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Im definitely sold that Robby made the right move and that RCR is in trouble.
Interesting stuff here:
From Jayski:
INDY 500 plans: Saying that his biggest weakness last year was engines, Robby Gordon said the team will run Menard engines and are testing the new Menard restrictor plate engine here at Daytona. The first restrictor plate engine ever produced by Menard. The parts for the engines are produced in England and assembled in the States on a Chevrolet block.
From Nascar.com:
Two of the races I won for Richard, we produced the chassis; they were road-course chassis. Robby Gordon Motorsports produced the chassis, RCR put the engines and bodies in them, so it was a team effort.
Today from ThatsRacin:
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Pulling out all stops in attempt to find much-needed speed, Richard Childress Racing officials decided late Wednesday to try a Hendrick Motorsports engine in their No. 29 Chevrolet, driven this week by Kerry Earnhardt.
After spending more than an hour and a half on the swap-out, Earnhardt managed to travel about 200 feet in the garage before developing transmission problems. The team was not able to complete repairs before the end of the session.
Officially, RCR officials dubbed the move "part of a General Motors project." A Hendrick spokesperson said it was "nothing more than one Chevy team sharing information with another."
There is no question, however, the RCR teams have struggled.
Wednesday, the fastest RCR car – the No. 07 driven by Dave Blaney – ranked only 21st fastest among the 44 cars that saw time on the track. Jeff Burton's No. 31a ranked 32nd and Earnhardt's No. 29a was 41st.
And now... cumulative speeds for Daytona so far this year, including both test sessions from last week and this week:
1. Dale Jarrett, No. 88 Ford, 48.269 seconds, 186.455 mph
2. Scott Riggs, No. 10 Chevrolet, 48.362, 186.097
3. Johnny Sauter, No. 09 Dodge, 48.404, 185.935
4. Joe Nemechek, No. 01 Chevrolet, 48.407, 185.924
5. Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Chevrolet, 48.456, 185.736
6. Robby Gordon, No. 7 Chevrolet, 48.570, 185.300
7. Randy LaJoie, No. 98 Chevrolet, 48.588, 185.231
8. Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Chevrolet, 48.598, 185.193
9. Boris Said, No. 36 Chevrolet, 48.601, 185.181
10. Greg Biffle, No. 16 Ford, 48.624, 185.094
11. Jeff Green, No. 43 Dodge, 48.633, 185.060
12. Mike Wallace, No. 4 Chevrolet, 48.647, 185.006
13. Jeremy Mayfield, No. 19 Dodge, 48.656, 184.972
14. Elliott Sadler, No. 38 Ford, 48.668, 184.926
15. Martin Truex Jr., No. 1 Chevrolet, 48.673, 184.907
16. Mike Bliss, No. 0 Chevrolet, 48.691, 184.839
17. Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Ford, 48.695, 184.824
18. Kasey Kahne, No. 9 Dodge, 48.719, 184.733
19. Eric McClure, No. 73 Chevrolet, 48.758, 184.585
20. Kurt Busch, No. 97 Ford, 48.773, 184.528
tie Bobby Labonte, No. 18 Chevrolet, 48.773, 184.528
22. Mike McLaughlin, No. 20 Chevrolet, 48.787, 184.475
23. Mark Martin, No. 6 Ford, 48.810, 184.388
24. Ricky Rudd, No. 21 Ford, 48.818, 184.358
25. Michael Waltrip, No. 15 Chevrolet, 48.865, 184.181
26. Kenny Wallace, No. 00 Chevrolet, 48.890, 184.087
27. Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Dodge, 48.899, 184.053
28. Dave Blaney, No. 07 Chevrolet, 48.928, 183.944
29. Rusty Wallace, No. 2 Dodge, 48.941, 183.895
30. Kyle Petty, No. 45 Dodge, 48.957, 183.835
31. Brian Vickers, No. 25 Chevrolet, 48.961, 183.820
32. Jason Leffler, No. 11 Chevrolet, 48.967, 183.797
33. Kevin Lepage, No. 37 Dodge, 48.993, 183.700
34. Ryan Newman, No. 12 Dodge, 49.008, 183.643
35. John Andretti, No. 14 Ford, 49.014, 183.621
36. Bobby Hamilton Jr., No. 32 Chevrolet, 49.036, 183.539
37. Morgan Shepherd, No. 89 Dodge, 49.039, 183.527
38. Derrike Cope, No. 55 Chevrolet, 49.050, 183.486
39. Hermie Sadler, No. 66 Ford, 49.071, 183.408
40. Travis Kvapil, No. 77 Dodge, 49.074, 183.397
41. Carl Edwards, No. 99 Ford, 49.087, 183.348
42. Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 8 Chevrolet, 49.092, 183.329
43. Kyle Busch, No. 5 Chevrolet, 49.100, 183.299
44. Jeff Burton, No. 31 Chevrolet, 49.132, 183.180
45. Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Dodge, 49.156, 183.091
46. Scott Wimmer, No. 22 Dodge, 49.258, 182.711
47. Kerry Earnhardt, No. 33 Chevrolet, 49.281, 182.626
48. David Stremme, No. 39 Dodge, 49.287, 182.604
49. Kerry Earnhardt, No. 29 Chevrolet, 49.338, 182.415
50. Casey Mears, No. 41 Dodge, 49.399, 182.190
51. Mike Skinner, No. 23 Dodge, 49.423, 182.101
52. Greg Sacks, No. 13 Dodge, 49.522, 181.737
53. Jeff Fuller, No. 92 Chevrolet, 49.818, 180.658
54. Kirk Shelmerdine, No. 27 Ford, 50.341, 178.781
Interesting stuff here:
From Jayski:
INDY 500 plans: Saying that his biggest weakness last year was engines, Robby Gordon said the team will run Menard engines and are testing the new Menard restrictor plate engine here at Daytona. The first restrictor plate engine ever produced by Menard. The parts for the engines are produced in England and assembled in the States on a Chevrolet block.
