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CART: Houston Sunday Race Notes/Quotes, Robby Gordon

27 September 1999

Robby Gordon
#22 Johns Manville/Panasonic/Menards Toyota-Eagle
Race Notes/Quotes ­ Sunday, September 26, 1999
TEXACO GRAND PRIX OF HOUSTON
Round 18 of 20 in the CART FedEx Championship Series

Finishing Position - 20th

Quotes

ROBBY GORDON ­ "I'm so disappointed. We were having a great run that
might have landed us as high as the top five in the end.  How
frustrating can it get, though? This would have been a big boost for us
with the luck we've had lately.   But what can you do?  We'll just pack
it up, drive home and look forward to Australia.

"The car was good today, though. We had some good strategy and we were
making great mileage.  On the back straight, we were making good power
and the Eagle was fast.  We kept chipping away, playing the same
strategy as Tracy, trying to make the race in one stop.  But as I came
up to turn six on that last lap for us, the car just shut off.  It came
back, but the damage was done.  The dash went out and the engine
continued to cut out."