2009 Texas Race Weekend Discussion

Join in here and discuss all the weekend activities at Texas for Robby Gordon. Here is the schedule for the weekend,all times eastern standard. First practice is on Friday at 1:00pm, followed by qualifying at 4:30pm both on SPEED. There will be 2 practices on Saturday at 12:00pm and 1:20 also on SPEED. The race is on Sunday ,April 5th at 1:30 pm. Don't forget live chat every Sunday, beginning at 10:00am-. (Live chat is a popular feature,but for those who don't care for it,please continue to post your thoughts right here on raceday.)

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Permalink Reply by Wheaton56 on April 5, 2009 at 5:37pm

you are correct, boring......

Permalink Reply by TOG on April 5, 2009 at 5:43pm

Paul Menard had a great day.

Luckily Scott Speed had a DNQ.

Permalink Reply by TOG on April 5, 2009 at 6:23pm

what changes? Good run until motor blew. Great pitstops. Yeah, it sucks he is where he is in points, but todays result isn't from lack of hard work or a bad team.

Permalink Reply by Saluki7 on April 5, 2009 at 7:03pm

how'd he get a lap down? i tuned on the tv around lap 150 and then shut it off when it blew. one, there is no reason rg will fall out of the top 35, those drivers are so bad back there they will never catch RG.

Permalink Reply by wilks7 on April 5, 2009 at 6:24pm

definately not a good spot....we are getting farther and farther behind going to hard to get back up in the points

Permalink Reply by gorobbygo7 on April 5, 2009 at 7:15pm

Changes??

RGM is the best it has ever been, just basd luck.. Cars are better, crew is bettter, Kirk doing a good job. I am with TOG, what changes would you make?

Permalink Reply by Beagle7 on April 5, 2009 at 7:51pm

yeah the last three cookie cutters we'ver had top 20 cars (Vegas 15th, we're 21 and closing in on 19th when we got a lfat in Atlanta) and Mears finished 20th today, and we were ahead/better than him).

Had a decent run at Bristol. Only disappointments were Daytona and Martinsville, but Martinsville was almost epxected...that place owns us.

Permalink Reply by Beagle7 on April 5, 2009 at 7:57pm

and That motor left 54 points on the table....

going into Phoenix

31) #77-Hornish/Penske: 571, +84
32) #98-Menard/Yates: 543, +56
33) #34-Andretti/Earnhart Ganassi: 540, +53
34) #7-Gordon/Robby Gordon: 531 +44
35) #20-Logano/Gibbs: 510, 23 points ahead of 36th
these teams/ drivers must qualify by speed but are close to the top-35:
36) #71-Gilliland/TRG 487, 23 points out of 35th
37) #8-Almirola/Earnhardt Ganassi: 451, -59
38) #82-Speed/Red Bull: 414, -96

Permalink Reply by Beagle7 on April 5, 2009 at 8:03pm

ROBBY GORDON, No. 7 Jim Beam Toyota Camry, Robby Gordon Motorsports Finishing Position: 39th

Did the engine give you any indication that something was wrong?

"No. It was running good. We had a decent run going. We were just never in the right position to the get the ‘lucky dog,’ but we were about a 10th or 15th-place car. I’m pretty happy with what we learned today. Unfortunately, we had a problem with the motor. But, I know the guys will go to work hard at TRD (Toyota Racing Development) and figure it out."

Permalink Reply by Matt/Canuck on April 5, 2009 at 10:55pm

A h- Man
What a great looking day
That must have been a DEI engine hold over
What a pisser
Car looked good and seemed to me on the TV that Robby was racing
Good things ahead, I made a flag so it's got's to be
F**k off all you negitive F**kers

Permalink Reply by Garrett Gleason on April 5, 2009 at 11:54pm