2011 Chicagoland Race Info & Discussion

Join in here and discuss all the weekend action for the 2011 Chicagoland cup race. Robby Gordon will attempt to qualify & IT IS a full race. Repeat: FULL RACE PLANNED. Here is the weekend schedule for RGM at the Illinois track.

FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER 16th

Practice 2:00pm - 3:30 pm/et ( TV - ESPN2 )
Happy Hour 6:00pm - 7:00 pm/et ( TV - SPEED )

Practice Live Leaderboard

SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 17th

Qualifying 1:30pm - 3:00 pm/et ( TV - SPEED )

SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 18th

Raceday 2:00 pm/et , greenflag at 2:16 pm/et ( TV - ESPN )

Dont forget live raceday chat will be available & live track updates via PLANETROBBY TWITTER

TOP F.A.Q

1. Full race ? YES
2. Sponsors ? SPEED Energy & Mapei
3. Crew Chief ? Miles Stanley
4. Must Qualify On Time ? YES
5. Souvenir Hauler ? YES
6. Next Full Race ? TEXAS

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Permalink Reply by john novara on September 16, 2011 at 5:25pm

47th quickest? looks like 1st slowest

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Permalink Reply by blitz on September 16, 2011 at 5:57pm

he has struggled here as own team, i think it is because this track is like you are always turning seems like look at past races 10 cars lead lap very few teams get it right only big money teams. on another note i am soo glad that KURT BUSCH said what everyone know jimmie johnson wins because he has the best equipment, not saying he is a bad driver but he has by far the best stuff it is a shame he does not deserve to be in the same sentence with dale earnhadt and all the other greats. it is a differnt era nascar is a production with contrived endings caution after caution for dale jr. you could tell in his voice he did not want the charity damn shame

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Permalink Reply by Ryan Couckuyt on September 16, 2011 at 6:07pm

go watch some more WWE Blitz. lol, I tell my dad the same thing. He says all of the cautions are fixed for Dale Jr. Maybe they are who the hell knows. Ha. Time to start drinking. It's friday night. Pray for some speed. The drinks and the car. Quick question. Is it better to start 1st here then most tracks. I sure hope so.

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Permalink Reply by R. ALDRIDGE on September 16, 2011 at 6:23pm

Money certainly helps but Martin has the same support and hasn't won a title, Jeff has the same support and hasn't won a title (9 years?), and Jumior has the same support, plus NASCAR's help, and hasn't won... oh wait, I guess being a little short on talent is also a handicap. Nice kid, though... if you can still call him a kid.

I'm not a JJ fan , but don't minimize what he's accomplished. They all have had their advantages. Dale Sr. had the advantage of pit stall selection given to the champion. When this was combined with the pit road speed limit after a tragic pit road accident, it became a HUGE advantage and directly led to 2 or 3 of his championships.

Richard Petty won several of his because Pearson and Yarborough were unwilling to grub around in the dust on 1/4 mile dirt tracks on Wednsday nights. In the early days Nascar ran a World of Outlaws type scedule (only in the southeast, though) with a similar point structure. If you skipped these little shows, you didn't win a championship.

Good luck to Robby second practice. Find some speed or find some rain!