2009 Score Laughlin Race Chat

Robby Gordon will be racing this weekend! Talk about all the action for this weekends SCORE events in Laughlin,Nevada right here at Planet Baja Race Central.Live radio play by play will also be available.

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Permalink Reply by Jan on January 23, 2009 at 10:26pm

Nikal--You know who else Kevin Kroyer's buiding for? I hadn't seen him in the truck garage for
awhile. Is he still building for Brian Collins & Alan Pflueger?

Permalink Reply by NIKAL on January 24, 2009 at 12:50am

Yes Kroyer is building for several teams. I know he is doing the Baldwins stuff, Collins, Mcbeth, Lofton's and several more teams including class one. I know he is doing Gaughan's class 1 car. To be honest I dont think they are doing anymore NASCAR stuff. They might be doing a few truck teams but from what I understand they are heavy into the off road stuff. To the point they are more then just motors now. I believe to run their motor in a TT you must also use their transmission and rear end set up. It is basically a full drivetrain package. Its big money but it is top of the line. I heard they are or were working on a full drivetrain dyno that everything is run on before it leaves the shop. I think after the Gaughan's closed there Truck team Kroyer was pretty much done with NASCAR stuff.

BTW Pflueger as all but done with racing. I dont know the whole story but from what I was told is there could have been some tax issues. He let go of almost everyone at the shop but maybe one or two guys. Most everything is for sale and the new TT is suppose to be shelved.

Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on January 24, 2009 at 11:39am

His daddy's unmaintained damn broke in Hawaii and killed a family down stream. Then he spent all his Monster dough on that new TT and then he lost the Monster contract. And to top it off... Daddy is in the car business... So....

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 23, 2009 at 11:06pm

Video of Qualifying and Interviews.

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 23, 2009 at 11:22pm

NASCAR’s Robby Gordon qualifies his No. 77 Chevy CK1500 fastest

To earn pole for Saturday’s first day of SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge

LAUGHLIN, Nev.–NASCAR Cup team owner/driver Robby Gordon earned the pole
position for the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge Friday as he powered his No. 77
Team Gordon Chevy CK1500 to a fast time of 6 minutes, 43.72 seconds during
qualifying for SCORE Trophy-Trucks averaging 64.6 miles per hour around the
abbreviated 6.25-mile loop.

The season opener of the five-race 2009 SCORE Desert Series, is being held
near the banks of the Colorado River in Laughlin, Nev.

The unique race, split into two parts, will start Saturday and finish
Sunday, running from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the 17 classes divided into five race
groups running multiple laps each day. The featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division
will race at 1 p.m. each day followed by the unlimited Class 1 cars at 3 p.m.
Both classes will run eight laps each day.

Gordon, who ran nine seconds faster than his 2008 Laughlin qualifying time,
will lead a field of 113 official entries, which includes 22 vehicles in the
marquee SCORE Trophy-Truck division for high-tech, 800 horsepower, unlimited
production trucks.

With plans to run the entire 2009 SCORE Desert Series while continuing to
run his full NASCAR season, Gordon, of Charlotte, N.C., easily outdistanced the
17 SCORE Trophy-Trucks that started in the special one-lap qualifying session.

Defending SCORE Trophy-Truck season point champion B.J. Baldwin of Las
Vegas was the second-fastest qualifier, covering the single lap in 6:56:41 in
his No. 1 Baldwin Motorsports Chevy Silverado.

“I knew we were running fast, but this was even better than I had
anticipated,” said Gordon afterwards. “We are looking forward to this weekend.
We have plans to run the entire 2009 SCORE Desert Series and our truck appears
ready to dominate on this race course.”

The five trucks that elected not to qualify, will start Saturday’s portion
of the race behind the other 17 SCORE Trophy-Trucks.

Permalink Reply by Jan on January 24, 2009 at 2:04pm

NIKAL- thanks for the insight. Kevin was still around doing some tuning for BG for awhile but knew he was focusing on off-road. I don't think he even does anything with Scott lynch anymore. Kevin's very talented- he does know his stuff...wish him the best.

Permalink Reply by Eric on January 24, 2009 at 2:02pm