Robby gordon made 396 nascar premier series starts over 19 seasons. Friday practice for the goodys fast pain relief 500 sprint cup series race at martinsville speedway is over, after 90 scheduled minutes, some results, top five fast and notes. March 26 today in jayskis nascar history page 11 of. Police say robby gordons stepmother was strangled, and his. The third result is robby gordon age 30s in cordele, ga. He founded the stadium super trucks and became owner of robby gordon motorsports. Robby gordons dreams of winning the 2016 score baja were crushed when his trophy truck blew an engine at mile marker 200. Gordon also won two championships in the mickey thompson stadium series, three baja 500 in 1989, 1990, and 2005, and three baja. The race was founded by ed pearlman in 1967 and is sanctioned by score international. Robby gordon s return to the dakar began modestly on monday, as his brand new utv open vehicle finished 21st in the cars class, with a time of 1. Unanswered questions why did churchill replace chamberlain as britains new prime minister shortly after world.
He started his racing career in offroad racing in 1986. He founded the stadium super truck series in june 2012. Only 22 minutes, and 38 seconds behind defending dakar rally champion nasser alattiyah of qatar, whom claimed his second stage win of 2016, finishing stage 11 in a time of 4 hours, 49 minutes. It was in 1990 when robby gordon moved to sports cars and ended up winning five gto races in 1991 and a transam race in 1992. Ride with robby gordon in the 09 baja 500, first five minutes of the race. March 31 today in jayskis nascar history page 18 of. Robby gordon, gordon, monster energy, monster, baja, racing, san felipe, score, offroad, toyo tires, robby.
Robby gordon banned from racing in australia for doing donuts. Robby gordon became the first us driver in a car to win a special on the dakar rally as he clocked the fastest time on the opening stage of the event. Sep 15, 2016 former nascar driver robby gordon said the truth will come out after his father and stepmother were found dead wednesday in an apparent murdersuicide inside a southern california home he owned. Three ways to be a more patient parent psychology today. Robby gordon was born on january 2, 1969 in san diego, california, usa as robert w. It is one of the most prestigious offroad races in the world, attracting competitors from argentina, australia, bahamas, brazil, belgium, canada, england, finland, france, germany, guam, guatemala, india. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Sep 15, 2016 robby gordon, 47, is a former nascar sprint cup series driver and owner. It was held on may 25, 2009, at lowes motor speedway in concord, north carolina after being postponed on may 24 because of inclement weather.
Select this result to view robby gordon s phone number, address, and more. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Robby gordon set to start first off the line for the 50th annual baja. Robby gordon motorsports is a motorsports team owned by robby gordon. Larry mac eating ice cream during the iracing broadcast. Robby gordon set to start first off the line for the 50th. Death of robby gordons father, stepmother investigated as. Robby gordon phone, address, background info whitepages. Three practice sessions were held before the sunday raceone on friday and two on saturday.
Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. He won five consecutive score international offroad class championships from 19861990, a sixth championship in 1996, and a seventh championship in 2009. Utv pro na, starting 12th in c started by mike kenyon in robby gordon discussion. I bet he hit 120 going down that straightaway before the right hand turn at the end of the pavement.
Cingular wireless and robby gordon race on behalf of special olympics athletes at talladega. Get the latest robby gordon news, photos, rankings, lists and more on bleacher report. During the last 40km, gordon suffered a puncture in his tire and lost five minutes. Dropping from second to third, he crossed the shortened finish line 5 minutes and 17 seconds behind. Robby gordon 2009 baja 500 first five race minutes duration. The final 10 races of the season are the time for the teams battling for. The seventime score international offroad champion and fivetime baja 500 winner always relied on his speed and ability to navigate the torturous terrain that is baja. First stage of dakar rally in the books motorsportstalk. Lol the rules are hardly black and white, or there would be no debate here.
