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2001
– WINSTON CUP – MORGAN-McCLURE MOTORSPORTS
Robby
Gordon moves to the Morgan-McClure Motorsports team for the 2001
Winston Cup schedule. Gordon will drive the familiar #4 yellow Kodak
Chevrolet.
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2000
– WINSTON CUP – TEAM GORDON
After
a successful season in 1999 as the only owner/driver in the CART
FedEx Championship Series, Robby Gordon, along with owners John
Menard and Mike Held, decided to take their act to the NASCAR Winston
Cup Series. With sponsorship from Duracell, Menards, Sony, and Turtle
Wax, Gordon contested 18 races. Among those, Gordon finished 18th
in the Daytona 500 and posted a season-best 4th-place at Watkins
Glen.
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2000
– INDY RACING LEAGUE – TEAM GORDON
Gordon
competed in the 2000 Indy 500, again for Team Menard, driving the
Turtle Wax/Burger King Dallara. Gordon qualified 4th for the second
straight year. He finished 6th.
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2000
– SCORE INTERNATIONAL OFF-ROAD SERIES
2000’s
Baja 1000 event was a special milennium version that spanned 2000
miles. The event was aptly renamed the Baja 2000 and it covered
the Baja Mexico territory from its top in Ensenada, finishing at
its bottom tip in Cabo San Lucas. Robby Gordon and his Ford-powered,
CD-2 Trophy Truck led early in the race but fell out 700 miles in
due to a bad water pump seal.
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1999
– FEDEX CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES – TEAM GORDON
Driver
of the #22 Johns Manville/Panasonic/Menards Toyota Eagle for Team
Gordon, the 30-year-old Californian completed his seventh full season
in Champ Car racing and second with Toyota power. Gordon was the
only owner/driver in the FedEx Championship Series finishing 20th
in the points with 6 top-ten finishes.
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1999
INDY RACING LEAGUE – TEAM GORDON
Gordon
attempted a rare double in the month of May, running both the Motorola
300 in St. Louis, Saturday, May 29 for CART, and the 83rd Indy 500
the following day in Indianapolis. After a crash in St. Louis early,
Gordon came back to lead the Indy 500 for 33 laps at the end of
the race, only to run out of fuel and surrender the lead on the
last lap. Gordon finished fourth.
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1999
– SCORE INTERNATIONAL OFF-ROAD SERIES
Gordon
finished 5th in the 1999 Baja 1000 driving his Team Gordon/Turtle
Wax Toyota Trophy Truck. The race consisted of two 400 mile loops
in the upper-section of Baja Mexico. During the first loop, Gordon
was running third when he lost a transmission and had to stop to
replace it. He continued on without problems but was unable to make
up the lost time on eventual winner Larry Ragland.
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1998
– FEDEX CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES – ARCIERO-WELLS
Finished
7th after a 24th place start in his debut event at Nazareth, PA
for Arciero-Wells Racing. This registered Toyota’s best-ever finish
at the time. Achieved top qualifying position for Toyota in 1998,
13th at Milwaukee.
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1998
– WINSTON CUP – McCall RACING
Raced
only one Winston Cup event at Sears Point for the Caterpillar team.
Gordon started 18th and finished 38th after a broken suspension
ended his day. Gordon ran third most of the day and led briefly
before having to retire the car.
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1998
– SCORE INTERNATIONAL OFF-ROAD SERIES
In
1998, Gordon ran only the Baja 1000 event in a truck his Team Gordon
outfit built from scratch with sponsorship form Toyota. The Toyota
Tundra experienced teething pains with its electronics package,
finishing 8th.
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1997
– WINSTON CUP – TEAM SABCO
Earned
first career NASCAR Winston Cup pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway in
just the fourth race of the year. Finished 4th at Watkins Glen after
battling from the rear of the field on a restart.
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1997
– INDY RACING LEAGUE – TEAM SABCO
Qualified
12th (fourth row) for the Indianapolis 500. Gordon assembled and
ran entire team with the financial backing of Team SABCO. Had charged
to 2nd when a cockpit fire ended his day on lap 19. Gordon suffered
second- and third-degree burns on hands, wrists and right thigh
and was sidelined for one month.
