Robby and DEI? As "reported" on Jayski

#7-Robby Gordon now seems to be looking at a new partnership elsewhere in the Sprint Cup garage. And the word-on-the-street is that Gordon may now be headed back to General Motors and Chevrolet in a still murky deal with Dale Earnhardt Inc. that would make him a teammate with DEI’s #1-Martin Truex Jr. and the others at that company. Gordon had no comment on the report, and neither did anyone at DEI. But sources close to the situation said it did indeed look like a deal was in the works, and said something might be announced as soon as Monday. Where Gordon stands in the Dodge camp is unclear, because Dodge executives have been unavailable for any comment. And just what Gordon’s legal status is at the moment, after Friday’s surprise announcement that Gillett-Evernham would be dropping its lawsuit against Gordon over what Gillett-Evernham said was breach of contract, is also unclear. Just how any possible Gordon-DEI merger might work is not clear. Truex is the team’s anchor. Mark Martin is leaving DEI and moving to Rick Hendrick’s team at the end of the season, and rookie #8-Aric Almirola is to take Martin’s spot full-time next year. #01-Ragan Smith, meanwhile, is also a promising rookie but currently without new sponsorship. And then there’s #15-Paul Menard, a long-time DEI driver who is renegotiating his contract; Menard is also under consideration for a Ford ride with the Doug Yates. That means DEI has four drivers at the table right now, and unless one of them were to leave there would be no room for Gordon. The Menard angle is the most curious – because Gordon is a long-time friend with Menard’s father John, who has helped sponsor Gordon over many years and who has his name on the side of Gordon’s hauler here. Gordon has been trying to put together a two-car operation with Paul and John for some time, but nothing has ever come of it.

IMO this deal does make sense as RG does have GM support for his off road ventures, Menards is already on board, and DEI has an engine program with RCR, with whom Rob already has a good relationship with. I guess time will tell...

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Permalink Reply by Mike/WC77 on September 22, 2008 at 3:53pm

I always wait to ask the questions, until the sharpie is moving.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on September 22, 2008 at 4:34pm

lol

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Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on September 22, 2008 at 2:57pm

For the last Fucking time.... RG and DEI will never ever, ever play together. Get it out of your thick fucking skulls.

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Permalink Reply by Matt on September 22, 2008 at 3:02pm

I think most of us were just commenting on the articles that are out there right now. Apparently that hit a nerve.

Yikes...

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Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on September 22, 2008 at 3:12pm

I did talk to John Story's wife a few months back... My sources are pretty fucking good.

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Permalink Reply by deantac on September 22, 2008 at 3:14pm

I thought you where going to say, i stayed at a Holiday inn lastnight. LOL

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Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on September 22, 2008 at 3:27pm

That too...

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Permalink Reply by Blues on September 22, 2008 at 3:38pm

I'm so confused... make it stop....DEI - Yates - Penske - BDR - RCR - GM, Ford, Toyota, Dodge - hell, why not throw Honda in the rumor mill too! Does Childress work some magic for RG that also is gonna put Casey Mears in the other Hummer or whatever skin it gets? Or McGrath and RG in Hondas out of the RGM shop and MC and Robby drive the Hummers reskinned to look like Honda Elements? Or they do the Toyota switch and also work an off-road deal that re-bodies the Hummers to be Scions or FJ Cruisers?