Post by dalejrfan on Jun 24, 2005 23:39:40 GMT -5
SONOMA, Calif. -- Robby Gordon's own personal Daytona 500 lies just a few miles south of Sonoma, Calif.
A win at Sonoma would pay about as much -- if not less -- than a mid-pack finish at Daytona, but one can't put a price tag on momentum.
And that is what Gordon is after.
Gordon has an excellent shot at becoming the first owner-driver to win the Nextel Cup Series in nearly seven years. He ran a lap of 93.885 mph on Friday at Infineon Raceway, giving him a top-10 starting spot for the second consecutive week.
Gordon's cars have been famously unreliable all season -- he's completed just 85 percent of his laps this year and he's had just one finish better than 25th. Such numbers have Gordon 39th in the points, so he has to race his way in every week.
www.nascar.com/2005/news/headlines/cup/06/24/rgordon_sider/index.html
A win at Sonoma would pay about as much -- if not less -- than a mid-pack finish at Daytona, but one can't put a price tag on momentum.
And that is what Gordon is after.
Gordon has an excellent shot at becoming the first owner-driver to win the Nextel Cup Series in nearly seven years. He ran a lap of 93.885 mph on Friday at Infineon Raceway, giving him a top-10 starting spot for the second consecutive week.
Gordon's cars have been famously unreliable all season -- he's completed just 85 percent of his laps this year and he's had just one finish better than 25th. Such numbers have Gordon 39th in the points, so he has to race his way in every week.
www.nascar.com/2005/news/headlines/cup/06/24/rgordon_sider/index.html