2011 Daytona 500 SPEEDWEEKS Info & Discussion

Join in here and discuss all the weekend action for the 2011 Daytona 500 cup race. Robby Gordon will drive the #7 SPEED Energy/ TBA/ DODGE.The team is locked in for the first 5 races of the season, & will run a limited schedule after Bristol.Here is the 2 week schedule for RGM at the Florida Track.

SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 12th

Practice             11:00am - 1:00pm/et   ( 41st Quickest )
Practice               2:00pm - 3:45pm/et   ( 40th Quickest )

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SUNDAY , FEBRUARY 13th

Qualifying             1:00pm - 4:00pm/et   ( 19th DUEL #2 )

WEDNESDAY , FEBRUARY 16th

Practice              10:40am - 12:00pm/et ( 32nd Quickest )

Practice 1:30pm - 2:50pm/et ( 23rd Quickest )

THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 17th

DUEL 150's 2:00pm - 6:00pm/et ( Finished 17th)

FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 18th

Practice 11:00am - 12:00pm/et ( DNP )

Practice 12:30pm - 1:55pm/et ( DNP )

SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 19th

Happy Hour 10:30am - 12:00pm/et ( 4th Quickest )

SUNDAY , FEBRUARY 20th

RACEDAY 1:00pm - 5:00pm/et ( TV - FOX )

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

                                                               Robby Gordon DAYTONA 500 Top 5 F.A.Q.

                                                                            1) Souvenir trailer ?
                                                                                No
                                                                            2) Who is the crew chief ?
                                                                    Steven 'Bones' Lane
                                                                            3) Who is the sponsor ?
                                                                          SPEED ENERGY & HARRIS TEETER
                                                                            4) What is the new car make ?
                                                                                DODGE / Penske Motors
                                                                            5) Anything else new for 2011 ?
                                                                                Yes ! stay Tuned!

                                                                            2010 Daytona Images

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Sweeney on February 16, 2011 at 11:06pm

Excited for tomorrow!

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Permalink Reply by MAyersatUSC on February 16, 2011 at 11:15pm

Really good pit selection for the 150, #92 Keselowski behind us and clear shot out.

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Permalink Reply by Rob Waldrip on February 17, 2011 at 12:20am

You know, Red Bull, Monster and RockStar have some cool vending mini vending machines in some convienent stores here in Arizona.

Robby ought to design a Speed Energy "Coke Machine" and put it in the garage and dispense free Speed Energy drinks to any of the other team drivers, mechanics or crew that want to help themselves. Next thing you know everyone would be drinking Speed Energy (except the Red Bull losers of course) and over-time, the name would change from Pit Row to Speed Row. Okay, I need another Vodka & Speed.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on February 17, 2011 at 12:31am

Robby already has a fully stocked SPEED cooler in front of his hauler in the garage that drivers,crew guys,media,fans,etc. can help themselves to. All it takes is opening the door.You can see it in this picture HERE

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Permalink Reply by WestCoast 2 VV on February 17, 2011 at 1:18am

I seen that interview & I noticed that fridge bigtime. Stood out with the 3 flavors...pretty nice setup. The hauler looked even better with the chrome shinny doors & cover that was right above him. Proud to be a RGM fan...
I'll be headed down to see the Baja 500 later this year.

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Permalink Reply by 1splat on February 17, 2011 at 12:31am

Amen, perfect, sweet, you hit it right on...and racing is all about SPEED, so why not...
Nobody says racing is about a green claw or a bull that is red...right, or a semi spastic rockstar on a carpet that is red!!!
Its all about SPEED and @speedenergy to help out.
Gas on RG....and give everybody else the 1 finger wave!!!

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Permalink Reply by John on February 17, 2011 at 1:44am

Robby might have made them nervous moving up the track but JJ checking up is what caused the wrecks. Robby is the real winner in that though because now everyone is talking about him...

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Permalink Reply by SuicideSolution07 on February 17, 2011 at 3:47am

JJ has always had an issue with brain fade at plate tracks, case in point last year at talladega and his ongoing issues with Jeff Gordon. Its just the nature of the beast of drafting. Seems like Truex inherited some of Mikeys intelligence or lack there of.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Shelton on February 17, 2011 at 6:52am

Bottom line is JJ didn't trust his fellow drivers and panicked. Robby was a little high but they could have went around. Nobody is ever going
to blame JJ or JR for anything.

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Permalink Reply by vak7 on February 17, 2011 at 9:14am

The papers spew whatever comes out of the mouth of 5-time, even if it's merely post-incident emotions doing the talking. Playing the blame game as usual and Truex hopped on the bandwagon. Pretty lame that AP writers don't even take the time to look at the replay before reporting. Hope JJ and Truex feel like idiots after watching the tapes.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on February 17, 2011 at 6:57am

I hope Robby learns a little bit more about the car today in the dual race for Sunday. Doesn't really matter where he finishes today as long as he keeps his ride in one piece. I like the idea of the dual races determining the starting positions, reminds me of heat races at my local track, but at Daytona starting position is rather irrelevant.