Robby Gordon
No. 7 Menards/Mapei Chevrolet
Race Preview Fact Sheet
Event/Date: Dickies 500 – Nov. 5, 2006
Venue: Texas Motor Speedway – Ft. Worth, Tx.
TV/Radio: NBC Television, 2:30 p.m. EDT, PRN Radio, 2 p.m. EDT
Robby Gordon’s Quotes on Texas
You scored your first top-10 finish at Atlanta last weekend and with Texas having a similar layout, do you think another top 10 is a realistic goal?
“I think a top-five finish is a realistic goal. We’ve made significant strides in our intermediate program and it showed last weekend after finishing in the top 10 despite the trouble we had late in the race. The car we’re bringing to Texas is one of Greg Erwin’s (crew chief) favorites and we are hopeful that, if we don’t have any issues like last weekend, we can put Menards and Mapei in the top five for their last race as the primary sponsor this season. Like I said last week, we’ve had some rotten luck these last couple of weeks and I think it’s about time that one is owed to us and hopefully we get payment in the form of a win.”
Menards/Mapei Fast Facts
Curtain Call – This weekend’s event will mark the final time that Menards and Mapei (ma-pay) team up as the primary sponsor of Robby Gordon and the No. 7 Chevy in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. MAPEI, a global corporation, has been supplying residential and major commercial projects with total installation solutions for tile and stone, floor covering and decorative concrete as well as concrete restoration for more than 65 years. Visit www.mapei.com for technical information or call 1-800-42-MAPEI (1-800-426-2734) for the nearest location. Harrah’s, Jim Beam and CarLoan.com will serve as associates.
Chassis – Robby Gordon Motorsports will run Chassis No. 107 at this weekend’s event. Chassis No. 107 recently participated in 2006’s final sanctioned test session at Miami-Homestead Speedway earlier this month. Chassis No. 109 will assume back-up duties for the second week in a row.
Points Position – Following a career first top-10 finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway this past weekend, Robby Gordon currently occupies the 28th position in points, 174 points out of 25th.
Giving Back – Jim Beam and Robby Gordon will donate $20,000 to University of Houston in support of the Beam Global Drink Smart program. This program is aimed to educate consumers on how to make responsible decisions about alcohol. This presentation will take place behind the Robby Gordon Motorsports hauler on Friday, Nov.3 at 3 p.m.
