Robby Gordon

Robby Gordon is a American Professional Indycar Racer from 1999-2017. He raced part-time in 1996, 1997, and 1998 but started his own team Robby Gordon Motorsports in 1999 and raced for it until 2012. He closed it after 2012. He had 4 wins.

## Career

### Dr. Pepper Indycar Series

1996-1998 is TBA.

In 1999 Robby Gordon started Robby Gordon Motorsports in the number 98 with Vavoline as sponsorship. He got 0 top 5s and 1 top 10 and placed 34th in the standings.

In 2000 Robby got 0 top 5s and 2 top 10s. He placed 30th in the standings.

In 2001 Vavoline left and Robby brought in Peak as a sponsor from 2001-2004 at least. He got 0 top 5s and 1 top 10 with a 31st points finish in the standings.

In 2002 Robby got his first top 5 and 2 top 10s and placed 24th in the standings.

In 2003 Robby got 2 top 5s and 4 top 10s after his alliance with Team Penske. He got 20th in the standings.

In 2004 Peak had a contract sponsor year with the team but after Robby's 4 top 5s and 7 top 10s with a 15th points finish, they extended the contract from 2005-2008.

In 2005 Robby got only 1 top 5 but had 8 top 10s which had him get 17th in the standings.

In 2006 Robby got his first podium in third and had 4 more top 5s that season with 1 more podium in those said top 5s with 8 top 10s. He got 14th in the standings.

In 2007 Robby got his first career win at the Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix. He got 5 top 5s, 4 podiums and 11 top 10s with a 8th place points finish in the standings.

In 2008 Peak was on a contract year but with the recent success of Robby Gordon and the Team along with their Team Penske alliance, it looked all most certain they would stick around. But in the first race of the season which was the GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300, Robby was leading with 4 to go almost certain to win his second career race but then he blew a tire and crashed into the wall. He broke his hand which took him out for 4 races. When he came back he only had 1 top 5 and 2 top 10s. He got 28th in the standings.

In 2009 Peak decided to not renew their contract with the team. But Quaker State decided to sign a deal from 2009-2014 with the team. Robby got 4 top 5s and 8 top 10s and finished 15th in his comeback season.

In 2010 Robby would have the worst season of his life in a good car catching on fire 2 times within the first 4 races he DNFED. He DNFED 2 more times after that. He got 1 top 5, 1 podium which was a win somehow at the Indy Japan 300, and 2 top 10s. He got 20th in the standings.

In 2011 Quaker State was dropping to only half the races which left the other half with Farmers Insurance which decided to help sponsor the number 98 Team Penske Alliance car. In 2011 Robby showed improvement again with 2 podiums and 4 top 5s and 7 top 10s with no wins and a 15th points finishing spot in the standings.

In 2012 Robby got 1 top 5 and podium and 2 top 10s and the 1 podium and top 5 came at the Milwaukee IndyFest presented by XYQ which he won. He got 17th in the standings.

In 2013 Quaker State left the team and so did Farmers and Penske couldn't help find a sponsor for the team and Robby and decided to leave them in the alliance that has been happening since 2004 for about 10 years or almost. Unsponsored the whole season, Robby got 2 top 5s, 0 podiums and wins and 4 top 10s with a 21st points finish.

In 2014, he got 1 top 5 and 1 top 10 with a 28th points finish and 1 podium.

In 2015, he got no top 5s or podiums or wins and 1 top 10 and finished 34th in the standings.

In 2016, Robby was still unsponsored and no alliance but he got 4 top 5s and 11 top 10s out of nowhere and finished 19th in the standings with 1 podium in the Indy 500.

In 2017, Robby was unsponsored still but made a historic run. He got 2 top 10s that season. 1 podium and top 5. But that one podium and top 5 was a win at the Kohler Grand Prix in 2017.

After this season Robby retired and shut his team down.

## List Of Indycar Wins

1. 2007 Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix
2. 2010 Indy Japan 300
3. 2012 Milwaukee IndyFest presented by XYQ
4. 2017 Kohler Grand Prix