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| Posted By | Discussion Topic: Robby Gordon bumps Jeff Gordon, winning the last race of the year | ||||
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| Cluster F | posted on 11-23-2001 @ 10:46 PM |    | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00  | What a bunch of horseshit. Jeff was dominating the race, as usual, when this jackass Robby Gordon bumped him from behind and took him out of position to win the race. Now i do think that Jeff should not have seeked revenge on the track, but he did have every right to do so. Plus, he is the champ so he had nothing to lose. And, for once, the crowd was on Jeff's side on this one. What a bum Robby is. Weird how the last race of the year was won by the old #3 car of the late Dale Earnhardt. Well, here is the story for all of you. LOUDON, N.H. (AP) -- It's rare to see Jeff Gordon lose his cool on the track. It's even rarer to see Robby Gordon win a race. Both happened Friday in NASCAR's season finale at New Hampshire International Speedway, a race rescheduled after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The two Gordons, who are not related, exchanged a pair of bumps in the waning laps of the New Hampshire 300. Robby's allowed to get his first Winston Cup victory, while Jeff's retaliatory contact earned him a penalty that cost him any chance at victory. When it was over, there were harsh words flying through the garage -- even from mild-mannered Jeff. ``He should be embarrassed to win like that,'' said Jeff, the series champion who led 257 of the 300 laps. ``But hey, I understand why guys do that kind of stuff. I just wish I had taken his tire down or something so at least he wouldn't have won the race.'' Robby, who was out of work for part of the season and blew two other opportunities to win this year, apologized for nothing. ``I didn't spin him, I just moved him a little bit up the race track and then I had to go,'' Robby said. ``I've heard a lot of people over the years call that racing.'' The clash began with 16 laps to go when leader Jeff Gordon appeared to slow his Chevrolet to avoid running into the lapped car of Mike Wallace. Robby rammed him from behind, turning Jeff sideways and into the back of Wallace. As the yellow flag came out, Jeff raced around the track and slammed into the back of Robby in a retaliatory bump that drew a one-lap penalty from NASCAR. ``I ought to take him out right now!'' Jeff screamed over the radio as he headed into the pits for his penalty. But he didn't, leaving Robby alone on the track, where he held off second-place finisher Sterling Marlin on the restart to become NASCAR's 19th different winner this season. It was easier than Robby expected it to be, in part because Jeff wasn't around to battle him. ``I didn't expect that (bump) from Jeff Gordon,'' Robby said. ``I didn't wreck him and he had a car still good enough to win the race, but he took himself out when he hit me.'' Jeff's Chevrolet suffered heavy-front end damage after the contact and the penalty eliminated him from contention. He wound up 15th. But Jeff didn't know NASCAR would frown so heavily upon his revenge. NASCAR president Mike Helton met privately with the eight drivers who could still exchange positions in the Top 10 of the standings before the race, warning them that aggressive actions on the track would be punished. Because Jeff had wrapped up his fourth Winston Cup championship last week, he wasn't included in the meeting. So he had no warning that NASCAR would react so quickly after the contact. ``The first hit was a racing incident, the second one was a retaliation incident,'' NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter said. ``Those get punished.'' Robby did not receive a penalty, enabling the year to end with the late Dale Earnhardt's car owner getting a victory in a season that began with The Intimidator's death in the Daytona 500. Fan of the Giants and the Rangers. Hater of the rest of the NFC East and the Devils. | ||||
...And now the battle between us and them has begun. JYD-4-LIFE. | posted on 11-23-2001 @ 11:54 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: May. 00 | Wait a sec. a nascar thread started by someone other than me or Tequila? What up wit dat? I didnt see the bump but I know Robbie Gordon's racing style and basically that is his style. He is not a "nascar" kind of driver. He will do what he needs to win a race, no matter what that is. Its the reason that him and Stewart had a problem earlier in the year that stemmed back to their time in CART when they got into it a couple of times during races. I did see the after race interviews and I have to say one thing. I know people will say I am just a homer and biased, but after the reputation he has with dealing with reporters, how funny was it to see Stewart have a little fun with the guy interviewing him. Asking him when he is going to give his gf an engagement ring and putting the guy on the spot in front of a national tv audience. It was pretty funny stuff coming from a guy who is seen as cantakerous, at best, by most NASCAR fans. All in all it was a pretty good season and helped me gain some new found respect for Jeff Gordon who did something people thought would take him a while to do, namely win a championship without Evernham on his team. Im happy Stewart finished second after what was considered a tough start to the season. Who knows what would have happened if he didnt have the wreck at Daytona and the flair-up with Gordon a couple of weeks after that. We could have had some sort of a race for the championship. Lots of new faces won races this year. Jr. looks like he can be a force for years to come, finishing 8th in the standings. Harvick, who took over for Earnhardt after his death, finished 9th in the winston and won the Busch title while working double duty all year. That is truly impressive. Marlin, coming out of nowhere in his Dodge, to finish 3rd in the standings, thereby giving Dodge something to crow about in their first year back in quite a number of years. It was a great year and here is looking forward to Feb., when we can start this whole mess again:) Tried to save a place from the cuts and the scratches Tried to overcome the complications and the catches Nothing ever grows and the sun doesn't shine all day Tried to save myself but myself keeps slipping away | ||||
| Tequila Fez claims this land in the name of Portugal! Why worry about the train if it never makes it around the tracks?? IrishAlkey wuz here!!! | posted on 11-24-2001 @ 7:17 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Jan. 01 | I have no problem with what happened. Gordon won the championship this year & has dominated the season. As they say in NASCAR (or Days Of Thunder) Rubbing's Racing  AOL/AIM - oanda1027fm | ||||
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