Nascar gives Robby Gordon probation until Dec 31st, 2011

From NASCAR Release VIA SCENEDAILY

NASCAR announced today that Robby Gordon, driver of the No. 7 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, has been placed on probation until Dec. 31 for a rule infraction he committed March 4 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Gordon was penalized for violating Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing; involved in an altercation in the garage area with another competitor) of the 2011 NASCAR rule book.

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Permalink Reply by Beagle7 on March 8, 2011 at 6:45pm

I REALLY cannot wait for the when Robby wins his next Cup Race..

All I will post on every Nascar related site is simply this:

To all you fans, members of the media, Nascar officials and drivers who have had nothing but negative things to say and bashed our driver relentlessly for everything and anything...and you know who you are...

We just won...GO F@#$ YOURSELVES!!!

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Smith on March 8, 2011 at 7:01pm

A couple things I keep thinking about since last Friday night's fight news broke that I don't think have been talked about much.

First, it doesn't sound like a "fight" to me. Isn't a fight where both parties are punching and pushing each other around? I have read a Bizzillion reports of it now and no where does it say anything about what KC did. I sure would like to hear what Robby has to say and I know on down the road we will get to. Just hate to wait though.

Secondly, ExtenZe buys TV spots during the races and that isn't lost on NASCAR. I am sure lots of the people in Daytona Beach think KC is a joke, but they do know what makes their back accounts larger. No, NASCAR doesn't get the money from ExtenZe, but Fox, ABC, and ESPN, and Speed Channel do and they are all in bed with NASCAR.

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Permalink Reply by Matt/Canuck on March 8, 2011 at 9:01pm

Cool

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Permalink Reply by kevin dinsmore on March 9, 2011 at 7:21am

it accomplished nothing ...... it was just the boiling point to a bad situation for everyone involved..... nothing good comes out of a fight ........ i know.......... there will be regerts on both sides when it's said and done.

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Permalink Reply by Javier Zamora on March 8, 2011 at 7:12pm

Never seen a man get treated in such a way as NASCRAP treats RG. Kurt can swipe Tony with the pit crew on the car, and Carl can bump JR with his hand outside the car and even turn Tony with crews over the wall on TV!!. Simply amazing.

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Permalink Reply by Dave-O on March 8, 2011 at 7:17pm

KC is an an "action detrimental to stock car racing".

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Permalink Reply by kenny on March 8, 2011 at 7:18pm

KC is a PRICK!!!!!!!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by David Z on March 8, 2011 at 7:27pm

Ever notice that many of those "Actions Detrimental to Stock Car Racing", seem to end up in NASCAR promo commercials?

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Permalink Reply by Trooper Blue on March 8, 2011 at 7:19pm

Robby Gordon denies punching Kevin Conway, gets NASCAR probation for rest of 2011 season

Robby Gordon, whose NASCAR probation will last through the end of the 2011 season for a physical altercation with Kevin Conway that occurred last Friday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, released a statement Tuesday saying Conway was the aggressor and he did not punch Conway.

According to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, Conway’s report to them alleged that a couple of punches were thrown by Gordon during the incident.

The Las Vegas police have not turned over their investigation to the local district attorney’s office, and Gordon has not been charged. NASCAR put Gordon on indefinite probation Saturday and announced Tuesday that the probation would last through the entire 2011 season.

“It is unfortunate that Conway has chosen to use this insignificant event as a means of attracting publicity to himself, and it is particularly unfortunate that he has done so by making a series of false reports to others,” Robby Gordon Motorsports said in a statement.

“Contrary to Conway’s account, no punches were thrown. The simple truth is that Conway voluntarily and aggressively engaged in the exchange with Robby Gordon, and neither man was injured.”

Conway, in an interview on Sirius Satellite Radio earlier in the day, said that Gordon was the aggressor and had told Conway team owner Joe Nemechek that he was looking for him.

