Drivers
- Car: No. 7 Jim Beam / Chevrolet
- Team: Robby Gordon Motorsports
- Crew Chief: Greg Erwin
- Birth Date: Jan. 2, 1969
- 2005 Rank: 37
- 2005 Points: 2117
- 2005 Winnings: $2,271,310
BIOGRAPHY
A six-time off-road champion, Robby Gordon moved to sports cars in 1990. Robby took five GTO checkered flags in 1991 and won a Trans-Am race in 1992.
He made the transition to Indy cars in 1993, taking an offer to drive for A.J. Foyt. Two years later, Gordon took four poles and two victories in the CART series. He also proved he could drive a stock car, finishing second in the International Race of Champions series in both 1996 and 1997.
Robby’s first taste of Cup racing actually came in 1991, when he entered the Daytona 500 for Junie Donlavey. Two years later, he drove the No. 28 Ford for Robert Yates Racing at Talladega in the team’s first race since Davey Allison’s death.
Gordon then made single starts for Kranefuss-Haas and Dale Earnhardt Inc. before signing with Felix Sabates in 1996. Gordon ran 22 races with the Sabates team over the following two seasons. Perhaps Gordon’s moment came at the Indianapolis 500 in 1999. After leading 33 laps, Gordon ran out of fuel while leading on the race’s final lap.
Gordon then decided to start his own Cup team in 2000. He finished 43rd in the series standings that year, which included a fourth-place finish at Watkins Glen and a ninth-place effort at Infineon Raceway.
After disbanding his team, Gordon ran five races for Morgan-McClure Racing and two races for Jim Smith. Robby then signed on with Richard Childress Racing to take the driver’s seat of the No. 31 Chevrolet after Mike Skinner elected to have reconstructive knee surgery with nine races left in the season.
At the season’s final race at New Hampshire International Speedway, Robby out-dueled Jeff Gordon to take his first career Cup checkered flag.
In addition to running full-time in the Nextel Cup Series, Gordon also races a large portion of the Busch Series schedule, running the No. 55 Fruit of the Loom Chevrolet for Robby Gordon Motorsports.
Off the track, Robby, nicknamed “Flash,” enjoys boating, mountain biking and waterskiing.
TRACK STATS
2005 Season
- Highlights:
- Started own team in the Nextel Cup Series.
- Three career wins total.
2004 Season
- Rank: 3
- Points: 6490
- Winnings: $6,437,660
- Highlights:
- Five wins: Talladega Superspeedway, California Speedway, Infineon Raceway, Daytona International Speedway and Brickyard 400.
- 16 top-five and 25 top-10 finishes.
2003 Season
- Rank: 4
- Points: 4785
- Winnings: $5,107,760
- Highlights:
- Three wins: Martinsville Speedway (twice) and Atlanta Motor Speedway.
- 15 top-five and 20 top-10 finishes.
2002 Season
- Rank:4
- Points: 4607
- Winnings: $4,981,170
- Highlights:
- Three wins: Bristol Motor Speedway, Southern 500 and Kansas Speedway.
- 13 top-five and 20 top-10 finishes.
2001 Season
- Rank: 1
- Points: 5112
- Winnings: $6,649,080
- Highlights:
- Six wins: Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Dover International Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, Brickyard 400, Watkins Glen International and Kansas Speedway.
- 18 top-five and 24 top-10 finishes.