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1997
– INTERNATIONAL RACE OF CHAMPIONS
Earned
a second consecutive second place finish in the point standings
in racing’s all-star series. Race results: Eighth at Daytona (started
5th); second at Charlotte (started 12th); second at Fontana (Bobby
Labonte filled in after Gordon suffered head injury in NASCAR practice
the prior day – started 10th); and 2nd at Michigan (started 11th).
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1997
– FEDEX
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES – HOGAN RACING
Drove
in only one CART race during 1997 season, the finale at Fontana,
CA. Gordon finished 7th driving the Hogan Racing Reynard Mercedes.
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1997
– SCORE INTERNATIONAL OFF-ROAD SERIES
At
his first and only off-road truck event for 1997, he finished 2nd
in the legendary Baja 1000 nearly beating winner Larry Ragland after
a furious charge to the front in the late stages of the race.
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1996
– PPG INDYCAR WORLD SERIES – WALKER RACING
Finished
18th in season points driving in his third full season for Derrick
Walker Motorsports with Valvoline/Cummins backing. He scored three
top-ten and one top-five finish and achieved five top-ten starts.
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1996
– WINSTON CUP – TEAM SABCO
After
joining Team SABCO in August, Gordon drove in three late-season
events that included the UAW GM Quality 500 at Charlotte (driving
a Dale Earnhardt Inc. entry), the AC Delco 400 at Rockingham and
the Dura Lube 500 at Phoenix.
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1996
– INTERNATIONAL RACE OF CHAMPIONS
Finished
second in points for the series. Race results: Second at Daytona
(started 10th); second at Talladega (started 11th); 12th at Charlotte
(started 12th); and 4th at Michigan (started 12th).
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1996
– SCORE INTERNATIONAL OFF-ROAD SERIES
Earned
first-ever SCORE Series Trophy Truck class championship. Won four
of the seven events in this series (entered only six ). First driver
ever to win three races in row. Designed and built off-road truck
in house from chassis to shocks and everything in-between.
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1996
– INDY RACING LEAGUE – WALKER RACING
Started
3rd and finished 14th in the inaugural IRL racing event held at
the new Las Vegas Motor Speedway on September 15th.
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1995
– PPG INDYCAR WORLD SERIES – WALKER RACING
Drove
’95 Reynard-Ford/Cosworth for Walker Racing with backing from the
Valvoline Company. Scored first PPG Indy car wins at Phoenix and
Detroit. Finished fifth in final PPG Cup points.
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1995
– SCORE INTERNATIONAL OFF-ROAD SERIES
Finished
8th in the Trophy Truck class points championship.
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1994
– PPG INDYCAR WORLD SERIES – WALKER RACING
Finished
fifth in the series with 104 points. Scored first-ever career Indy
car pole at Toronto for Walker Racing as well as set the track record.
Scored second career pole at Vancouver. Was ranked fourth for the
most poles with two. Started in the top-ten in 14 of 16 events with
nine top-ten finishes. Started in the top-five eight our of 16 races
and had six top-five finishes. Led 59 laps for the season, ranking
him seventh in most laps led. Highest finish was second at Vancouver.
Also had two third-place finishes at Long Beach and Detroit bringing
his podium finishes to three. Was voted “Most Improved Driver” by
his racing peers.
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1994
– SCORE INTERNATIONAL OFF-ROAD SERIES
Competed
in four SCORE International Off-Road events including the legendary
Baja 1000.
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1994
– WINSTON CUP – KRANEFUSS-HAAS RACING
Ran
the first race for the newly-formed Kranefuss-Haas Racing Team at
Michigan. Started 38th, finished 38th.
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1993
– PPG INDYCAR WORLD SERIES – AJ FOYT RACING
First
full season driving Indy cars. Finished 10th in PPG Cup standings
with 84 points. Opened the season with third-place finish in Lola-Ford/Cosworth
for car owner A.J. Foyt in Australia. Best finish was second at
Mid-Ohio. Also finished fourth at Nazareth, Pa., and fifth at Loudon,
N.H., as well as sixth at Cleveland and Toronto. Was running second
on final lap at Detroit before finishing eighth after a flat tire.
