CART: Moore's death hits close to home for Robby Gordon and team
1 November 1999
Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
#22 Johns Manville/Panasonic/Menards Toyota-EagleRace Notes/Quotes -- Sunday, October 31, 1999
THE MARLBORO 500, PRESENTED BY TOYOTA
Round 20 of 20 on the 1999 CART FedEx Championship Series
At California Speedway -- Fontana, Calif.
On a day marked by the tragic death of fellow driver Greg Moore in an early-race accident, Robby Gordon brought his #22 Johns Manville/Panasonic/Menards Toyota-powered Eagle home in 11th place in todays the season-ending Marlboro 500, presented by Toyota, at Fontanas California Speedway.
QUOTES
ROBBY GORDON -- "This one hits home. Greg Moore was a good friend of mine. This accident is really going to make me think about what Im doing with my career. Weve lost two great guys in the last couple of months, and thats not good. I feel so sad for Gregs dad. Greg was a good kid from a really good family. This is such a tragedy."
MIKE HELD (co-owner) - "Gosh ... Robby and I just had the time of our lives with Greg down in Australia. We played cards. We went to the beach. We had dinner. Thats the loss of a family member, and that hurts."
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