Robby Gordon News

Testing at Kentucky Sept 17-19:

Testing at Kentucky Sept 17-19:

September 14, 2007
a few Nextel Cup teams will test at Kentucky Speedway next week, Sept. 17-19th. #84-A.J. Allmendinger, #19-Elliot Sadler and #10-Scott Riggs are scheduled for Monday the 17th; Allmendinger and #7-Robby Gordon are scheduled for Tuesday and #43-Bobby Labonte is scheduled

Ambrose may run for Robby at Dover:

Ambrose may run for Robby at Dover:

September 4, 2007
Marcos Ambrose gets a do-over. One of the feel-good stories of this year happened when Robby Gordon provided a Nextel Cup car for Australia's Ambrose at Watkins Glen, a week after an on-track confrontation cost both of them a victory in the Busch race in Montreal.

Robby Gordon to Drive for Fitz Motorsports at California:

Robby Gordon to Drive for Fitz Motorsports at California:

August 28, 2007
Robby Gordon has accepted the invitation extended by team owner Armando Fitz to drive the #22 for Supercuts in the Camping World 300 this weekend at the California Speedway.(Fitz Motorsports PR)(8-28-2007)

Passes Double at “New” Bristol:

Passes Double at “New” Bristol:

August 28, 2007
NASCAR's Loop Data shows green flag passing during Saturday night's Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway more than doubled that of the spring race at Bristol “ from 991 passes in the spring to 2,147 passes Saturday night. The consensus opinion held by the drivers

Rumblings – Bristol Qualifying Notes:

Rumblings – Bristol Qualifying Notes:

August 24, 2007
Kasey Kahne toured Bristol Motor Speedway today in 16.016 seconds (119.805 mph) to capture the Bud Pole for Sunday's Sharpie 500 over Juan Pablo Montoya. This is Kasey's second top-spot of the season (he took down Vegas in February) and 14th of his Nextel Cup career

Atlanta Goodyear testing postponed UPDATE rescheduled:

Atlanta Goodyear testing postponed UPDATE rescheduled:

August 22, 2007
The Goodyear Tire Test at Atlanta Motor Speedway On Tuesday, August 21 and Wednesday, August 22 has been postponed due to the postponement of the Nextel Cup Series Event at Michigan International Speedway. New test dates will be announced at a future date.(AMS PR)(

Cup teams testing at Nashville:

Cup teams testing at Nashville:

August 14, 2007
Testing at Nashville Superspeedway Tuesday-August 14th include Nextel cup Drivers: #99-Carl Edwards, #9-Kasey Kahne, #7-Robby Gordon, #38-David Gilliland and #21-Bill Elliott. Gordon is the only driver confirmed to test Wednesday-August 15th.(Nashville Superspeedway

Ramblings – Watkins Glen Race Notes:

Ramblings – Watkins Glen Race Notes:

August 12, 2007
We had wheel hops (Tony Stewart & Jeff Gordon chief amongst them) and sock hops (how's about that tango with Kevin Harvick & Juan Pablo Montoya?)....and even some racing & passing to boot! After Tony Stewart looked like he lost it when he spun in turn one early, he

Softer Tire at LMS:

Softer Tire at LMS:

August 12, 2007
Goodyear likely will bring a softer tire for the October race at Lowe's Motor Speedway and is looking at even softer left-side compounds for when the car of tomorrow [COT] hits that track next May. The track, resurfaced in 2006, has posed problems for Goodyear, which

Watkins Glen Rookie Notes:

Watkins Glen Rookie Notes:

August 10, 2007
#42-Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the August 5 Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway, scoring a 16th-place finish. He took top rookie honors for the 10th time this season and for the third consecutive race. Montoya leads David Ragan by 26

Ambrose Cup debut on hold, focus on Busch: UPDATE: Will run for Gordon:

Ambrose Cup debut on hold, focus on Busch: UPDATE: Will run for Gordon:

August 7, 2007
At the beginning of the season, Wood Brothers/JTG Racing announced its plans to enter Marcos Ambrose in both of the Nextel Cup road course races in 2007. Several circumstances have delayed Ambrose's Cup debut and he will not be competing in Nextel Cup at Watkins Glen

Robby Gordon Fined, Placed on Probation; Four Other Teams Fined & Penalized:

Robby Gordon Fined, Placed on Probation; Four Other Teams Fined & Penalized:

August 7, 2007
NASCAR announced today that Robby Gordon, driver and owner of the #55 Ford in the NASCAR Busch Series, has been fined $35,000 and placed on probation until Dec. 31, 2007 due to a rule violation during last Saturday's race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. Gordon

Robby Gordon Fined, Placed on Probation:

Robby Gordon Fined, Placed on Probation:

August 7, 2007
NASCAR announced today that Robby Gordon, driver and owner of the #55 Ford in the Busch Series, has been fined $35,000 and placed on probation until Dec. 31, 2007 due to a rule violation during last Saturday's race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. Gordon was

Ambrose will not run at Watkins Glen for Wood Bros UPDATE will run for Gordon:

Ambrose will not run at Watkins Glen for Wood Bros UPDATE will run for Gordon:

August 7, 2007
Wood Brothers/JTG Racing has decided that the team will again focus their attention on the team's full-time #21 Cup entry [with Bill Elliott], putting on hold plans to run a second Cup [#47] entry for [Busch Series driver Marcos] Ambrose on the Watkins Glen road course

Robby Gordon Suspended from Pocono Race UPDATE 5:

Robby Gordon Suspended from Pocono Race UPDATE 5:

August 5, 2007
Hearing that NASCAR will suspend #7-Robby Gordon from Sunday's Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono for his actions in Saturday's Busch race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. For more info on his actions in the race, see my Busch Series page. P.J. Jones practiced the #7 Saturday