Robby Gordon (born in Bellflower California, January 2 1969, is an American racing driver, who currently competes in the NASCAR Nextel Cup. Robby is regarded as one of the best road course drivers in NASCAR.
For 2005, Gordon is running his own team in Nextel Cup. Robby’s primary sponsor is Jim Beam Whiskey, his crew chief is Bob Temple and the car owner is Robby Gordon himself. Fruit of the Loom will have the temporary privilege of playing primary sponsor for 9 races in the 2005 season.
Robby is 6 time off-road racing champion, and has also raced in the NASCAR Busch and Craftsman Truck series, Trans-AM, GTO, Champ Car, where he scored two wins, and the Indy Racing League. In 2005 Gordon took part in the famous 16 day Dakar Rally, driving for the Red Bull sponsored Volkswagen team.
In 1999, Gordon came within two laps of winning the Indianapolis 500. He inherited the lead by virtue of not stopping for a final pit stop and the tried to conserve enough fuel to last until the end of the race. He ran out on lap 199 (of 200) and had to give up the lead to Sweden's Kenny Brack . Gordon was certainly unlucky not to make it: In 2002, Helio Castroneves tried almost exactly the same move and won when a crash brought out the caution flag at the end of the race and allowed him to coast the last two laps.
