2010 Daytona Coke Zero 400 Race Info & Discussion

Join in here and discuss all the weekend action for the 2010 Daytona 400 cup race.Robby Gordon returns to the #7 Speedfactory Toyota.This weekend is an IMPOUND race, so the schedule is somewhat different.Here is schedule for RGM at the Florida track.

THURSDAY , JULY 1st

Practice            4:00pm - 5:20 pm/et   ( 19th Quickest )
Practice 2         6:35pm - 8:00 pm/et   (   1st Quickest )

Practice Live Leaderboard

FRIDAY , JULY 2nd

Qualifying          4:00pm - 6:30 pm/et   ( Starts 32nd )

SATURDAY , JULY 3rd

Raceday           7:00 pm/et , greenflag at 7:49 pm/et ( TV - TNT )

Dont forget live raceday chat will be available & live track updates via PLANETROBBY TWITTER

                                                              Robby Gordon Daytona 400 Top 5 F.A.Q.

                                                                            1) Souvenir trailer ?
                                                                                NO
                                                                            2) What Chassis ?
                            Dega 2010 Plate
                                                                            3) Who is the crew chief ?
                                                                    Gene Nead - Miles Stanley
                                                                            4) Who is the sponsor ?
                                                                          Speedfactory.tv
                                                                            5) Will the top 5 return next week?
                                                                                Yes it will.

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Permalink Reply by J.R. Sands on July 4, 2010 at 3:54pm

I like the Chassis info TOG.......I am trying to learn more about them so to me it's good stuff thanks

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on July 4, 2010 at 4:35pm

I read F.A.Q.'s at first posting every week, I think the chassis question was for Chicagoland. That discussion hasn't started yet. Enjoy the 4th and remember it's about securing our independence,we need to continue the fight to keep it.

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Permalink Reply by Blues on July 4, 2010 at 4:45pm

Good run!

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Permalink Reply by Keith Stone on July 4, 2010 at 9:19pm

Congrats RGM!! Good Run!!

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Permalink Reply by LuckyLarry7 on July 4, 2010 at 9:59pm

Thanks for the info about "shock packers". Robby also complained about a bad vibration, and mentioned the drive shaft. Same complaint (I think) Bobby Labonte had the week prior. Sat next to another RG fan, but that was the only other #7 supporter I saw all night, but I know we are out there. Mark Martin was running with RG for quite some time, and RG wanted his spotter to get a message to MM about how unstable RG was. To me it sounded like the one thing Robby did not want to do was wreck Mark Martin:)

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Permalink Reply by Karen on July 5, 2010 at 11:46am

Exciting race! Well earned 12th place finish - missing all those wrecks and surviving is a feat in itself! Although he looked to be poised for a top 10 at the end, I am very happy with the result - very smart driving, Robby! The team has been working hard and it shows!!

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Permalink Reply by TOG on July 5, 2010 at 3:15pm

Very simple: His car was handling like shit for most of the race,thus the run in the back. Plate races are 100% crapshoots anyways. He could have run top 5 the entire race and still got wadded up. Would he still get scored as a top 5 even if he ran there all race? No. You get scored where you finish. The record books show he finished 12th. not 35th. Not 43rd. But 12th. Robby said it was the worst driving car he has ever had at Daytona. Perhaps in the NEXT episode of Speedfactory he will explain what caused his vibrations the entire race to make the car handle like shit. On to Chicago.

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Permalink Reply by d7lee on July 5, 2010 at 3:23pm

Sums it up. Love that answer.

On a side note: The last time Robby said he had the worst driving car he has ever had at Daytona was the 2008 Daytona 500 where he finished 8th.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on July 5, 2010 at 3:40pm

whatever was causing the car to vibrate badly the entire race effected the handling in the race and not in practice, because the car drove great in practice for RG. Robby was complaining of the driveshaft during the race. They made it through without terminal problems, and finished 12th.On to Chicago.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on July 5, 2010 at 3:51pm

and on the flip side of that, if Robby runs the 43rd fastest lap in Happy Hour at Talladega in the fall, that doesnt mean that his car sucks,and no need for people to jump off the ledge. Right place, right time = fast lap on a plate track in practice( and in the race)