Wednesdays decisive tenth stage of the rally will bring competitors through the fiamblala dunes, on the longest dune section in the history of the rally. Robby gordon bleacher report latest news, videos and. And id imagine being 6 years old, youre not telling your dad no. Starting in the 29th position robby gordon broke out to a blistering pace working his way up to the 15th position by km 120 just 3 minutes and 51 seconds behind leader sebastian loeb. He won three sprint cup races in a career that spanned parts of 19 seasons. His raw talent, openly expressed throughout his career, is one of the greatest and most sought after qualities in the motorsports industry. With the best starting position in years, the team immediately knew that opportunity to capture the fifth baja victory was within reach.
The first five minutes of each and every encounterfrom job interviews to sales calls to social gatheringsare crucial to your professional success. So i think our our best shot at winning the 2019 volvo was in this truck. An earlier version of this story identified robert and sharon gordon as robby gordons parents. He had a longstanding relationship with renee white that ended in 2010. Saturdays final stage will offer competitors the shortest special of the stages, with 180 kms of twisty sandy and rocky roads. Professional offroad racer robby gordon knows a thing or two. The first session lasted 120 minutes, while the second and final sessions ran for 45 minutes.
Robby is related to amy c gordon and teresa w gordon as well as 2 additional people. Contested over 500 laps, it was the fourth race of the 2011 nascar sprint cup series. To launch cingulars fourth year of supporting special olympics. Robby gordon born january 2, 1969 in bellflower, california is an american race car driver. Robby gordon applies himself completely to his career path with an uncommon integrity that makes its impact all the more thrilling. Police investigating the alleged murdersuicide of nascar icon robby gordon s parents, may have found new evidence in the case. He won three races and posted 16 top five and 39 top10 finishes. The 2011 jeff byrd 500 presented by food city was a nascar sprint cup series stock car race that was held on march 20, 2011 at bristol motor speedway in bristol, tennessee. Police say robby gordons stepmother was strangled, and. Gordon, the son of offroad racer baja bob gordon, started out competing in off road racing. I remember it was a great day for me when robby threw his helmet at some guy because that.
Robby gordon, driver of the speed energy toyo tires mapei hummer jumped into the lead early and maintained a fast pace bouncing between first and third place. Gordon will take the green flag in the world famous desert race at 10. In 2004, after a 4year hiatus, robby gordon and longtime partner john menard, jr. Robby gordon is one of the most talented drivers actively racing today. In the fourth stage of the dakar rally, hummers robby gordon has won first place, finishing just one second ahead of bmws stephane peterhansel, who had earlier claimed victory in the third stage. Ride with robby gordon in the 09 baja 500, first five. Ride with robby gordon in the 09 baja 500, first five minutes of. Great deals on action robby gordon diecast racing cars. Robby gordons top twenty five finish today would move him up to the thirtieth position in the overall standings 9 hours, 38 minutes, and 29 seconds behind. Bodine was an ornery competitor in his day and he was never concerned about how it played out in the garage after the race was in the books. Its an excellent opportunity to client behind the wheel. Jan 05, 2014 the united states robby gordon, also competing in the car category, had a disastrous beginning to his 2014 dakar and after stage 1, hes already two hours and eight minutes off sousas pace. Gordon s talent shone through in the first race this season, when he drove foyts car to third in a road race in australia, the highest finish for any foyt entry in almost 11 years.
Jeff gordon was fastest in the first practice session with a time of 15. Robby gordon 2010 san felipe 250 first ten race minutes. Live come watch robby gordon talk about his new speed. In 2000, he formed his own cup team and ran 17 races while earning a 43rdplace finish in the overall standings. Robby gordon nearly won the 1999 indianapolis 500 but he ran out of gas in the final gap where he was leading. I didnt see anyone out there with a tape measure, clicking off 100. But like any form of racing qualifying in the front has drastic advantages, especially in offroad racing, and today was no different as competitors who started.
