DW was pulling for Robby at Montreal

There was a point Sunday when I wasn’t real sure they were ever going to finish the race. There was wreck after wreck after wreck. That had to be really frustrating at times for the drivers. I really thought Robby Gordon was going to pull the win off coming from the back to the front.

I actually was hoping he would. Look, Robby is a rebel. He does things his way. Robby marches to the beat of his own drum and quite honestly that’s probably why he doesn’t drive for anyone other than himself. He’s an incredibly smart guy. Just like in business as in his racing, he likes to do things his way. Having his own team certainly makes all the sense in the world for him.

So I was hoping he would pull it off. Now I was watching the race from home and doing the math. The boy needed to pit. He had a couple shots there late in the race to duck in and grab some fuel and salvage a decent finish. See, though, Robby didn’t come all the way to Montreal to salvage a decent finish. He came to win. He had an impressive run. I hated to see him run out of fuel, but at the same time, I knew he was going to.

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Permalink Reply by Matt Gruber on August 30, 2010 at 10:50am

I told y'all DW doesn't hate Robby.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Martinez on August 31, 2010 at 1:11am

Ol' DW never shuts up. That's what makes what he says worth what it is.

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Permalink Reply by Sherri Fryer on August 31, 2010 at 12:51pm

That's why they call him Jaws ......

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Permalink Reply by hokie94 on August 31, 2010 at 1:51pm

The problem is that Robby doesn't learn from his mistakes or has no memory. Go back and watch the 1999 Indy 500.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on August 31, 2010 at 2:14pm

Pitting wasnt even a consideration with a G/W/C to run.

If he pitted, the entire population would have been screaming " why didnt he stay out ? " ..blah blah blah.

I know, he is running for the NW series championship, so you are right. it was a dumb call to stay out.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on August 31, 2010 at 2:46pm

and there are no regrets from any of the team members or Robby about staying out.

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Permalink Reply by Bigzoom on August 31, 2010 at 2:03pm

If there was no G-W-C...Robby would have won... if Robby would have pitted, and there was no G-W-C, everyone would be saying "Why didn't he stay out?"
Miles did a great job calling the race to the scheduled distance, G-W-C are possibilities, not guarantees. If they happen you either come out on top or on the bottom end of the deal...Robby didn't end up on top. Robby came from the back and was in contention. 2 out of 3 road courses this year Robby had a shot at the win...much better than last year!