From Nascar.com:
Two of the races I won for Richard, we produced the chassis; they were road-course chassis. Robby Gordon Motorsports produced the chassis, RCR put the engines and bodies in them, so it was a team effort.
Today from ThatsRacin:
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Pulling out all stops in attempt to find much-needed speed, Richard Childress Racing officials decided late Wednesday to try a Hendrick Motorsports engine in their No. 29 Chevrolet, driven this week by Kerry Earnhardt.
After spending more than an hour and a half on the swap-out, Earnhardt managed to travel about 200 feet in the garage before developing transmission problems. The team was not able to complete repairs before the end of the session.
Officially, RCR officials dubbed the move "part of a General Motors project." A Hendrick spokesperson said it was "nothing more than one Chevy team sharing information with another."
There is no question, however, the RCR teams have struggled.
Wednesday, the fastest RCR car – the No. 07 driven by Dave Blaney – ranked only 21st fastest among the 44 cars that saw time on the track. Jeff Burton's No. 31a ranked 32nd and Earnhardt's No. 29a was 41st.
And now... cumulative speeds for Daytona so far this year, including both test sessions from last week and this week:
1. Dale Jarrett, No. 88 Ford, 48.269 seconds, 186.455 mph
2. Scott Riggs, No. 10 Chevrolet, 48.362, 186.097
3. Johnny Sauter, No. 09 Dodge, 48.404, 185.935
4. Joe Nemechek, No. 01 Chevrolet, 48.407, 185.924
5. Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Chevrolet, 48.456, 185.736
6. Robby Gordon, No. 7 Chevrolet, 48.570, 185.300
7. Randy LaJoie, No. 98 Chevrolet, 48.588, 185.231
8. Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Chevrolet, 48.598, 185.193
9. Boris Said, No. 36 Chevrolet, 48.601, 185.181
10. Greg Biffle, No. 16 Ford, 48.624, 185.094
11. Jeff Green, No. 43 Dodge, 48.633, 185.060
12. Mike Wallace, No. 4 Chevrolet, 48.647, 185.006
13. Jeremy Mayfield, No. 19 Dodge, 48.656, 184.972
14. Elliott Sadler, No. 38 Ford, 48.668, 184.926
15. Martin Truex Jr., No. 1 Chevrolet, 48.673, 184.907
16. Mike Bliss, No. 0 Chevrolet, 48.691, 184.839
17. Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Ford, 48.695, 184.824
18. Kasey Kahne, No. 9 Dodge, 48.719, 184.733
19. Eric McClure, No. 73 Chevrolet, 48.758, 184.585
20. Kurt Busch, No. 97 Ford, 48.773, 184.528
tie Bobby Labonte, No. 18 Chevrolet, 48.773, 184.528
22. Mike McLaughlin, No. 20 Chevrolet, 48.787, 184.475
23. Mark Martin, No. 6 Ford, 48.810, 184.388
24. Ricky Rudd, No. 21 Ford, 48.818, 184.358
25. Michael Waltrip, No. 15 Chevrolet, 48.865, 184.181
26. Kenny Wallace, No. 00 Chevrolet, 48.890, 184.087
27. Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Dodge, 48.899, 184.053
28. Dave Blaney, No. 07 Chevrolet, 48.928, 183.944
29. Rusty Wallace, No. 2 Dodge, 48.941, 183.895
30. Kyle Petty, No. 45 Dodge, 48.957, 183.835
31. Brian Vickers, No. 25 Chevrolet, 48.961, 183.820
32. Jason Leffler, No. 11 Chevrolet, 48.967, 183.797
33. Kevin Lepage, No. 37 Dodge, 48.993, 183.700
34. Ryan Newman, No. 12 Dodge, 49.008, 183.643
35. John Andretti, No. 14 Ford, 49.014, 183.621
36. Bobby Hamilton Jr., No. 32 Chevrolet, 49.036, 183.539
37. Morgan Shepherd, No. 89 Dodge, 49.039, 183.527
38. Derrike Cope, No. 55 Chevrolet, 49.050, 183.486
39. Hermie Sadler, No. 66 Ford, 49.071, 183.408
40. Travis Kvapil, No. 77 Dodge, 49.074, 183.397
41. Carl Edwards, No. 99 Ford, 49.087, 183.348
42. Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 8 Chevrolet, 49.092, 183.329
43. Kyle Busch, No. 5 Chevrolet, 49.100, 183.299
44. Jeff Burton, No. 31 Chevrolet, 49.132, 183.180
45. Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Dodge, 49.156, 183.091
46. Scott Wimmer, No. 22 Dodge, 49.258, 182.711
47. Kerry Earnhardt, No. 33 Chevrolet, 49.281, 182.626
48. David Stremme, No. 39 Dodge, 49.287, 182.604
49. Kerry Earnhardt, No. 29 Chevrolet, 49.338, 182.415
50. Casey Mears, No. 41 Dodge, 49.399, 182.190
51. Mike Skinner, No. 23 Dodge, 49.423, 182.101
52. Greg Sacks, No. 13 Dodge, 49.522, 181.737
53. Jeff Fuller, No. 92 Chevrolet, 49.818, 180.658
54. Kirk Shelmerdine, No. 27 Ford, 50.341, 178.781
But it only counts come the checkered flag Feb 20th!! 