2011 Talladega #1 Race Weekend Info & Discussion

Join in here and discuss all the weekend action for the 2011 Talladega #1 cup race. Robby Gordon will drive the #7 FAST FIVE / SPEED Energy Dodge. Robby had a great run in the 2011 Daytona plate race. Here is the weekend schedule for RGM at the Alabama track.

FRIDAY , APRIL 15th

Practice 2:00pm - 2:40pm/et ( TV - SPEED )

Practice 2 3:30pm - 4:30pm/et ( TV - SPEED )

Practice Live Leaderboard

SATURDAY , APRIL 16th

Qualifying 11:30pm - 2:00pm/et ( TV - SPEED )

SUNDAY , APRIL 17th

Raceday 1:00 pm/et , greenflag at 1:19 pm/et ( TV - FOX )

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

                                                               Robby Gordon Talladega Top 5 F.A.Q.

                                                                            1) Souvenir trailer ?
                                                                                YES
                                                                            2) Who is the crew chief ?
                                                                    Miles Stanley
                                                                            3) Who is the sponsor ?
                                                                          Fast Five/SPEED Energy
                                                                            4) What Chassis ?
                                                                                Ran At Daytona
                                                                            5) Will the new number be used?
                                                                                Yes.

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Permalink Reply by Bigzoom on April 14, 2011 at 8:24am

Dega's pavement is super smooh. I expect the same thing we saw at Daytona with more room! Dega is wider & bigger. The "push drafting" started at Dega last fall, but only a few teams did it...at Daytona they all did it. Expect it at Dega

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Permalink Reply by Michael Kozlowski on April 16, 2011 at 3:29am

It started at Dega WAY before last fall. It started around 2007, a couple races after they repaved it. ESPN called it draft-lock, but no one could really explain it at the time.

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Permalink Reply by Beagle7 on April 14, 2011 at 10:56am

Ryan..if Robby just ran 25th every week at all the cookie cutters and short tracks...got top 15s at the RP races and won a road course race and top 10 in the other...

Yes he would make the Chase more often than not under the current rules...

And in all honesty I don't think that is out of the realm of possibility for this team...but a certain amount of luck is needed to finish every race and not have any blown motors/random blown tires that hurt you...

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Permalink Reply by alan4s on April 14, 2011 at 1:36pm

Most wins not in the top 10, but has to be in the top 20. If tied, goes by driver points. Two wins isn't required, but being in the top 20 is.

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Permalink Reply by Beagle7 on April 14, 2011 at 1:37pm

nope...spots 11 and 12 in the Chase are determined by the drivers who are ranked in the top 20 in pts who have the most wins...

That could be 1, could be 2, could be 0

If 0 or in case of a tie in wins...then Ties are broken by points position, then by 2nd place finishes, 3rd, etc.