“He was actually in Joe’s hauler and came out and I was standing by Joe’s garage stall and, more or less, … [he] came up and it wasn’t really much of a verbal altercation or anything,” Conway said. “He basically just grabbed me, and grabbed me by the throat and got me down on the ground. And it was pretty crazy but pretty short. … It was a blatant attack.”

The Gordon statement said that the two were involved in a heated exchange in the garage area arising from their lawsuits. Gordon is suing Conway sponsor Extenze for $690,000 for three races from the 2010 season. At issue is whether Extenze gave its consent for Gordon to replace Conway as its driver to keep the car in the top 35.

Conway is suing Gordon for $29,000 for rookie-of-the-year money that Gordon received as the team owner. The contract Gordon has with Extenze states that all rookie money goes to Conway.

Gordon said Saturday that he would pay Conway the rookie money once he gets his money from Extenze. The money that went to Gordon was for the part of the season that Conway, who started 2010 with Front Row Motorsports, drove for Gordon.

“Conway would better serve the interests of our sport and the fans by making sure that he meets his personal financial obligations to our teams before engaging in publicity seeking behavior of this type,” Gordon’s team said in its statement.

Conway, who also is being sued by Front Row Motorsports over whether Extenze had an obligation to pay for races beyond the 15th race of the 2010 season, said on the Sirius radio show that his behavior isn’t the one that should be questioned.

“Our fans and our sponsors and NASCAR as a whole, they expect more out of us and they deserve more out of us than the actions that were shown by Robby,” Conway said. “So it’s embarrassing for everybody involved. It’s definitely not something that’s good to be exploited or anything like that.”

Gordon is competing on a limited Sprint Cup schedule this year with the team he owns while Conway is driving a limited Nationwide and Cup schedule for Nemco Motorsports.

NASCAR probation covers any NASCAR series a driver participates in but typically impacts the severity of penalties issued for a repeat occurrence of a similar infraction.

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Permalink Reply by Trooper Blue on March 8, 2011 at 7:23pm

STATEMENT FROM ROBBY GORDON MOTORSPORTS ON INCIDENT WITH CONWAY

"Kevin Conway and Robby Gordon had a heated exchange in the garage area this past weekend arising from Conway’s and his sponsor ExtenZe's failure to pay RGM several hundred thousand dollars that they owe for promotional and driving benefits they received from participating in a series of NASCAR Sprint Cup races with cars prepared and supported by RGM. Unfortunately, this is not the first time that Conway and his sponsor have failed to honor their financial obligations to NASCAR teams. Conway and ExtenZe are also in litigation with Front Row Motorsports over unpaid NASCAR sponsorship obligations.

"The brief exchange that occurred between Conway and Robby Gordon is the kind of thing that is normally handled between the involved parties. It is unfortunate that Conway has chosen to use this insignificant event as a means of attracting publicity to himself, and it is particularly unfortunate that he has done so by making a series of false reports to others. Contrary to Conway’s account, no punches were thrown.

"The simple truth is that Conway voluntarily and aggressively engaged in the exchange with Robby Gordon, and neither man was injured; Conway and ExtenZe have unsatisfied obligations to pay RGM several hundred thousand dollars; ExtenZe actively pursued and accepted the NASCAR promotional benefits for which it has not paid; Conway actively pursued and accepted the benefits of driving a race car in the Sprint Cup Series for which RGM has not been paid; and both Conway and ExtenZe knew that RGM expected to be paid in full for its work and costs in preparing and supporting that race car.

"Conway would better serve the interests of our sport and the fans by making sure that he meets his personal financial obligations to our teams before engaging in publicity seeking behavior of this type.

"This is a matter that will now play out in the courts. RGM does not intend to comment further at this time.

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Permalink Reply by Daniel on March 8, 2011 at 7:34pm

Well Planet Members, lets get past this, see the header " SPEED TRUCK " RGM lost no OWNERS points,

this will help as as RGM moves forward. RACE THE TRUCK !!!!