Robby Gordon News

7/25/1997

7/25/1997

July 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

7/21/1997

7/21/1997

July 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)

7/18/1997

7/18/1997

July 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

7/16/1997

7/16/1997

July 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

7/14/1997

7/14/1997

July 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)

7/6/1997

7/6/1997

July 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.

6/30/1997

6/30/1997

June 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)

6/23/1997

6/23/1997

June 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

6/20/1997

6/20/1997

June 20, 1997
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

6/18/1997

6/18/1997

June 18, 1997
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

6/15/1997

6/15/1997

June 15, 1997
Also if Robby Gordon isn't back next season driving for Felix Sabates, then Sterling Marlin is on Sabates' list of possible replacements, according to NASCAR sources(JournalNow)(6-15-97)

6/14/1997

6/14/1997

June 14, 1997
And from the JournalNow: "Robby Gordon will possibly be back in action next week at California, says Robin Pemberton, crew chief for Rusty Wallace and a good friend of Gordon's. ''I had lunch with him a couple days ago, and he hopes so,'' Pemberton said. ''But I saw

6/13/1997

6/13/1997

June 13, 1997
Robby Gordon may miss more races as he ended up in the emergency room of a Charlotte, NC, hospital this week because of pain in his burned leg. He could be out until the Pepsi 400 on 7-5-97 at Daytona. Gordon has of course missed Dover, Pocono, Michigan and now could

6/13/1997

6/13/1997

June 13, 1997
I goofed on the IROC race when reporting Robby Gordon probably wouldn't race in this weeks IROC at Michigan. Well there is no IROC race this weekend. The third race is at California next week and the Michigan race (fourth) is 7-27-97(Sunday), sorry for the goof.

6/11/1997

6/11/1997

June 11, 1997
As reported earlier, confirmed 6-11-97, Robby Gordon will not race at Michigan this weekend, Greg Sacks will replace him in the #40 Coors Lite Chevy, Sacks will not race in the #45 BGN car at South Boston, VA, ASA Driver Brad Loney will take his place. Gordon wanted