Gordon will be gone from his Sabates seat after the season, Gordon basically said on RPM2Nite that it would be a one race deal but that he wasn't through with WC yet, whether he means he'll try to find a full-time ride or a part-time deal is still...
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7/14/1997

I hear that Sterling Marlin will not be in the #4 Chevy in 1998 and has three possibilities, all being in a Ford, but I keep hearing Marlin to Sabates w/ Tony Glover as crew chief with Robby Gordon out of Winston Cup, Johnny Benson to the #4 car(7-14-97)...
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7/6/1997

I hear Daytona radio station, WNDB said in their morning race show that there was little chance that Robby Gordon will be back with SABCO next year....
Visit 6/30/1997 page

6/30/1997

Per Winston Cup Teleconference (see Nascar Online) Robby Gordon will be racing this weekend in Daytona and Greg Sacks will not be needed(6-30-97)...
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6/23/1997

I hear Robby Gordon's helmet was cracked pretty badly in the practice wreak at California and the motor skill test's included having to pick up a pencil which Robby tried and failed four times before finally picking it up and when he did he couldn't turn his hand over...
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Robby Gordon out after accident

Robby Gordon injured in a practice accident at California Speedway and will not race in the IROC or WC race this weekend. Gordon demolished the team's primary car after losing control in Turn 2. Afterward, he was disoriented and failed a motor-skills test. He was taken...
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Robby Gordon at California Speedway

Robby Gordon is at the California Speedway and will drive both WC and IROC this weekend. He says he will drive for SABCO for the rest of the year, at least. He will wear a special shield to protect his burns, which he still has a 3rd degree burn about the size of a...
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