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Redefining Double Duty: Robby Gordon to run Crandon Off-Road and Atlanta in the same day
by Heath Heidemann
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Posted on 7/29/2009
Just about every NASCAR fan today has heard the term “Double Duty”. It is a term used to describe a driver that is doing two events in the same day. It used to be common to hear it when describing a driver doing the Indy 500 and Coke 600. Today, it describes a driver doing the occasional Nationwide and Sprint Cup race on the same day. But Robby Gordon is going to do a Double Duty of a completely different kind.
For the first time in 20 years, Robby will be returning to Crandon Wisconsin for the 40th Annual Borg Warner Off-Road Championship, which just happens to be the morning of the Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Over 1000 miles separates the two tracks that he will be racing at that day.
Gordon is no stranger to off-road racing. He has won several championships in these types of events, including the Mickey Thompson Stadium Series and the SCORE International Series, as well as wins in the Baja 500 and 1000 events.
Doing this style of Double Duty will be no easy task for him. The weekend will start on Friday, with practice for the event in Crandon. Then he will meet with his Cup team in Atlanta for practice and qualifying events there. Saturday night will see him fly out of Georgia and back to Wisconsin. He will attend practice in Crandon at 9:30am on Sunday, with the Pro 2 Class race starting at 10:30. At the completion of this race, he will board a plane to return to Atlanta for the nights Cup event.
In the midst of all of that will be getting thrown around inside of a truck making jumps and sliding sideways through the turns, as well as the g-force felt by a car going 190mph plus around one of the fastest tracks NASCAR has to offer.
These events will kick off an entire week of various races for Gordon, as he will also be running in Tony Stewart’s Prelude to the Dream race in Eldora on that Wednesday, the Score Terrible’s Primm 300 to be held September 11th through the 13th, as well as the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 in Richmond on September 12th. When all is said and done, it is quite possible that Robby will spend more time on dirt that week than on pavement.
While most same day attempts cover different types of vehicles, it is not too often that we get one that involves different vehicles and different racing surfaces. Thanks in large part to NASCAR, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Crandon Off-Road Raceway, and Gordon’s determination, we will be treated to an altogether new style of Double Duty.
Redefining Double Duty: Robby Gordon to run Crandon Off-Road and Atlanta in the same day
by Heath Heidemann
(Archives/Bio)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Posted on 7/29/2009
Just about every NASCAR fan today has heard the term “Double Duty”. It is a term used to describe a driver that is doing two events in the same day. It used to be common to hear it when describing a driver doing the Indy 500 and Coke 600. Today, it describes a driver doing the occasional Nationwide and Sprint Cup race on the same day. But Robby Gordon is going to do a Double Duty of a completely different kind.
For the first time in 20 years, Robby will be returning to Crandon Wisconsin for the 40th Annual Borg Warner Off-Road Championship, which just happens to be the morning of the Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Over 1000 miles separates the two tracks that he will be racing at that day.
Gordon is no stranger to off-road racing. He has won several championships in these types of events, including the Mickey Thompson Stadium Series and the SCORE International Series, as well as wins in the Baja 500 and 1000 events.
Doing this style of Double Duty will be no easy task for him. The weekend will start on Friday, with practice for the event in Crandon. Then he will meet with his Cup team in Atlanta for practice and qualifying events there. Saturday night will see him fly out of Georgia and back to Wisconsin. He will attend practice in Crandon at 9:30am on Sunday, with the Pro 2 Class race starting at 10:30. At the completion of this race, he will board a plane to return to Atlanta for the nights Cup event.
In the midst of all of that will be getting thrown around inside of a truck making jumps and sliding sideways through the turns, as well as the g-force felt by a car going 190mph plus around one of the fastest tracks NASCAR has to offer.
These events will kick off an entire week of various races for Gordon, as he will also be running in Tony Stewart’s Prelude to the Dream race in Eldora on that Wednesday, the Score Terrible’s Primm 300 to be held September 11th through the 13th, as well as the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 in Richmond on September 12th. When all is said and done, it is quite possible that Robby will spend more time on dirt that week than on pavement.
While most same day attempts cover different types of vehicles, it is not too often that we get one that involves different vehicles and different racing surfaces. Thanks in large part to NASCAR, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Crandon Off-Road Raceway, and Gordon’s determination, we will be treated to an altogether new style of Double Duty.
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Permalink Reply by Jason mills on
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so who is gonna drive the cup car at richmond while robby is in primm? My guess is brian ickler
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Permalink Reply by brewski on
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correct me if I'm wrong but Ickler has never had a cup start.I would rather see Kvapil or anybody seasoned in the COT for that mater.
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Permalink Reply by Kevin Sweeney on
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Ickler has no cup experience
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He would prolly do better than travis kvapil my oinion
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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on
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Brian's day will come!
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Permalink Reply by Thomas on
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I would put Jason Leffler in the car. Even though Kvapil is the good bet and driver to put in the car. I would like to see what Leffler could do with an RG type of setup.
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Permalink Reply by vak7 on
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Leffler would wreck it by lap 7, if he lasts that long. Kvapil qualified at Pocono for us so at least he knows the organization a bit.
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The cockpit would need a make over becouse of Jason vs Robby's height.To much work.Travis is closer to Robby's build.
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