The 43 Days of Daytona - 37th Place in 2005
Over the 43 days leading up to the Daytona 500, I'll be doing a short review/preview of the Top 43 Drivers of 2005.
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Robbie Gordon
#7 - Jim Beam / Menards / Energizer Battery(?) / CarLoans.com / Harrah's
Gordon had 29 starts last season. He ran all his races in his own car for Robby Gordon Racing.
He had 2 Top 10's and 1 Top 5's. His winnings totaling $2,271,310.
Jayski lists the Fruit of the Loom sponsorship as being done, with Energizer as a possible replacement. How the whole "Jim Beam asking for a rebate" last year incident works out may directly impact their continued sponsorshp of Robby's #7.
Robby will be running DEI engines for the early part of the season before switching to Menard engines as that program ramps up.
I don't know if it would help, but maybe Robby should focus more on his NEXTEL and Busch programs and less on the Dakar Rally and the Baja 1000. Now, it is cool that he does this kind of stuff...but...I don't see how the experience translates.
Will sponsorship be big enough to allow the team to field a car every week? Yes, but the underfunding issues will play big. Expect more DNF's(Did Not Finish) and DNQ's(Did Not Qualify) to appear on Robby's record this season.
Do I think he could go win a championship? No. Sorry, Robby.
Do I think he could win a race or two and have a good season? With DEI power and his skill on the road courses, I would give Robby a good chance of winning at Sonoma or Watkins Glen.
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Robbie Gordon
#7 - Jim Beam / Menards / Energizer Battery(?) / CarLoans.com / Harrah's
Gordon had 29 starts last season. He ran all his races in his own car for Robby Gordon Racing.
He had 2 Top 10's and 1 Top 5's. His winnings totaling $2,271,310.
Jayski lists the Fruit of the Loom sponsorship as being done, with Energizer as a possible replacement. How the whole "Jim Beam asking for a rebate" last year incident works out may directly impact their continued sponsorshp of Robby's #7.
Robby will be running DEI engines for the early part of the season before switching to Menard engines as that program ramps up.
I don't know if it would help, but maybe Robby should focus more on his NEXTEL and Busch programs and less on the Dakar Rally and the Baja 1000. Now, it is cool that he does this kind of stuff...but...I don't see how the experience translates.
Will sponsorship be big enough to allow the team to field a car every week? Yes, but the underfunding issues will play big. Expect more DNF's(Did Not Finish) and DNQ's(Did Not Qualify) to appear on Robby's record this season.
Do I think he could go win a championship? No. Sorry, Robby.
Do I think he could win a race or two and have a good season? With DEI power and his skill on the road courses, I would give Robby a good chance of winning at Sonoma or Watkins Glen.
posted by Mark "Puff" Anderson | 10:23 AM
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