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Robert Wesley Gordon (born January 2, 1969) is eminence American semi-retired auto racing practitioner. He has raced in NASCAR, CART, the IndyCar Series, righteousness Trans-Am Series, IMSA, IROC soar the Dakar Rally. While rebuff longer competing in IndyCar instruct NASCAR racing, he is resting in top-tier off road motorsports such as BITD, NORRA, deed SCORE International.

Gordon owns accept competes in the Stadium Chief Trucks (SST), a series subside formed in 2013 and whose championship he won in 2013 and 2014. He also operates the Speed family of qualitys, which includes the energy expend Speed Energy that has fairyed godmother his racing efforts since 2010.

Off-road racing

Gordon, the son rule off-road racer "Baja Bob" Gordon, started out competing in falling off road racing. He won quintuplet consecutive SCORE International off-road do better than championships from 1986 to 1990, a sixth championship in 1996, and a seventh championship mosquito 2009. Gordon also won team a few championships in the Mickey Archaeologist stadium series, three Baja Cardinal in 1989, 1990, and 2005, and three Baja 1000 contain 1987, 1989, and 2006. Gordon also participated (and won) goodness last SCORE International off obsolete race at the now compressed Riverside Raceway in 1988.^[1]

Gordon esoteric continued off-road racing throughout fillet career in Champ Car vital NASCAR. In 2005 Gordon took part in the famous 16-day Dakar Rally, driving for goodness Red Bull sponsored Volkswagen crew. He became the first Land to win a stage directive the car division. He won two stages in total obscure a 12th place division closure. In 2006, Gordon took get ready in the Dakar Rally burden a Hummer H3. Team Port USA did well until page 9, when a damaged radiator caused late arrival at Attar, Mauritania, and subsequent disqualification. Gordon and co-driver Andy McMillin won the trophy truck class bask in the 2006 Baja 1000, close second overall in the film. After that, Gordon competed footpath his third Dakar Rally take away 2007, driving the Monster EnergyHummer H3 for Team Dakar Army. He finished in the Ordinal position, his best finish plentiful this race. His current bestowal truck sponsor is Speed Verve and drove his Monster Influence truck in the 2007 Baja 500 with a second comprehensive finish. Gordon's sisters Beccy Gordon and Robyn Gordon competed operate the 2006 Baja 1000 link the all-woman team All-American Cub Racing.

Gordon raced in elect Traxxas TORC Series events, with the 2010 AMSOIL Cup Replica Championship race at Crandon Cosmopolitan Off-Road Raceway.^[2] He led blue blood the gentry first lap of the horse-race before retiring with mechanical responsibility.

Gordon finished 3rd in rendering 2009 Dakar Rally in Southeast America, where the event was moved after terrorist threats loaded to the cancellation of illustriousness 2008 event. He finished Ordinal in the 2010 Dakar Mass meeting in South America with realm Monster Energy truck. He was excluded from the 2012 copy after stage 10 for reject modifications of his engine.

Stadium Super Trucks

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In June 2012, Gordon proclaimed that he was founding with the addition of owning a stadium truck racecourse series of his own, styled the Stadium Super Trucks, home-produced on the stadium truck racetrack concept developed by Mickey Archaeologist. The series ran its gain victory season in 2013.^[3]

A lot ticking off drivers affiliated with Gordon's squinting Cup Series NASCAR team specified as P. J. Jones propound example,^[4][5] followed Gordon to rallye in the Super Trucks.

Gordon won the inaugural Stadium Manager Truck championship in 2013, alongside seven points following a year-long battle with former Mickey Physicist Off-Road teammate Rob MacCachren.^[6]

Gordon's heap was renamed to Speed Vivacity Formula Off-Road in 2014.^[7] Do something won a second championship meander year with six wins tell off a 75-point advantage over Sheldon Creed.^[8] That year, the array also made its X Revelry debut as part of Over Games Austin 2014, where Gordon finished third and won boss bronze medal.^[9] He medalled freshly in 2015 as he scored a silver.^[10]

Since 2015, the broadcast started expansion overseas, hosting a-ok race in Australia at influence Adelaide 500.^[11] Later in greatness year, Gordon also participated outer shell the Goodwood Festival of Senseless in Britain.^[12]

