Robby Gordon Motorsports: Harrah's Atlana Advance

*	Better Luck Ahead?  Robby Gordon has been running at the finish
in all nine of his races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He his one of two
drivers (with more than three starts) to finish all of his races at
Atlanta
*	Impound … After Friday’s qualifying the cars will be impounded
giving the teams a well deserved day off on Saturday
*	Pole position … Gordon got his first NASCAR Cup pole at the
Atlanta Motor Speedway (3-7-97)
*	Listen up... Got a scanner? Tune it to 469.4500 to hear Robby
Gordon Motorsports team communications during the race
*	Purple and Gold … Harrah’s returns as the primary sponsor on the
car. Jim Beam and Menards will continue as associate sponsors
*	Tune in … The Golden Corral 500 can be seen live on FOX Sunday,
March 20th at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and can be heard
live on MRN and XM Satellite Radio.  Qualifying is set for Saturday
March 18th at 7:10p.m. EST p.m. and will be broadcast live on FX and MRN
and XM Satellite Radio  

Robby Gordon on the engine program
"At this point, we're starting to live by the old racer's line 'I order
to finish first, you must first finish.'  Having the engine failures
that we are is beyond frustrating, and that goes for everyone involved.
Every week we think we diagnose the problem, but so far we obviously
haven't.  If there is any good news in all of this, it would be that our
engine failures are consistently coming from the same spot in the
engine.  If the problems were different every week, we would be really
lost, but if the engine shop can continue to chase the problem in one
spot, they will eventually get it.  The guys from Menards have recruited
some expert help in the area of our issues, and while I am frustrated, I
also remain confident that when things start going right, we will be in
the best possible situation.

 

Robby Gordon on the next couple of weeks

"The next few weeks are going to be critical for our new program.
Atlanta is tough on an engine, so we're going to have to get things
right this weekend if we want to be around for the finish.  Then getting
a weekend off for Easter couldn't come at a better time for everyone.
Not only will it give the engine department another week to get caught
up, but it will also allow our guys two weeks to see their families and
work at a relatively normal pace.  After a three-week swing in
California, Mexico City and Las Vegas, the road guys really need some
time to regroup.  Then we run a couple of short tracks (Bristol and
Martinsville), and that should take a little pressure off the engine
guys also and allow them to get the big horsepower stuff back on track
for Texas and beyond."