Robby Gordon News

Running in the Dirt:

Running in the Dirt:

November 20, 2003
More than 270 racers will drive through the Mexican desert this weekend in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. The 805-mile, 13-checkpoint race begins Friday in Ensenada-Baja California, Mexico, about 65 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border. The race ends Saturday in Ensenada

Tracy and Childress Revisited:

Tracy and Childress Revisited:

November 16, 2003
CART champion Paul Tracy said he would love to drive on the Winston Cup circuit, but he doesn't think his chance will come next year. Richard Childress hopes it does, but said he would "cross that bridge when we come to it." As far as Tracy knows, he said, CART's proposed

Robby Gordon Headed to Baja Following Homestead Race:

Robby Gordon Headed to Baja Following Homestead Race:

November 15, 2003
#31-Robby Gordon, a two-time Baja 1000 champion, is scheduled to fly to Baja Sunday night to pre-run the race course Nov. 17-Nov. 19 following the Cup race Sunday at Homestead. He will navigate the course in a pre-runner vehicle instead of his race truck to minimize

Robby Gordon to run 2004 Busch Series:

Robby Gordon to run 2004 Busch Series:

November 14, 2003
Fruit of the Loom announced that it has teamed up with three-time NASCAR Winston Cup Series race winner Robby Gordon to compete in the NASCAR Busch Series in 2004. Beginning with the season-opening Hershey's Kisses 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February

Robby Gordon to run 2004 Busch Series:

Robby Gordon to run 2004 Busch Series:

November 14, 2003
Fruit of the Loom announced that it has teamed up with three-time NASCAR Winston Cup Series race winner Robby Gordon to compete in the NASCAR Busch Series in 2004. Beginning with the season-opening Hershey's Kisses 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February

Changes at the #31:

Changes at the #31:

November 8, 2003
Richard Childress is reported to be considering a change in the setup of the Robby Gordon-Kevin Hamlin team, possibly promoting Hamlin to general manager and engineer Chris Andrews to crew chief. Childress made a similar move earlier this season with the Kevin Harvick

Coordinating Producer Hired at Speed:

Coordinating Producer Hired at Speed:

October 23, 2003
Pete Richards has joined SPEED Channel as a Coordinating Producer, working on projects including 2 Wheel Tuesday and SPEED's coverage of AMA road racing, ARCA and USAC events. No stranger to SPEED, Richards was on hand for the launch of the network in February of 2002

Testing at Phoenix:

Testing at Phoenix:

October 23, 2003
Once again, Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) testing was done under record-breaking temperatures. On Tuesday, a new record was set at 103. Wednesday, drivers ran with temperatures hovering near 102 degrees. Still, most teams found themselves running faster testing

Phoenix testing nest week:

Phoenix testing nest week:

October 15, 2003
Robby Gordon and the #31 Cingular Wireless team are scheduled to test at Phoenix on Oct. 21 and 22.(10-15-2003)

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Cgarlotte:

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Cgarlotte:

October 12, 2003
Now, that's the way racing is supposed to be. We [SCF] used to call this formful....the fastest car (and the one that led the most laps) won, and the runner-up and 3rd place finishers were the cars that led the next most laps. Maybe a trend? (Well, for one week anyway

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Talladega:

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Talladega:

September 28, 2003
It was a wild one....it was a plate race....and it was Talladega! What more can be said? In a rough race (both on the track and in the pits) Michael Waltrip prevailed in a four lap sprint to the finish today at Talladega Superspeedway in the EA Sports 500, holding

Bud #1 and more on advertising:

Bud #1 and more on advertising:

September 16, 2003
It’s a matter of loyalty Despite all the attention surrounding the announcement of Nextel’s foray into NASCAR in next year, the telecommunications company has only been mentioned one time ($41,000) during Winston Cup Series event telecasts this season. Casey Mears

Wally’s World Gets Newsy This Week:

Wally’s World Gets Newsy This Week:

September 12, 2003
Robin Meade , lead news anchor for CNN Headline News' morning show Robin & Company, will ride in the passenger seat of TNT/NBC analyst Wally Dallenbach's car for a few laps around New Hampshire International Speedway to air during TNT's Wally World, on Sunday, Sept

Some Highlights from the TNT coverage:

Some Highlights from the TNT coverage:

September 7, 2003
from a TNT/Turner PR for those who may not have seen the broadcast: Notes from TNT's NASCAR Busch Series and Winston Cup Series Racing from Richmond, VA TV Booth: Allen Bestwick, Wally Dallenbach and Benny Parsons. Pit Reporters: Bill Weber, Marty Snider, Matt Yocum

New Helmet:

New Helmet:

August 29, 2003
Dale Lott, an entrepeneur who owns a Nashville-based company called Active Xtreme, and Atlanta-based Racing Radios, have developed a new racing helmet designed to reduce driver fatigue and lessen the damage to a driver's hearing. The helmet looks like a standard racing