Bobby Labonte to Drive for Robby Gordon Motorsports at Loudon

Bobby Labonte to Drive for Robby Gordon Motorsports at Loudon

Former Champ to Pilot No. 7 Toyota at NHMS

Charlotte, NC (June 23, 2010) – Robby Gordon Motorsports will put 2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Bobby Labonte behind the wheel of the No. 7 Toyota at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 this weekend in a current one-race deal.

“When we found out that Bobby was available to drive for us, we jumped at it,” said team owner Robby Gordon. “To have a past champion driving your car is a good opportunity. I think we can learn from him this weekend and it will help our program moving forward.”

Robby Gordon Motorsports finished second in last weekend’s race at the Infineon Raceway.

“I can’t thank Robby and his folks enough for this opportunity,” said Labonte. “We’re going to New Hampshire with the goal of having another solid run for his team. They had a great finish at Sonoma and have some momentum right now. I’m just thankful for the opportunity and hope to get another solid finish for his team.”

Labonte will be making his first start for Robby Gordon Motorsports and plans on running the full race this Sunday.

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Permalink Reply by Bob Sadowski on June 23, 2010 at 12:10pm

Your right about the speculation, but its only natural when certain people say "Stay Tuned" or "More news to follow."

I also agree that having a past cup champ in your car is an excellent opportunity. Even though Loudon isn't a "cookie cutter" track and Robby has shown good results at the track, its always good to get someone elses opinion. Plus having the expierence and knowingness of not wanting to wreck the car for the sake of RGM.

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Permalink Reply by jack on June 23, 2010 at 12:07pm

oh. and also as a reminder.. For those that what to know about a sponser for this race.. well if it changes the fastest way to learn what the sponser is.. keep an eye on the left hand column of the main page right here! TOG is great for sneaking that in that exact spot every week.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on June 23, 2010 at 12:08pm

nah, its only an illusion.

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Permalink Reply by Nena Patrick on June 23, 2010 at 12:09pm

TOG I will be posting something later as to where RG may be talking about this.You might already know but I cant post anything for the others to see yet. Stay tuned.

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Permalink Reply by jack on June 23, 2010 at 12:12pm

oh... all you damn insiders.. always happy to bragg about knowing things before the rest of us... lol j/k

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Permalink Reply by jack on June 23, 2010 at 12:10pm

and all this time i always thought it was "what you see is what you get" type of thing....lol

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Permalink Reply by Dave-O on June 23, 2010 at 12:10pm

What about PJ? Sure he isn't as good as Labonte, but there was a commitment made to him...

Anyway, Labonte's feedback will be of great value and should be good for RGM.