From team press release
Robby Gordon Motorsports announced Tuesday that it will partner with Toyota beginning in the 2009 Sprint Cup Series season.
The manufacturer switch is Gordon's fourth in the last four years. He previously ran Chevrolets in 2006 and Fords in 2007. But just a week before the 2008 Daytona 500, Gordon partnered his No. 7 team's engine program with Gillett Evernham Motorsports and switched to Dodge in the process.
Gordon's partnership with GEM, however, turned rocky late in the season. The two organizations had planned to merge, but disagreements in the plans led to GEM suing Robby Gordon Motorsports for breach of contract. The suit was later dropped, and Gordon got his engines from Penske Racing the rest of the year.
Under the Dodge camp, Gordon had three top-10 finishes last year -- two at Daytona, and one at Talladega -- with an average finish of 29.0.
Gordon is locked into the first five races of 2009, having finished this past season inside the top 35 in owner points. He was 34th, but jumped two positions after DEI shut down two of its cars upon merging with Chip Ganassi Racing.
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Robby Gordon Motorsports announced Tuesday that it will partner with Toyota beginning in the 2009 Sprint Cup Series season.
The manufacturer switch is Gordon's fourth in the last four years. He previously ran Chevrolets in 2006 and Fords in 2007. But just a week before the 2008 Daytona 500, Gordon partnered his No. 7 team's engine program with Gillett Evernham Motorsports and switched to Dodge in the process.
Gordon's partnership with GEM, however, turned rocky late in the season. The two organizations had planned to merge, but disagreements in the plans led to GEM suing Robby Gordon Motorsports for breach of contract. The suit was later dropped, and Gordon got his engines from Penske Racing the rest of the year.
Under the Dodge camp, Gordon had three top-10 finishes last year -- two at Daytona, and one at Talladega -- with an average finish of 29.0.
Gordon is locked into the first five races of 2009, having finished this past season inside the top 35 in owner points. He was 34th, but jumped two positions after DEI shut down two of its cars upon merging with Chip Ganassi Racing.
photo:NASCAR