2009 Chicagoland Race Weekend Discussion

Join in and discuss all the weekend action from Chicagoland Speedway(Joliet,IL) . Robby Gordon will be running the Jim Beam Red Stag/Kid Rock Toyota. On track action begins on Thursday, July 9th , with practice running from 5:00-6:30pm/et, live on SPEED. Qualifying is on Thursday, July 9th , at 8:40 pm/et also live on SPEED. There are two practice sessions on Friday, July 10th,from 5:00-5:45pm/et and from 6:20-7:20pm/et , both live on SPEED. Raceday coverage begins on Saturday night, July 11th, at 6:30pm/et, live on TNT,with the green flag scheduled to drop at 8:16pm/et.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on July 11, 2009 at 12:32pm

Avg times don't factor in driver slowdowns to let other cars go by,getting up to speed lap, slowdown laps, etc. Every driver has a different agenda as far as getting up to speed, and slowing down.

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Permalink Reply by Mike/WC77 on July 11, 2009 at 1:30pm

Hey guys, just checkin in for a quick minute. Gonna be heading down to the track in a few. I'm still kinda tired, it was a long night. So forgive me as I'm sure there will be plenty of type-o. Talked to Robby last night at his Jim Beam appearance. As we speculated he's positive they got the issue with the car fixed. Apparently it was a faulty fuel pump. He ran very well in practice, the 25th doesn't really reflect it. They were working different lines,& trying alot of setup. Really trying to get the car where it will be fast into the day/ night transition. Obviously Sat night is more important than Fri afternoon. Given fuel strategy & pit times work out well, this should be at least a top 15 tonight.

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Permalink Reply by alan4s on July 11, 2009 at 1:38pm

Fuel pump. I nailed that yesterday! I win!!!!! YAYYYYY!

Glad they are confident that it's fixed. Thanks for the update Mike.

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Permalink Reply by vak7 on July 11, 2009 at 2:20pm

Yep, ya' got it Alan! I was hoping it would be the case when you mentioned it, made sense. Sure easier to fix than tracing wiring all afternoon! We own a small engine repair shop. While tractors and generators are a far cry from these beasts, I stay away from hubby when he's tracing an elusive electrical issue. Tends to make him a bit irritable...