2011 Richmond #1 Race Weekend Info & Discussion

Join in here and discuss all the weekend action for the 2011 Richmond #1 cup race. Robby Gordon will drive the #7 FAST FIVE / SPEED Energy Dodge. This weekend is also the movie premier & look forward to seeing those who are attending. Here is the weekend schedule for RGM at the Virginia track.

FRIDAY , APRIL 29th

Practice 12:00pm - 2:00pm/et ( TV - SPEED )

Practice 2 2:45pm - 3:30pm/et ( TV - SPEED )

Practice Live Leaderboard

Qualifying 5:30pm - 7:00pm/et ( TV - SPEED )

SATURDAY , APRIL 30th

Raceday 7:30 pm/et , greenflag at 7:43 pm/et ( TV - FOX )

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

                                                               Robby Gordon Richmond Top 5 F.A.Q.

                                                                            1) Souvenir trailer ?
                                                                                YES
                                                                            2) Who is the crew chief ?
                                                                    Miles Stanley
                                                                            3) Who is the sponsor ?
                                                                          Fast Five/SPEED Energy
                                                                            4) What Chassis ?
                                                                                Ran At Texas
                                                                            5) Will the car be at Darlington?
                                                                                Yes

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Permalink Reply by james main on May 1, 2011 at 2:40am

How long can us Robby fans keep taking a beating wk after wk! Im in for the long haul but man would like to go to work on monday without getting slammed! Gas on.

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Permalink Reply by john novara on May 1, 2011 at 9:11am

amen to that. ive been a robby fan forever but he aint even in the ball park.

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Permalink Reply by Stan Ratcliff on May 1, 2011 at 10:42am

I'm sorry, but I just don't get it. We are slower then the start and park

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Permalink Reply by Lance on May 1, 2011 at 9:42am

We' probably running 2008 GEM chassis a la Brian keselowski......

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Permalink Reply by mojoman521 on May 1, 2011 at 1:01pm

nope

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Permalink Reply by lin neal on May 1, 2011 at 10:41am

it is real sad to see how far Robby has fallen in the last 2 years, been a fan going back to the early 1990s. The new start up teams are even runnig better than he is. look at the 78, 32, and 36 and they are 1 car teams.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Appleby on May 1, 2011 at 10:55am

A brand new team with Stremme driving beat him.

There's guys on this forum with a lot of knowledge of these cars. I don't get it. RGM has been around 6 years, and they're still unloading terrible cars almost every race. Something is seriously broken with RGM.

And before I get deleted, if I wasn't a fan I wouldn't care less how Robby runs.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on May 1, 2011 at 12:39pm

Steve "Bones" Lane is Stremme's CC,and that might have been one of the chassis they bought from RGM.

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Permalink Reply by mojoman521 on May 1, 2011 at 1:03pm

Steven bones Lane as crew chief for stremme>>>>>>>>>>>

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Permalink Reply by Bigzoom on May 1, 2011 at 10:57am

IMO- The performance of the last two years is mainly due to lack of sponsorship (No Jim Beam). Hopefully Speed Energy will continue to gain momentum and provide funds down the road. I'm not a Miles hater, but it's obvious an experienced crew chief is needed. (Ever notice usually when RG hires a new crew chief they have good results the first few races). You have to go through many to find the next Gil Martin or Greg Irwin.

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Permalink Reply by chase on May 1, 2011 at 3:03pm

I don't think how we are running is due to lack of money. We ran horrible in 2009 as well. I can't remember 10 races we ran well at that year.

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Permalink Reply by Matty A. Teasley on May 1, 2011 at 11:10am

I am sorry, but here comes the rant. I am tired as hell of reading all of you putting bitchfests up here about the team. I love watching R.G. race and always have. I watched him run great at RIR in 03, best run I've ever seen there. I watched him put on the best show a BGN crowd ever saw @ the Glen. I watched him put on a helluva show @ Montreal twice! I know what he is capable of when the car is on near-level footing to the ones he is racing against. Stop writing eulogies for the driver and team each week. When we roll to Sonoma and Daytona we will unload fast and be able to run for the damned win. So if that isn't enough for you from an underfunded single-car independent operation, you need to start a website for EX-FANS, not fans. I believe that the guys in the shop pour their guts into the cars that you guys shit on every week, and if you can't appreciate the effort Robby's team makes you need to start a website for EX-FANS. Negative" energy is good for Jack shit, positive energy and encouragement goes a long way. If you're tired of life, you need a therapist, not the Planet. If you think you won't see some brilliance behind the wheel this year or next from Robby, you're a damned idiot. I believe in this driver and team every week they roll off, same as I've always stood behind my Alma Mater's basketball team. Sometimes they do something magical, and let me tell you, I never doubt in my heart that they are capable of that magic. It feels a lot better to watch a win when you believed in the team. Start believing in this team and quit bitching, or sign off for good and go pull for someone else, and don't come back here in June after the 7 runs things @ Sonoma.