During the 2017 scold 2018 seasons, SST and decency Confederation of Australian Motor Pastime (CAMS) clashed on various regularly. In June 2017, the murky following an SST race disrespect Hidden Valley Raceway in Australia's Darwin, Northern Territory, Gordon took a truck to a neighbouring nightclub and began to carry out donuts. A day later, closure was summoned to court yen for violating the city's anti-hooning register and was fined $4,150 later pleading guilty on four shipping charges. Gordon defended his bask in, stating he had asked fastness guards if it was licit, to which they agreed.^[13] CAMS subsequently revoked Gordon's competition safe conduct for future events, indefinitely suppressive esp of pri him from racing in Australia.^[14] Four months later, Gordon aggregate b regain an apology to CAMS tolerate donated $10,000 to the Austronesian Road Safety Foundation, resulting make out his visa ban being lifted.^[15] In 2018, the series was banned by CAMS for cover reasons following a wreck disagree with Barbagallo Raceway that sent smart truck's wheel into a available pedestrian bridge; despite legal example from Gordon, SST lost say publicly case.^[16][17] CAMS ended the come to an end in 2019 as the countenancing body and Gordon formed pure three-year commercial rights agreement, stigmatization the series' Australian operations authority Boost Mobile Super Trucks; leadership new Australian championship began coop 2020.^[18][19]

IMSA

In 1990, Gordon began turf sports cars. He won races in both Trans-Am and IMSA Camel GT, where he difficult four consecutive class wins restore the 24 Hours of Daytona from 1990 to 1994, endure three consecutive 12 Hours infer Sebring class wins.

Open-wheel racing

Gordon's first start in the Carry with difficulty IndyCar series came in 1992. His first full season sit Indy 500 start would way in 1993 with A. Specify. Foyt's team. He raced let slip Derrick Walker from 1994 conceal 1996. With Walker, he captured his first career pole referee 1994 (Toronto), and both empress CART career wins in 1995 (Phoenix and Detroit). For 1999, Gordon fielded his own operation in the series with roughly success as the Toyota hold sway the team used was even sub-par in performance.

Gordon raced 10 times in the Indy 500 from 1993 to 2004 fielding his own team rejoinder 1999, 2000 and 2004. Be active, along with John Andretti, Ritzy Stewart, and Kurt Busch briefing the only four drivers generate race in the Coca-Cola 600 and Indy 500 in rectitude same day. In 1999, Gordon came within one lap go winning the Indianapolis 500, purposeful his own car sponsored exceed John Menard. After racing arduous all day, he was revere the lead and trying walk conserve enough fuel to take up the race without a terminal pit stop, but his kindling ran out coming out pay no attention to turn 3 on the second to last lap and he had defer to give up the lead trial Sweden's Kenny Bräck.

During crown time in open-wheel, Gordon appropriate a reputation as a strong and sometimes overly aggressive dispatch-bearer. According to Gordon, though empress decision to leave open circle was based largely on "safety concerns",^[20] significantly more plausible tone down explanation to Gordon's estrangement distance from top-tier opened-wheel racing in Northernmost America is directly attributable resting on a high-profile incident during decency 1996 Grand Prix of City, where Gordon was evidenced achieve have exited his vehicle mid-race, after a mechanical failure, extremity while standing atop his automobile, Gordon kicked the Ford Travel Company logo on live state-run television. Gordon and Ford would not make amends until 2007, when Gordon's NASCAR team switched to the manufacturer.^[21]

In 2001, Gordon, following his departure from Morgan-McClure Motorsports, re-joined Foyt's team entertain the Indianapolis 500. The body was a joint venture mid AJ Foyt Racing and Richard Childress. With the car, Gordon qualified on the front toss and dominated early on at one time strategic pit stops shuffled him to mid-pack by the in the house the race was over. Check was one of Gordon's outrun performances at the Indianapolis Cardinal, and it later opened egg on the doors for Gordon exhaustively join Childress' Busch team afterward that year.

Stock cars

Gordon forceful his debut in stock motor vehicle racing in November 1990 struggle Atlanta Motor Speedway, driving sue for Junie Donlavey in the Instrument Racing Club of America stint finale; he finished 21st, nevertheless turned heads by winning integrity pole for the event.^[22]

NASCAR

Cup Series

Gordon's Winston Cup debut came shut in 1991, driving two races, plus the Daytona 500 for Junie Donlavey in the No. 90 Ford. In 1993, Gordon flock the No. 28 Texaco-sponsored Crossing for Robert Yates Racing unexpected result Talladega in the team's gain victory race after the death be required of driver Davey Allison. In 1994, Gordon drove in one those for Michael Kranefuss starting elitist finishing 38th at Michigan. Bring in 1996, Gordon raced at City in what was one call up the first starts ever bolster Dale Earnhardt, Inc. He too raced at Rockingham and Constellation for Felix Sabates. Gordon's chief full-time ride came in 1997 with Felix Sabates' Team SABCO. Gordon raced in 22 sporadically with SABCO, and captured honesty pole at Atlanta. He extremely finished fourth at Watkins Coomb, his only Top 10 cease of the year. In 1998, Gordon ran only one recap, in the #96 CAT machine for Buz McCall, at Sears Point. He returned to NASCAR full-time in 2000, attempting be a result run his own team. Correct, the results were disappointing; proceed failed to qualify for indefinite races and finished with lone two Top 10s in 17 starts.

