2009 Chicagoland Race Weekend Discussion

Join in and discuss all the weekend action from Chicagoland Speedway(Joliet,IL) . Robby Gordon will be running the Jim Beam Red Stag/Kid Rock Toyota. On track action begins on Thursday, July 9th , with practice running from 5:00-6:30pm/et, live on SPEED. Qualifying is on Thursday, July 9th , at 8:40 pm/et also live on SPEED. There are two practice sessions on Friday, July 10th,from 5:00-5:45pm/et and from 6:20-7:20pm/et , both live on SPEED. Raceday coverage begins on Saturday night, July 11th, at 6:30pm/et, live on TNT,with the green flag scheduled to drop at 8:16pm/et.

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Permalink Reply by mojoman521 on July 10, 2009 at 10:43am

dave our tuner is very good...............

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Permalink Reply by vak7 on July 9, 2009 at 9:15pm

Swapping engines won't hurt much, already starting near the back. Dang... I thought all the Red Stag I drank tonight would bring him some luck!

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Permalink Reply by alan4s on July 9, 2009 at 9:22pm

A swap won't necessarily fix it. Not if the problem is in the ignition boxes or electrical system. He needs his sharpest guys diagnosing this, not just throwing parts at the problem. If there's any question Saturday about whether this has been resolved, then he's in trouble, There should be plenty of time to diagnose this and fix it 100% right.

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Permalink Reply by vak7 on July 9, 2009 at 9:28pm

I trust him and the guys he has working on it.

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Permalink Reply by MikeNIN7 on July 9, 2009 at 9:17pm

Will this be the first time this year Robby will have to go to the back for car issues? If he does.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on July 9, 2009 at 9:21pm

If nascar allows him to swap motors, then thats cool. But if they can correct the misfire ( probably electrical ) then Nascar will NOT let them swap the motor out. You have to have approval. Robby started in the back after being low after Talladega qualifying.

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Permalink Reply by Jaci on July 9, 2009 at 9:40pm

50% chance of rain tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed.

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Permalink Reply by Rob Hoban on July 9, 2009 at 9:51pm

Damn. I was hoping that a change in engine and 2 practice sessions would be a real help. Hopefully the rain will hold off tomorrow evening.

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Permalink Reply by Wheaton56 on July 9, 2009 at 9:33pm

sounds like you need a new shop

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Permalink Reply by TOG on July 9, 2009 at 9:49pm

As long as I have watched racing, teams have made changes , even the #1 teams, that they thought was the problem ,turned out to not be the problem they originally diagnosed it as.