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1993
– IMSA EXXON SUPREME GT SERIES
Captured
fourth consecutive IMSA GTS Class win in the 24 Hours of Daytona
for Roush Racing.
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1993
– WINSTON CUP – ROBERT YATES RACING
Drove
for Robert Yates Racing at the July Talladega DieHard 500. Ran in
top-five but was later involved in an accident. Started 14th, finished
42nd.
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1993
– SCORE INTERNATIONAL OFF-ROAD SERIES
Ran
in three selected off-road truck races. Highest finish was second
place in the Nevada 400 at Las Vegas.
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1992
– PPG INDYCAR WORLD SERIES – GANASSI RACING
First
year in Indy cars. Participated in seven events in a Lola-Ford/Cosworth
for Ganassi Racing. Ended season 20th in PPG Cup point standings
with 10 points. Finished eighth at Toronto and Cleveland street
circuit races. Became the only rookie to lead a lap during the season
after leading one circuit in Cleveland. Also started races in Detroit
(17th), Portland (13th), Milwaukee (21st), Elkhart Lake, Wis., (18th)
and Vancouver (17th).
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1992
– IMSA EXXON SUPREME SERIES
Scored
third-straight IMSA GTO class win (now GTS) in the 24 Hours of Daytona
for Roush Racing. Started from pole, led all 48 laps and crossed
the finish line first in the IMSA GTO race in Del Mar, Calif.
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1992
– SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA TRANS AM
Recorded
a victory in first career SCCA Trans-Am start in Long Beach, Calif.,
for Roush Racing from his first Trans-Am pole.
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1991
– IMSA GTO/GTU SERIES
Recorded
second-straight IMSA GTO class win in the 24 Hours of Daytona driving
a Ford Mustang for Roush Racing. Also won IMSA GTO events at Braselton,
Ga., Del Mar, Calif., Lime Rock, Conn., Portland, Ore., and Sebring,
Fla.
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1991
– WINSTON CUP
Made
NASCAR Winston Cup debut with 18th-place finish in Daytona 500.
Also ran in the Pontiac 400 at Richmond finishing 26th after starting
35th.
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1990
– IMSA GTO/GTU SERIES
First
season of professional automobile racing. Joined Jack Roush and
competed in the GTO series. Captured GTO class win in the 24 Hours
of Daytona driving a Mercury Cougar. Crossed the finish line first
in four IMSA events (Del Mar, Calif., Lime Rock, Conn., New Jersey
Meadowlands and Sebring, Fla.). Finished 2nd in GTO Season Championship.
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1990
– ARCA NASCAR STOCK CAR SERIES
Started
from the pole in his first-ever career stock car (ARCA) superspeedway
event at the Atlanta Motor Speedway for car owner Junie Donlavey.
Led the race but later spun on oil ending his run.
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1990
– SCORE INTERNATIONAL OFF-ROAD SERIES
Won
SCORE/HDRA Heavy Metal Off-Road Championship. Ran all seven races
and won four while driving for Veneble Racing.
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1989
– OFF-ROAD
Signed
first professional contract with Veneble Racing. Won four off-road
truck races and first championship for the Ford factory team. Ran
own 1600 Mickey Thompson car, Claiming the SCORE/HDRA and MTEG drivers’
points championship. Elected to the MRWBA Auto RacingAll-American
Team.
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1988
– OFF-ROAD
Signed
first professional contract with Veneble Racing. Won four off-road
truck races and first championship for the Ford factory team. Ran
own 1600 Mickey Thompson car, Claiming the SCORE/HDRA and MTEG drivers’
points championship. Elected to the MRWBA Auto RacingAll-American
Team.
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1987
– OFF-ROAD
Earned
a second consecutive SCORE/HDRA championship. Teamed with father
to win three races en route to capturing the title while Winning
SCORE/HDRA Rookie of the Yearn honors.
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1986
– OFF-ROAD
Teamed
with father to win four off-road events. 1st SCORE/HDRA Championship.
1985 off-road – OFF-ROAD Sharing driving duties with Frank Arciero,
Gordon won the Nevada Frontier 500, the first off-road race he ever
entered. Finished ahead of second-place father and veteran off-road
racer Bob Gordon. Scored victory in first-ever Mickey Thompson stadium
series event ever entered.
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