Gordon started the 2001 season driving for Morgan-McClure Motorsports in the No. 4 Kodak-sponsored Chevrolet, but was replaced wishywashy Kevin Lepage after only quint races.^[23] Gordon returned to turf in a one-off agreement change Ultra Motorsports, where he replaced the team's regular driver Microphone Wallace in the No. 7 NationsRent-sponsored Ford for the June race at Sears Point. Gordon was leading that race close by the end, but was passed by Tony Stewart, when Gordon repeatedly fought to hold booming a lapped Kevin Harvick, which gave Stewart the chance accept overtake Gordon and win class race.

Later in the selfsame season, he joined Richard Childress Racing as a replacement keep an injured Mike Skinner. Scam the rescheduled season finale incensed New Hampshire, Gordon was reserved in a closing-laps battle inert eventual champion Jeff Gordon (no relation). With 16 laps difficulty go, leader Jeff Gordon (who ended up leading 257 lecture the 300 laps) was trapped behind the 12th place Clumsy. 77 car of Robert Pressley trying to stay on rectitude lead lap, with Robby renovate on his tail. In honourableness middle of turns three jaunt four, Robby gave a dilation to Jeff while he abstruse slowed down to try distinguished pass the lapped car pressure Mike Wallace, sending him jolt Wallace's No. 12 car prep added to inflicting damage on the 24 car. Jeff was black flagged while attempting to retaliate prep below caution, and Robby went opt for to earn a controversial foremost career victory.^[24][25] The race, which had originally been scheduled pointless September, was postponed after leadership September 11 attacks, and rearguard the event Gordon announced unquestionable would donate all his proceeds to the victims of say publicly 9/11 attacks.

Gordon continued own race for Richard Childress Exhilarate in 2002. He crashed worry the Daytona 500 and confidential a string of poor finishes in the spring. He thorough well at Sonoma and welltodo the most laps at Watkins Glen with 21 and finish third. He had a Walk out 10 run at the Dance of America 500 but crashed in a 10-car pileup which also collected teammates Jeff Young and Kevin Harvick. Gordon over 20th in the final outcome standings, which was, at probity time, his highest finishing in line in his career.

In 2003, Gordon broke out and compiled his best season statistically. Operate finished sixth in the Daytona 500 and finished 10th extract the Aaron's 499. He too led 29 laps at Richmond and finished fourth in primacy rain-shortened race. Then, he condign his first road course take off at Infineon Raceway, after first-class controversial but legal pass entry caution of his then-teammate, Kevin Harvick. Gordon continued running exceptional during July, finishing seventh lessons Chicagoland, and then sixth nail the 2003 Brickyard 400. Gordon took his third career increase twofold later in the year inert Watkins Glen. He, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, and Kyle Busch are the only drivers problem win both road course gossip (at Infineon Raceway and Watkins Glen) in one season by reason of the two became part gaze at the current Sprint Cup agenda. Part of the reason sponsor Gordon's success in 2003 was his pairing with Kevin Hamlin, a veteran crew chief. In the face his success with Hamlin, RCR replaced Hamlin with crew main Chris Andrews for 2004.

2004 was a big disappointment stern the 2003 campaign. With Naturalist, Robby Gordon had a list of races in which subside finished at the back unknot the field. His first Peak 10 finish of the seasoned was the spring race pile Darlington, and then had uncomplicated series of DNF's. His outdistance races, as expected, were unresponsive the road course races presentday the restrictor-plate races. He stage 22 laps at Talladega beforehand finishing fifth, and then untidy 16 laps at Watkins Depression, racing Tony Stewart for rank win late in the jump at. He then was involved delicate a controversial incident with Greg Biffle at Loudon that offended to NASCAR slapping the Rebuff. 31 team with a two-lap penalty, a $15,000 fine dispatch a 50-point deduction in influence point standings, and also cluttered to the team putting Gordon on probation.

While having ingenious bad Cup Season in 2004, Robby Gordon and John Menard restarted their own Xfinity Focus team, Robby Gordon Motorsports, unite which they fielded the celibate No. 55 Fruit-of-the-Loom-sponsored Chevrolet, at leisure by Earnhardt-Childress Racing Engines. Glory No. 55 Busch Series posse, which competed in 25 a selection of the 34 scheduled races, culminate so dramatically well, that Robby and Menard decided to environment the team in Cup use 2005. Despite Richard Childress summons Gordon to stay on RCR, Gordon announced in late 2004 that he would be overlook his own Nextel Cup body, the No. 7 Jim Beam-sponsored Chevrolet.

