2011 Daytona 500 SPEEDWEEKS Info & Discussion

Join in here and discuss all the weekend action for the 2011 Daytona 500 cup race. Robby Gordon will drive the #7 SPEED Energy/ TBA/ DODGE.The team is locked in for the first 5 races of the season, & will run a limited schedule after Bristol.Here is the 2 week schedule for RGM at the Florida Track.

SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 12th

Practice             11:00am - 1:00pm/et   ( 41st Quickest )
Practice               2:00pm - 3:45pm/et   ( 40th Quickest )

Practice Live Leaderboard

SUNDAY , FEBRUARY 13th

Qualifying             1:00pm - 4:00pm/et   ( 19th DUEL #2 )

WEDNESDAY , FEBRUARY 16th

Practice              10:40am - 12:00pm/et ( 32nd Quickest )

Practice 1:30pm - 2:50pm/et ( 23rd Quickest )

THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 17th

DUEL 150's 2:00pm - 6:00pm/et ( Finished 17th)

FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 18th

Practice 11:00am - 12:00pm/et ( DNP )

Practice 12:30pm - 1:55pm/et ( DNP )

SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 19th

Happy Hour 10:30am - 12:00pm/et ( 4th Quickest )

SUNDAY , FEBRUARY 20th

RACEDAY 1:00pm - 5:00pm/et ( TV - FOX )

Dont forget live raceday chat will be available & live track updates via PLANETROBBY TWITTER

                                                               Robby Gordon DAYTONA 500 Top 5 F.A.Q.

                                                                            1) Souvenir trailer ?
                                                                                No
                                                                            2) Who is the crew chief ?
                                                                    Steven 'Bones' Lane
                                                                            3) Who is the sponsor ?
                                                                          SPEED ENERGY & HARRIS TEETER
                                                                            4) What is the new car make ?
                                                                                DODGE / Penske Motors
                                                                            5) Anything else new for 2011 ?
                                                                                Yes ! stay Tuned!

                                                                            2010 Daytona Images

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Permalink Reply by David Z on February 17, 2011 at 8:56am

Even a better reason for calling in sick today

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Pasch on February 17, 2011 at 9:11am

I take this day off every year!

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Permalink Reply by Michael Martinez on February 17, 2011 at 9:17am

Observation: What lap was Robby and Dave on as the 48 & 88 came up on them?
If closing speeds are so fast then as I see it "Jimmy" would have been through
that HOLE in no time.
That all came to spotters, I recall a while back that NAZICAR has a RULE that says you can
not practice without a spotter being in place.
The only statement JJ and everyone else should have said was "Did the spotters of the two
cars ahead of us let them know we were coming....and in a hurry"?
No names-no blame-just a well placed question, and let the blame fall where it belongs......
on the guy who lifted.
The way Rob moved over when the 48 was next to him i'd say he had no idea they were
coming.....................again in the end did the spotters do their job?

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Permalink Reply by sdc312 on February 17, 2011 at 9:48am

Looked like Rob was going around the 15, causing him to go a little higher on the track. JJ panicked and lifted. Life's a b sometimes.

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Permalink Reply by Pete Petree on February 17, 2011 at 9:56am

We will see what we have today

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Permalink Reply by Mark Urban on February 17, 2011 at 10:01am

I just wanna find out who the new sponsor is...

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Permalink Reply by Matt Gruber on February 17, 2011 at 10:55am

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Permalink Reply by brian on February 17, 2011 at 10:11am

They brag on jj for saving the car after getting sideways but he dont get close to hitting rg of gill doesnt hit the wall but there somehow wasnt enoungh room for them to go on the outside

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Permalink Reply by Team Maranello on February 17, 2011 at 10:13am

For a change, there is someone spilling out a lot of love for Robby that blogs for Indy Star. I thought I throw the link on here. http://blogs.indystar.com/racingexpert/2011/02/17/feb-17-on-rally-c...

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Permalink Reply by Beagle7 on February 17, 2011 at 10:43am

I actually preferred the comment Jay Busbee made on his Yahoo Blog....that article is linked on main page here..

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Permalink Reply by Turtle7 on February 17, 2011 at 11:10am

Hope RG stays away from TRuex in the Duels... You never know if there will be a payback for something a driver thought was done to them.

Also, green flag pit exiting could cause problems for the 2car trains as the closing rate on the cars coming onto the track will be outrageous.