Homestead Race Chat Here !

Robby has a great starting spot and also has a good car, so join in today for the last cup race of the year.This is an important race for RG,needing to lock himself into the top 35 for 2009. Race starts at 3:00pm.

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Permalink Reply by zoomsss on November 16, 2008 at 7:30pm

May I ask who Brandon is?
Read thru with the race chatter here and seen comments from Kirk, so it wasn't a person replacing him for this race.

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Permalink Reply by zoomsss on November 16, 2008 at 8:56pm

Thank you!! Didn't recognize that name right off, he changed that position on the team recently too right? Hard to keep up! ;)

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Permalink Reply by archeng on November 16, 2008 at 7:33pm

Top 30 finish. Not the year I know he wanted, but at least he's in top 35 for next season. Three months to gear up for next season. Hope he can get the equipment he needs to run the way he's capable as a driver/racer.

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Permalink Reply by zoomsss on November 16, 2008 at 8:59pm

Dodge Post Race quotes

Robby Gordon (No. 7 Jim Beam Dodge Charger) Finished 26th

“We came back alive. I guess we’re 34th in points, we’re pretty happy about that. If there was anything good about the weekend, that was it. We did OK in qualifying, but we weren’t that good at other times. We’ve got work to do over the winter time, but we don’t have to stress about our speedway program. We scored the second most points on speedways. Our weakness is the mile and under and then the mile-and-half track. I think 2009 will be a good year for us.”

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Permalink Reply by archeng on November 17, 2008 at 8:56am

How will he improve his mile and the 1-1/2 mile programs as a single car owner? Especially if testing is eliminated? Does he still have his 7-point shaker? Will he be able to work out some data sharing with Penske or Petty? Not that those cars are doing tons better, but maybe if the Dodge teams do what Petty recommended, Robby can benefit. Offseason will be interesting.

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Permalink Reply by zoomsss on November 17, 2008 at 3:22pm

Seems Nascar is going to try to get them more time at the track on the weekends per other info I've read so far.
I don't think he has a 7post?
Thank goodness for off-road racing :)

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Permalink Reply by archeng on November 17, 2008 at 6:01pm

More practice time on race weekends?

hmmm... I thought he had a shaker? mebbe not.

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Permalink Reply by gg91 on November 18, 2008 at 9:42am

no 7 post shaker (fyi 7 post shaker are a cost of around 1.5 million, then you need somebody to be able to translate the information)...

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Permalink Reply by Ex Desert on November 17, 2008 at 8:44am

Race Report., Well, not a normal Florida day.. Cool and breezy. We got to the track at 10 and got in line for the RG autograph session. It said limited to the first 100 people and by noon there were probally that many in line, plus a huge crowd in front of the souvenir trailer to take pics. When he showed up everyone cheered. I handed him a shirt he gave me almost 16 years ago at a desert race. He got a kick out of signing it.

RG had a good start and held position till the first caution. All day his crew was a little slow, and it looks like they went backwards after the first pit stop. That being said, he was racy all day and looked good out there. I know he likes to Rim-ride, but he was higher in turn 1 and 4 than just about everyone, and faster than most going into three. made for some very interesting racing all day.

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Permalink Reply by Turtle7 on November 17, 2008 at 12:25pm

After the Homestead race, IMO the TT COT has promise but it is still not competitive for top 10 finishes. It looks like it gives the CC flexibility in tuning while on the track but the notes aren't there. I think this is something Robby recognizes and where he may be spending some bucks. He also mentioned that Gas Mileage was important for the Road Races and they will see how the Penske motors and the new Dodge P6 measure up for those races. Hopefully, his Speedway car will remain competitive and he will get some decent finishes at the longer Short Tracks. At the end of 2009, if everything goes in the right direction we could see him inside of the top 20.