2009 Watkins Glen Weekend Discussion

Join in and discuss all the action from Watkins Glen right here. Robby will run BOTH races this weekend, as well as having PJ Jones in the #04. Weekend schedule as follows:

FRIDAY , 8-7-09

11:45am - 1:20pm NSCS Practice ( Ended up 15th quickest )

1:30pm – 3:00pm NNS Practice ( Ended up 2nd quickest )

3:10pm NSCS Qualifying ( Starts 22nd )

5:30pm NNS Final Practice (ended up 3rd )

SATURDAY , 8-8-09

10:10am NNS Qualifying ( Qualified 3rd quickest )

12:00pm – 12:45pm NSCS Practice ( Ended up 35th quickest )

1:20pm – 2:20pm NSCS Final Practice ( ended up 16th quickest )

2:30pm NNS Driver Introduction

3:00pm NNS RACE – Zippo 200 ( Finished 14th )

SUNDAY 8-9-09

1:30pm NSCS Driver Introduction (ESPN)

2:00pm NSCS Race – Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen ( Finished 18th )

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Permalink Reply by alan4s on August 7, 2009 at 10:27pm

Difference of opinions are fine, in my opinion. But when it gets to name calling it's gone too far. Sure, "Rah-rah fan" is pretty mild as far as name calling goes, but we should at least respect those with a different point of view - positive or negative.

(That would apply to those telling others to "chill out" too, btw - as much as I'd like to agree with them. lol)

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Permalink Reply by alan4s on August 7, 2009 at 10:38pm

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Permalink Reply by Jaci on August 7, 2009 at 11:10pm

I don't mind a difference of opinion, I just get tired of hearing that the weekend is hopeless when it has bearly started. It could be worse, give it a chance, I've seen plenty of comebacks. I don't imagine that they thought Steve Park could win from 18th starting spot and maybe RG doesn't have a chance, but we don't know until the race is over. With Robby's luck and past bad strategy, he could lose just as easily from 2nd as he can from 22nd.

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Permalink Reply by GrayAntiMatter on August 7, 2009 at 11:02pm

Absolutely. And there seems to be no concept of what road racing is like in NASCAR today. The fields are loaded with talented drivers in quality cars. Its no longer an issue of those two tracks being marquee dates for RG, not with these fields.

No one who has actually been paying attention would be betting on the #7 for Sunday. That's not to say they couldn't pull something out, but no way is RG one of the top favorites right now, even at The Glen

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Permalink Reply by Keith on August 8, 2009 at 7:37am

Gray.....

100% spot on. Those days are gone.
I think Robby has better odds stealing a victory on a plate track.

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Permalink Reply by Jaci on August 8, 2009 at 7:53am

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at The Glen
Sunday, 09 August 2009
Driver Logans
Jimmie Johnson 5-1
Tony Stewart 6-1
Marcos Ambrose 6-1
Kyle Busch 7-1
Juan Montoya 7-1
Denny Hamlin 10-1
Kurt Busch 10-1
Jeff Gordon 15-1
Robby Gordon 20-1
Kasey Kahne 20-1
Kevin Harvick 25-1
Greg Biffle 25-1
Mark Martin 25-1
Ryan Newman 25-1
Carl Edwards 30-1
Jamie McMurray 40-1
Ron Fellows 50-1
A.J. Allmendinger 50-1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 60-1
Patrick Carpentier 60-1
Martin Truex Jr. 75-1
Max Papis 75-1
Clint Bowyer 100-1
Matt Kenseth 100-1
Jeff Burton 100-1
Casey Mears 100-1
David Reutimann 100-1
Joey Lagano 100-1
Brian Vickers 100-1
Scott Speed 100-1
Elliott Sadler 100-1
David Ragan 100-1
Sam Hornish, Jr. 100-1
Field ( Any Other Driver ) 10-1

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Permalink Reply by Chupakabras on August 7, 2009 at 11:25pm

for him to win this race, HE JUST NEED TO DO THE LAST PIT WITH THE LEADERS, that way nascrap wont do anything bad to RG,.

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Permalink Reply by Keith on August 8, 2009 at 7:40am

Bill, I think there are a few "fans" that could use that... they seemed to be a little chaffed. LOL!

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Permalink Reply by Hummer Time on August 8, 2009 at 2:34am

I read a few pages here and some had "true Robby Gordon Fan" comments and the others did not.

Here is what I look at when Robby does not take the pole or qualify in the top 5-10 positions.

I Look at "who" Robby did qualify ahead of......"In his own equipment"

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND

22. 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Jim Beam 121.284 72.722 -1.382 (34th. in pts. Drives His Own Equipment!)
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29. 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Carquest / Kellogg's 121.109 72.827 -1.487 (10th. in pts. Hendrick Equipment)
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31. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 121.046 72.865 -1.525 (4 Time Champion, 3rd. in pts. Hendrick Equipment)
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32. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Amp Energy 121.009 72.887 -1.547(23rd in pts.Hendrick Equipment)
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33. 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 120.993 72.897 -1.557 (6th. in pts. Drives Roush Equpment)
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37. 09 Ron Fellows Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 120.581 73.146 -1.806 (Feared Road Course Specialist)
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42. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dewalt 119.858 73.587 -2.247 (2003 Series Champion, Drives Roush Equpment)
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This is Robby's first full season with Toyota. All of the bugs are getting worked out and the 2010 season should be a whole lot better now that the cars are built and he is happy with Toyota.

First last or crashed - I will always be his fan and I will always show support no matter what!
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Three NASCAR Sprint Cup wins
One Nationwide Series win
Two IndyCar Series wins
Five Indy 500/Charlotte 600 doubles
Four consective class wins at the 24 Hours of Daytona race
Five IMSA GTO wins in a single season
One SCCA Trans-Am Win
Five-straight SCORE Off-Road Championships
One Score Trophy Truck titles
Two Mickey Thompson Stadium Championships
Five Baja 500 race wins
Three Baja 1000 race wins
Three stage victories in the Dakar Rally
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That is not the resume of a man who settles for mediocrity!