Robby Gordon Headquarters: Dakar, Desert & Domes

Robby's Truck Towed

Just read this on jayski's website...

http://jayski.com/cupnews.htm#20101031c

Robby Gordon has personal vehicle towed: Robby Gordon said track officials had his pickup towed out of a private driver/owner lot at
Talladega apparently over a sponsorship issue. "It's gone," Gordon said.
"I guess it's at some impound yard somewhere. But it's my personal
truck." This weekend, Gordon unveiled his own brand of energy drink,
Speed Energy, and the company's logo was on the side of his truck and on
his race car. Sunday's race at Talladega is sponsored by a rival energy
drink, Amp Energy. "I can appreciate Amp Energy sponsoring the race,
but they don't sponsor me," Gordon said. Gordon said other drivers have
personal vehicles that feature logos of sponsors that are competitors
with official NASCAR or track sponsors. "I just talked to a couple other
drivers," Gordon said. "They're Coke (sponsored) drivers, and they're
like, 'Well, can we not have Coke on our golf carts or not have Coke on
our cars?' This one's a confusing situation for me."

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Permalink Reply by timothy price on October 31, 2010 at 11:25am

that's why i love my truck with handicaped plates (it's against the law to tow)

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Permalink Reply by Matt Gruber on October 31, 2010 at 11:37am

He got the truck back. They initially told him it would cost $75 to get it back, but he got it back for free.

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Permalink Reply by Beagle7 on October 31, 2010 at 12:19pm

still criminal deprivation of property.....I'd press charges...LOL

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Permalink Reply by wilks7 on October 31, 2010 at 12:22pm

just file a lawsuit instead get some money out of it...lol

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Permalink Reply by Beagle7 on October 31, 2010 at 12:25pm

jail time is funnier and more satisfying!

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Permalink Reply by Scott B on October 31, 2010 at 12:33pm

He said he parked it right against the fence in the infield...hopefully we can spot it on TV today...

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Permalink Reply by Matt Gruber on October 31, 2010 at 12:35pm

I saw it this morning. It is painted like the black version of the Speed car with bright orange on the wheels or tires. Couldn't tell which.

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Permalink Reply by Brent Copas on October 31, 2010 at 11:38am

Its amazing that the money hungry (and we only want certain people to race for us) nascar does not even comment about this situation on its crappy web sit. It is really nice to see some one to run a race team there own way just like nascar use to be before big corp. took over and made the sport worthless

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Permalink Reply by Shane on October 31, 2010 at 12:16pm

http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/10/31/notebook-tallad...

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Permalink Reply by TNWTEAR on October 31, 2010 at 12:37pm

Pic on wrecker.
http://yfrog.com/86fq8pj

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Permalink Reply by From3to7 on October 31, 2010 at 12:58pm

And this is why NASCRAP is bush league. Towing a truck because AMP is sponsoring a race? Good thing for Robby is he got more publicity because they towed it than they would have if they didn't. What a bunch of morons.

On another note, given Robby's statement that he won't be running a full season next year, does he have driver plans to run the races he won't? Or is he basically conceding that the team will not be a full time team?

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Permalink Reply by Brett Crawford on October 31, 2010 at 1:20pm

So can someone not in bed with RGM confirm that it was NASCAR that actually had the truck towed? I wouldn't put it past the team to have it towed for the publicity. I honestly don't think AMP really cares what RG does, although announcing a new, competing, sponsor at their event probably didn't sit well with everyone there. They should be smart enough though to know that ignoring it would be a lot better for them than giving RGM free publicity.

Regardless, he's gotten a lot of press he otherwise wouldn't have gotten in announcing a new sponsor. That's a good thing.