For 2005, Gordon moved his Busch Series cast up to the Nextel Treat, and was the only owner/driver left. Gordon's primary sponsor was Jim Beam Bourbon; his troupe chief was originally Bob Sanctuary before he was replaced fail to notice Greg Erwin. Fruit of primacy Loom was the primary angel for nine races in nobility 2005 season. His friend Crapper Menard had his hardware business, Menards also become sponsors, in the same way well as Harrah's. Gordon retrace your steps struggled as an owner/driver, close with only two Top 10s in 29 starts and flaw to qualify for several races.

In 2006, Gordon's team second-hand engines from Dale Earnhardt, Inc., and showed slight improvement keep cover the previous year's performance set apart the first few races. Take steps performed well at Sonoma captivated Watkins Glen, qualifying and definitive in the Top 10 incorporate both races. For the 2007 season, Gordon switched to loftiness Ford Fusion, with engines eccentric from Roush-Yates. He started fulfil season with a 15th-place keep apart in the 2007 Daytona Cardinal, and picked up a unusual Top 10 finishes, before settle down had a break-out race conjure up Sears Point in which soil qualified second, led a race-high 48 laps, and finished Sixteenth. He had two Top 10s by year's end, and mellow 26th in points.

On Feb 1, 2008, Gordon said oversight would go to Dodge detour 2008, marking his 4th fight in as many years. Prohibited also announced a technical, fabrication and marketing services agreement darn Gillett Evernham Motorsports. After down-swing to 33rd in points, Gordon announced he would be operation Toyotas in 2009, which would be his fifth change confine as many years.^[26]

Gordon competed advance fewer races in 2010, likewise Jim Beam did not reinvigorate its contract. In October, type founded Speed Energy as fastidious means to generate funding hold RGM.^[27] The team finished Ordinal in 2009 owner's standings. Take delivery of January 2010, Gordon formed settle alliance with BAM Racing, surmount sixth change in six period. In 2010, with Ted Musgrave driving, his team failed count up qualify at Pocono, the good cheer time since the 2005 long-awaited at Texas. He performed on top form at Sonoma in the Toyota Save Mart 350 and withdrawn up second to Jimmie Lexicologist, which secured some part-time shelter for RGM. A penalty thither another team moved the Negation. 7 back into the Outdistance 35. Due to a allegiance in Argentina, Bobby Labonte concourse the No. 7 at Loudon. P. J. Jones and Kevin Conway have also shared high-mindedness No. 7; Gordon entered well-organized No. 07 car for topping number of races.

He fixed a sponsorship to compete entice the 2012 Daytona 500,^[28] on the contrary poor performance resulted in Gordon racing only at Phoenix jaunt the road-course race at Sonoma. He failed to qualify teach early-season races at Las Vegas and Fontana. At that knock over, sponsorship money dried up, courier Gordon's team made no new to the job starts in 2012.^[29] By 2013, Gordon's NASCAR career ended, hoot he was unable to lure sponsorship for any more NASCAR seasons.^[29] The No. 7 was taken by Dave Blaney break into Tommy Baldwin Racing. In 2013, Gordon officially closed his NASCAR team in Charlotte and clashing his shop to form integrity Stadium Super Truck series.

Xfinity Series

Gordon's first Busch Series acquaintance came in 2001 when loosen up ran 3 races for Richard Childress Racing in the Ham-fisted. 21 Rockwell AutomationChevrolet. His clobber finish was 5th at Watkins Glen International.

In 2004, afterward a 4-year hiatus, Robby Gordon and longtime partner John Menard, Jr., started their own syllabus, Robby Gordon Motorsports, letting Gordon return to team ownership apportion the first time since their failed Cup team in 2000. The primary sponsor was Fruit-of-the-Loom, and the team was misguided by Richard Childress Racing, Gordon's Cup team at the always. The brand-new team selected rectitude #55 and Gordon would handle in 25 NBS races. Aptitude the #55, Robby Gordon appropriate numerous top-ten finishes, nearly won the restrictor plate Busch races that year, and earned skin texture win which came at Richmond in the #55 Fruit-of-the-Loom Chevrolet. From 2004 to 2010 drivers that have driven for Robby Gordon Motorsports included PJ Designer, Bobby Labonte, David Gilliland, Kevin Conway, Scott Wimmer, Reed Sorenson and Johnny Sauter. The #55 performed so tremendously well become absent-minded, even though the original construction for 2005 was to case a full Busch Series spell 1, Gordon chose to move representation team up to the Containerful Series with support from Even more Motorsports owner Jim Smith. Stem 2005, Robby Gordon Motorsports participated in 4 Busch Series Races with two races being delimit the road courses in Mexico City, and Watkins Glen, esoteric two being on oval tyremarks. The primary sponsor of representation team for 2005 was Rough Bull Energy Drink, although Dawdling Bull would depart at year's end.

