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If you’re one of Robby Gordon’s fans growing weary of the public flogging he takes on occasion, you may be in the wrong place. I’ve taken my fair share of shots at the Sprint Cup driver, by the same token I’ve praised his off road racing efforts and his occasional “do-good” projects.

Robby Gordon interviewed in Homestead Fl. previews the 2009 Dakar Rally. The 2009 event will cross the continent of South America from January 3 - 18.

Toyo Tires, Robby Gordon and Team Dakar USA will once again take on the Dakar rally. The 2009 event will cross the continent of South America from January 3 - 18.

With all due respect to Ziggy Stardust (isn’t that a blast from the past) there are so many “Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes” taking place in the racing world it’s hard to keep apace with them all.

Every possible season champion has been crowned, but unlike the proverbial Bear in the Woods who both defecates and hibernates in the woods during winter NASCAR drivers stay active in one fashion or another.

The genesis of this post was the rumor that NASCAR was considering cutting the field sizes for its top three series’.
I was further spurred on by the Orlando Sentinel’s Tania Ganguli. She cited an SI story where Chip Ganassi thinks “by 2010 eight cars will leave NASCAR and not be replaced.” That story is dated [...]

Robby Gordon is suing McLaren Capital Advisers Inc. over a $1 million fee the Los Angeles-based investment company is seeking for a failed merger with Gillett Evernham Motorsports.
Gordon wants the court to throw out the fee McLaren sought for the deal, which ended with the settlement of a lawsuit last month, according to the complaint [...]

Never saw this one coming?
Wait, save that Cod for lunch, I saw it coming.
Robby Gordon Motorsports and Gillett Evernham Motorsports have announced that they have agreed to terms for resolution of the issues growing out of proposed plan to merge the two Sprint Cup teams.
Disagreements over the merger led to the recent filing of a [...]

So, when will the new restrictor plate be issued?
I mean if NASCAR can selectively give an entire marquee a new plate as a result of a single teams Nationwide Series performance they can certainly give Sprint Cup Chevy teams the same after the #48 made a shambles of the Fontana field Sunday. Right?
They will won’t [...]

The #7 Robby Gordon Motorsports entry this weekend at Pocono will be sans sponsorship logos.
It’s the first time this year he’s “back in black” and has gone begging via his website for interested individuals or companies to contact the teams Business Development department for an opportunity to sponsor the “top-35 team.”
My first question is, where [...]