The team was formed in 2005 for gordon s nascar career and spent the years of 2005 to 2012 competing in the nascar cup series, and parttime stints in the nascar xfinity series. Mar 04, 20 mint400 desert race 2015 bj baldwin robby gordon trophy truck racing duration. Gordon, who competes in nascar, set the pace in his volkswagen with a time of 4min 20sec across the sixkilometre superspecial stage near barcelona. Robby gordons father strangles wife, shoots self, police say. The race was won by kyle busch, for the joe gibbs racing team. Robby gordon s twelfth place finish today moves him to twentysixth in the overall standings in twentyfourth 10 hours, 41 minutes, and 6 seconds behind the winning pace of peterhansel.
Today my family and i were stranded after hiking with a flat tire. He unveiled what is sure to make the utv universe take notice. It was also the first race in the home stretch for the battle for the top 35. Robby gordon status aktiv nascar sprint cup statistik beste platzierung 16. Speed energy drink 2019 baja robby gordon facebook. The two traded bumps several times during the race, and after the race ended, gordon drove his no. A group of 6 or 7 off roads came up to us as we were hiking to the nearest place with service 6 miles away and saved our collective bacon. This incar camera captures the first five minutes of the 2009 baja 500 as seen through the lens within robby gordons car. Yesterday was a terrible day to be on the road all day.
Expect harvick and r gordon to be fined and penalized update penalties announced. Robby gordon 2009 baja 500 first five race minutes. Action robby gordon diecast racing cars for sale ebay. Gordon finished the stage in the eleventh position, with a time of 5 hours, 11 minutes, and 54 seconds. Exnascar driver robby gordons father and stepmother found. Jay hooker, bob gordons old racing buddy and neighbor, discovered his and 57yearold sharons bodies upstairs at their home on the 1400 block of. Its been nine or 10 years since robby gordon was our first foray into the sport, hall said. For more than 45 minutes gordon showed he is more than just a world class driver. This years parker 425 would go down in the history books as one with many changes. The 2009 cocacola 600 was the twelfth stock car race of the 2009 nascar sprint cup series and the fiftieth iteration of the event. Youtube robby gordon 2009 baja 500 first five race minutes. While in nascar, the team recorded one single win at richmond in 2004 and 30 topten finishes. On friday, from his quarantined speed utv headquarters in charlotte, north carolina, racer and car builder robby gordon took to facebook live to share his latest project. Robert baja bob gordon, 68, the father of former nascar driver robby gordon, strangled his 57yearold wife, sharon, then shot himself dead in their southern california home, police said.
Robby gordon talks about returning to race at crandon after 20 years. Threetime score baja champion robby gordon, and navigator mike niemiec will tackle the ultra challenging baja mexico terrain in the granddaddy of desert races thursday morning, when the 2017 baja starts from ensenada, baja california, mexico. Nov 01, 2017 robby gordon gave his son max gordon a unique way of trickortreating by having him as a codriver picking something much better than candy, but the pole position being the fastest with a time of 2. He is an actor and producer, known for the pretender 1996, dust 2 glory 2017 and dust to glory 2005. Hes made a mark in nascar, indycar, baja, and lately, his own stadium super trucks series. Professional offroad racer robby gordon knows a thing or two about racing hard and racing fast in mexico. Whether youre meeting in person, or via letter, phone, fax, or email, business communications expert mary mitchell gives you the techniques, skills, and confidence you need to present yourself. Robby gordons father found dead in california home fox sports. Jay hooker, bob gordon s old racing buddy and neighbor, discovered his and 57yearold sharons bodies upstairs at their home on the 1400 block of. The baja is a mexican offroad motorsport race held each year on the baja california peninsula. American robby gordon wins fourth stage of dakar rally. Navigating the course in a time of 2 minutes and 52 seconds placed gordon as the fastest driver to take qualification laps. Robby gordon is a nascar driver who has also participated in several previous baja 500s, a race often regarded as one if not the. He also won two races in the old champ car series and made 10.
Carl edwards finished second, and jimmie johnson clinched third. Gordon s teammates and fellow stadium super trucks drivers blade hildebrand 1. Monster exec drops story about robby gordon that leaves crowd. For the first time in more than 40 years of racing parker, the event would be split into two heats separating.
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