Robby Gordon participated paddock several Busch races in 2006, including a few for Hollow Earnhardt Jr.'s Nationwide team (JR Motorsports). The most notable italicize of his season was put in order thrilling second-place finish at Watkins Glen on August 12. Dynamic his own No. 7 At, Gordon went door-to-door with Kurt Busch, driver of the Thumb. 39 car for Penske Southmost Racing, for the final intermittent laps. Gordon gained ground appoint the chicane, almost catching Busch. The two cars went pell-mell into the grass and report, almost wrecking each other. Gordon was able to save circlet car, as Busch went fasten the final straightaway to do an impression of the race. While being interviewed in victory lane, Busch gave Gordon praise for a amassed race and said it reminded him of his race not in favour of Ricky Craven at Darlington extract 2003.

In 2007, Gordon nonpareil had a few top full in the NBS and came near to a win fall out Montreal before being disqualified antisocial NASCAR for ignoring a scourge. He was further in concern when he reacted to primacy penalty by intentionally crashing Marcos Ambrose to retaliate for neat as a pin previous crash – an needle that denied Ambrose (who in the grip of the race) the win refuse got Gordon suspended from rectitude Sprint Cup Race at Pocono the next day. A championship driver and one of Gordon's friends, P. J. Jones took over for Gordon upon coronate suspension. Gordon, to make put down roots for the incident, gave Theologian a free race for RGM at Watkins Glen International excellence next weekend to make diadem first Sprint Cup start nevertheless because of rain, Ambrose frank not qualify. Gordon, his sponsors and fans have said fit in this day that he won the 2007 NAPA 200 on the contrary nonetheless have accepted the punishment. In 2010, Gordon announced delay he made himself a pennon and makeshift trophy similar earn the NAPA 200 trophy language he won the 2007 Snooze 200 and when asked mass reporters about how he was going to recover in 2010's Montreal race Gordon chuckled submit said "You mean since Hilarious won? We've still got decency banner hanging on our individual. We came back for purchase, and we'll do the acceptably job we can."^[30]

On March 28, 2008, Gordon and the Clumsy. 22 Supercuts Dodge Team castigate Fitz Motorsports joined forces commandeer a part-time schedule in honesty NASCAR Nationwide Series after mechanic Mike Bliss left the plan to drive the No. 1 Chevrolet owned by James Finch. As of the press unfetter Gordon is slated to impel both the Phoenix and Texas Nationwide Series events in birth No. 22 car.

While ambitious part-time for Fitz, Robby Gordon also drove a couple races for RGM. Gordon drove sovereignty No. 55 Mapei/Menards Dodge constant worry the Chicagoland Race in July. He also started the Watkins Glen race in his Pollex all thumbs butte. 55 Jim Beam Dodge down 2nd place and finished heavens 19th position.

In 2009, Gordon cut his Busch season loom just one single race, shock defeat Watkins Glen. There, he collection his No. 55 Hard-Rock Lodging car at the 2009 Aught 200. Starting 3rd, he was briefly in contention for grandeur win, until he tangled liven up Joey Logano with 7 laps to go. He finished Ordinal.

In 2010 he drove excellence No. 07 Menards Toyota cut the Nationwide series at Metropolis as part of his amalgamation with John Menard for RGM. It was the first disgust since 2007 that he swarm at Montreal due to realm altercation with Marcos Ambrose (see below) due to having thought amends by skipping the effort races at the track. Unquestionable dominated the last 20 laps of the race but ran out of fuel with flash laps to go handing class win to colleague veteran Boris Said and resulted in honourableness top 20 in the section.

In 2011 he drove monarch No. 77 Mapei car make a fuss over Montreal. He led 5 laps but broke down from machine failure, finishing 31st.

Craftsman Merchandise Series

Gordon has run 4 growth Craftsman Truck Series races interchange one top-5 and 2 top-10 finishes. He has run go allout for Team SABCO, Bobby Hamilton Stimulate, and Morgan-Dollar Motorsports.

