2010 Robby Gordon Atlanta 500 Preview

Charlotte, NC (March 4, 2010) – The No. 7 Warner Music Nashville / Blake Shelton Camry rolls in to Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend with Robby Gordon behind the wheel.After a roughweekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Gordon is ready toturn around his luck and jumpstart the 2010 season. As a part of their alliance for the 2010 season, the Warner Music Nashville / Blake Shelton entry will be a joint effort between Robby Gordon Motorsports and BAM Racing.

Robby’s Thoughts – “Atlanta was one of the earliest NASCAR tracks that I was able to find success on,” said Gordon. “My only pole in the Sprint Cup Series came at Atlanta, and we’ve been very competitive there in the past. It’s an extremely fast track. One of the biggest challenges about Atlanta is having the setup right on the car as soon as the green flag falls, which we have worked really hard on this week. I hope that all the hard work in the shop pays off this weekend.”

Career Highlights from Atlanta Motor Speedway – Since 1997, Robby Gordon has made 18 starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway.During his debut, Gordon secured the pole position and went on to lead 42 laps throughout the race. Gordon has been extremely competitive during his career at Atlanta Motor Speedway and has successfully completed 99% of all possible laps. In his last appearance at the intermediate track, Gordon raced his way to a 16th-place finish after competing in the World Off-Road Championship series in Crandon, Wis.,earlier in the day.

Race Coverage – NASCAR fans can watch the Kobalt Tools 500 live on FOX on Sunday afternoon, March 7th, beginning at 1:00p.m. EST. PRN and SIRIUS Satellite Radio will carry a live radio broadcast of the race beginning at 12:00 p.m. EST. On Friday, March 5,SPEED Channel will broadcast qualifying from Atlanta Motor Speedway beginning at 6:00 p.m. EST. For news and updates, please visit ROBBYGORDON.COM, PLANETROBBY.COM or BAMRACING.COM.

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Permalink Reply by Derek on March 4, 2010 at 7:34pm

His only pole was on the old Atlanta configuration. I remember that race clearly... It was the one where Steve Grissom was in the #41 (i think it was the 41) Kodiak car. Jimmy Spencer spun and Grissom went to miss him and hit the inside wall and destroyed the car. As Grissom was wrecking Mike Wallce drove through the destroyed fuel cell and ignited the fuel with the hot exhaust. It was a crazy crash!!!

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Permalink Reply by Michael Martinez on March 4, 2010 at 7:39pm

what will the "issues" be? none

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Permalink Reply by Beagle7 on March 5, 2010 at 8:11am

For Pole nostalgia's sake.....lol

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Permalink Reply by kevin dinsmore on March 5, 2010 at 9:16am

setup seems to be the problem ( all the time ).......here's hoping that the hard work at the shop pays off. Another weekend of crazy car insepections.....could be very,very, interesting....lol.......oh, nice picture.