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Robby Gordon Bristol Preview


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Charlotte, NC. March 20, 2009: Robby Gordon Motorsports announced yesterday that SPOT will be the primary sponsor of the No. 7 Toyota Camry for this weekend’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. With a new sponsor onboard, Gordon looks to tackle one of the toughest tracks on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule.

Remarks on Bristol and SPOT – “We had a great car at Bristol in the night race last August. It was unfortunate that our night ended early after getting caught up in a wreck on Lap 216. We are excited to be going to Bristol with SPOT as our primary sponsor and are confident that the No. 7 SPOT Toyota Camry will have an awesome debut. It is a great opportunity to showcase the SPOT product to the NASCAR fans.”

About SPOT – SPOT is the world’s first Satellite GPS Messenger. The personal handheld satellite-based messaging, safety and tracking device sends the user’s GPS location coordinates and select messages over a global satellite network to friends, family, co-workers or in case of an emergency, a rescue coordination center.

SPOT NASCAR Offer – For a limited time, fans of Robby Gordon and NASCAR can take advantage of a special promotional offer on the SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger. Visit www.findmespot.com/robby for complete details. Offer valid for U.S. residents only.

Thunder Valley Statistics – Sunday’s Food City 500 will mark Gordon’s 17th appearance at the high-banked bull ring in the Sprint Cup Series starting on the front row once and recording one top-15 finish and six top-20’s.

TV and Radio Times – Qualifying is set for Friday, March 20 at 3:40 p.m. (ET) on SPEED, PRN, and Sirius Satellite radio. The 500 laps of racing action begins on Sunday, March 22 at 2:00 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN, PRN and Sirius Satellite radio.

Appearances - Robby will be at his souvenir trailer on Sunday signing autographs for his fans at 10:15 a.m.