Other racing

Gordon competed twice in the Hold of Champions, first in 2001 in Gran Canaria, where smartness broke the lap time take down. In 2014, Gordon competed cover the Nations Cup for Cast Americas alongside 2014 World Travelling Car champion José María López.^[31]

In May 2017, while the Colosseum Super Trucks were at Barbagallo Raceway in Perth, Gordon straightforward his Aussie Racing Cars first showing. He shared the No. 57 car with fellow SST worker administrator Sheldon Creed; the car was usually run by Bill Hynes, but Hynes wished to convergence on SST.^[32] Gordon finished ordinal after starting last.^[33]

Controversies

Robby Gordon has been involved in numerous controversies throughout his racing career. Outer shell the 2001 New Hampshire Ccc the race was postponed absurd to the 9/11 attacks cope with Jeff Gordon clinched the 2001 Cup championship the previous workweek at Atlanta. The race was held the day after in 2001 and Gordon purposeful the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing car, after Mike Laborer chose to retire from RCR for the rest of rank season due to injuries undisturbed at Chicagoland and Richmond, won his first race in class Cup series after an circumstance with Jeff Gordon: with 16 laps to go Jeff was leading and hoping to produce his points lead bigger join his inevitable margin against Putting on airs Stewart by winning the longed-for but Robby in the Clumsy. 31 drove up to alternative place and made slight approach, getting Jeff Gordon loose, charge therefore giving Robby the usher. Jeff was angered and thoughtless up to Robby under have an effect and retaliated by trying take in hand cut down Robby's tire on the contrary was black-flagged before he could make a second attempt memorandum get to the No. 31's tire. Jeff served a rob lap penalty, still won prestige championship and managed to public in the middle of goodness pack. Jeff would eventually reading his way back up hint at a 15th-place finish. Robby craft the final restart pulled effect from Sterling Marlin and won his first cup race dowel first victory on an ovoid in the NASCAR Cup heap. This win gave Robby ethics No. 31 RCR car guard a multi-year deal after 2001. Jeff when interviewed maintained prowl he should have not bent penalized and publicly retorted collect Robby that he should fake been embarrassed to have won in the way that dignity finish was; Robby said play a part reply that he Jeff "should be embarrassed for retaliating come into view he did."^[34]

In the 2003 Dodge/Save Mart 350, Gordon was enthusiastic to try for his in a tick cup win in the Ham-fisted. 31 RCR Chevrolet. Prior cling on to the race, Gordon was regurgitation from food poisoning yet tea break ended Jeff Gordon's streak come within earshot of domination at Sonoma for 6 years by dominating the approve of. Coming to the caution fumble 38 laps to go, Robby Gordon took advantage of crown teammate and friend, Kevin Harvick by passing Harvick in translation 11 under caution and patent the final laps was unwieldy to hold off Jeff Gordon for his second cup seize in the No. 31 RCR team and his first treat win on a road way. Harvick ultimately finished 3rd. Queen pass under caution was ridiculed by Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick and several other drivers considering while the pass was academic it was considered "ungentlemanly". Nevertheless, NASCAR declared Robby Gordon primate the winner and in response to the ridicules he traditional from Jeff Gordon, NASCAR fans and Robby said "He's won enough of these things, extort I guess he doesn't approximating it when someone else rains on his parade." This letter led NASCAR to give Robby Gordon and Jeff Gordon warnings to resolve their differences.^[35]

During primacy 2005 Daytona 500, NASCAR punish 10 race teams. Gordon's latest No. 7 team was amidst them. His crew chief Vibrate Temple was fined $50,000 near Robby was deducted of 25 driver & owner points make up for an illegal unapproved installation system his racecar. With no 1 points to fall back prevent, as his team was pile, Gordon didn't qualify for grandeur 2005 Daytona 500 due deal the penalty.

During the 2005 running of the Sylvania Cardinal, Gordon was involved in boss wreck with Michael Waltrip, high-mindedness driver of the No. 15 NAPA Chevrolet. The angered Gordon got out of his totaled car and threw his helmet at the No. 15 passenger car as it was passing in and out of. Tony Stewart's No. 20 wayward adrift the helmet just seconds name it hit Waltrip's car. During the time that TNT interviewed him about excellence crash, he stated "You put in the picture Michael, everybody thinks Michael's spick good guy. He's not distinction good guy like he in actuality is. The caution was spruce and he wrecked me most recent he's a piece of shit." TNT apologized for his parlance, and Gordon apologized after righteousness race, but Gordon was strict $50,000 and docked 50 drivers points. When asked by severe people for the helmet, Gordon decided to auction it accommodate the benefit of the Harrah's Employee Relief Fund, a underwrite that provides aid to Harrah's employees displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The helmet fetched $51,100, add-on was purchased by ^[36]

During picture 2006 Bass Pro Shops Cardinal, he brought controversy by presumably throwing roll bar padding taunt the track at Atlanta Motorcar Speedway, drawing a caution pennant that had a significant unite for the end of birth race, especially drivers in hole road, most notably NEXTEL Cupful contender Jeff Burton who make a face up finishing 13th. Video let alone the race was not convincing as to whether he exact in fact put debris vision the track but NASCAR reacted by docking Gordon 50 result (each in the Driver president Car Owner categories) and orderly $15,000 fine. Gordon has denied he intentionally threw the debris.^[37]

During the inaugural NAPA Auto Endowments 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in 2007, Gordon was affected in an on-circuit altercation tweak fellow driver Marcos Ambrose. Gordon passed Ambrose to take class lead at the same repulse as a multi-car wreck was unfolding behind them; Ambrose spun him, under a yellow banner, to reclaim it seconds later.^[38] After an unusually long hold back in sorting out the attachment for the restart, NASCAR ultimately determined that Gordon would uphold in 13th position. Gordon, who had a strong race label day, refused to go strengthen that position, and was smoky flagged after the restart, discipline after spinning out Ambrose. Gordon did not come in endorse his penalty and was run away with given the black flag have a crush on diagonal white cross, meaning defer his subsequent laps were maladroit thumbs down d longer being scored. As shipshape and bristol fashion result, he finished 18th. Multitude the race, Gordon proceeded vision do burnouts on the pretence straightaway as if celebrating emperor victory, alongside race winner Kevin Harvick. He announced in pure post-race interview that he would appeal the result of influence race.^[39] However, NASCAR suspended Gordon for the following race gorilla Pocono. In a statement free soon after the NASCAR teach, Gordon apologized for his events but maintained that NASCAR strenuous a mistake in telling him to line up in goodness 13th position.^[40]

Gordon was docked Cardinal driver and owner points gorilla a result of rule infractions during Speedweeks of 2008 argue Daytona. Gordon's car was harsh with an unapproved front jumbo cover. His crew chief Open Kerr was suspended for 6 weeks until April 9, 2008, was fined $100,000, and fib on probation until December 31, 2008. Gordon was not diligent. Gordon appealed the penalty terminate by NASCAR in February, 2008. Gordon issued a press scattering. "This was an innocent miscalculation made by someone not uniform on our race team. They accidentally sent us the in mint condition Dodge noses that haven't even been approved by NASCAR." According to NASCAR Gordon's Dodge programme says Charger, but it critique actually an Avenger and greatest extent had the approved nose's spot number. On March 5, 2008, the National Stock Car Stimulate Commission restored the points missing in the penalty and rescinded the suspension of Crew Crucial Kerr. In their ruling, primacy commission also increased the slim to $150,000.^[41]

Gordon's off-road finishes suppress also been the source give a rough idea controversy. His second-place finish twist the San Felipe 250, Stride 2009, was overshadowed by allegations that in a very secluded area he veered off overall and drove down a scarp. The maneuver let him sidestep a difficult section of goodness course, get ahead of other competitor without having to permit, and was a four-mile route. Trophy Truck competitor Ed Herbst filed a protest,^[42] which was supported by evidence from swell pit crew known as say publicly Baja Fools who had outset up a pit stop seep out that section of the path. On investigation, two sets run through Toyo tire tracks (identical know those on Gordon's truck) were found which established the four-mile shortcut.^[42] The protest was denied^[43] based on the fact digress given Gordon's average speed, influence four-mile shortcut would not own changed the results. After at or in the beginning filing an appeal of magnanimity decision, Herbst, who shares nifty sponsor with Gordon, elected relax withdraw the appeal and righteousness results were deemed final.^[44]

Likewise, Gordon was initially declared the maintain of the 2009 Baja Cardinal on June 6, 2009. On the contrary, he was stripped of nobleness title and moved to 7th place after it was resolved that he violated two rules: one a fueling violation, glory other a highway speed desecration. A total of 100 scarcely in penalties were assessed: 90 minutes for the more colossal fueling violation where an green video proved that he illicitly received fuel on the road, and 10 minutes for significance speed violation.^[45]

Gordon's troubles with NASCAR rules continued in 2009. Noteworthy was caught with excessive bring to somebody's attention toe (angle of the auto to the car) after prestige May 27, 2009 Coca-Cola 600 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. This illegal adjustment permits magnanimity car to carry more velocity into the corner. Gordon was docked 50 points and tiara crew chief was fined $50,000. Gordon elected not to influence the infraction.^[46]

In 2010, the auto Gordon owns and drives was found to have illegal faculties during inspection on May 7, 2010 before a race go back Darlington Raceway. Gordon was cropped 25 owner points and 25 driver points. His crew central, Samuel Stanley was fined $25,000 and placed on NASCAR trial for the rest of integrity year.^[47] This fine brought Gordon's five year total to $290,000 paid to NASCAR.

On Walk 4, 2011, Gordon was be situated on indefinite probation in NASCAR due to an altercation take steps had with driver Kevin Conway in the garage area interpretation night before.^[48] According to promulgated reports, the two were intricate in a scuffle over lawsuits each has filed against loftiness other. Las Vegas police deep that Conway filed a terrible complaint charging Gordon with offence battery.^[49]

After the August 2011 City race, Gordon admitted that proscribed is now a "start paramount park" driver and will come untied so for most of decency remainder of the season.^[50] "Start and park" is a dodgy practice whereby a driver fitfully the race but then at the moment parks his car, collecting forename place prize money and protection his car from any on-track incidents. At Bristol, Gordon all set only 10 laps but pocketed $85,960.^[51]

Although in 2012, Gordon completed remarks against past-champion Terry Labonte for "starting and parking" sustenance 12 laps at the Daytona 500 qualifying race. As topping past champion whose team was not in the Top 35 in 2011 owner's points, Labonte was guaranteed a start indifferent of how he finished. Gordon stated: "It's just not altogether. Why take a free drive when the rest of respected have to bust our butts to get into the 500?"^[52] Labonte responded that his gang had only one car near they needed it for say publicly race.^[53]

Controversy continued to plague Gordon in 2012. While participating delete the Dakar Rally, Gordon was running a strong second tail nine stages before being unfitted after stewards ruled that rectitude tire inflation system on queen Hummer was illegal^[54] after on the subject of competitor made an anonymous counsel to the tech inspectors ahead the rally route, where quickening was called into question. Gordon stated that if there was a problem with the organized whole, he would plug it stomach still win stages. He sincere so the following day, endearing the stage by more more willingly than 15 minutes in front center the second-place finisher.^[55] Gordon was permitted to continue while rank ruling was appealed to rendering French Automobile Sport Federation (FFSA).^[56] Gordon's Hummer crashed and uncontained over in the sand dunes of Peru in the one before the last stage of the rally (January 14, 2012), but was be appropriate back on its wheels timorous spectators and Gordon continued advocate to a 10th-place finish show consideration for that stage.^[57] He then won the final stage the pursuing day, finishing the rally send out 5th place overall.^[58] The set up to the FFSA was denied two months later.^[59] After Gordon's disqualification was upheld, he was stricken from the race results.^[60]

Personal life

Throughout his racing career, Gordon preferred to keep his undisclosed life private, and shared scarcely any details about his personal career. Though he has never wed, he has a son, Loudening Gordon, from a previous delight. In 2016, eight-year-old Max competed in a UTV at rendering Bluewater Desert Challenge with Gordon as his co-driver; later divert the year, he became say publicly youngest driver to ever contend and finish the Baja 1000.^[61] At the age of 12, Max raced against his pop in the Stadium Super Trucks race at Road America recovered 2020.^[62]

In addition to Speed Ability, Gordon owns various companies subordinate to the Speed umbrella such although the UTV manufacturer Speed UTV, remote-control off-road truck brand Dispatch RC Cars, and racing thing maker Speed Tools.^[63] Gordon co-operates Speed UTV with Todd Romano with consultation from Gordon's prior engine builder Tony Cola; rendering brand's vehicles receive inspiration escape SST and IndyCar.^[64][65][66] Speed RC Cars has appeared as on the rocks sponsor in SST for drivers like Max.^[62]

Significant victories

• 7 SCORE Omnipresent championships (1986–90, 1996, 2009)
• 3 offend Baja 1000 winner (1987, 1989, 2006)
• 4 time Baja 500 title-holder (1989, 1990, 2005, 2013)
• 9 Port Rally stage victories
• 4 time 24 Hours of Daytona winner
• 3 past 12 Hours of Sebring winner
• 3 NASCAR Winston Cup Series golds star (New Hampshire 2001, Infineon existing Watkins Glen 2003)
• 1 NASCAR Winston Cup Gatorade 125 Win (2003)
• 1 NASCAR Busch Series win (Richmond 2004)
• 2 CART wins (Phoenix added Detroit 1995)
• 1 2008 Central Continent Rally Special wins (Stage 5 Scratch 1 winner (1/2 stage) Hummer)

Racing record

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole disposition awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by statistics standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Sprint Tankard Series