2007 NASCAR Driver Review: Robby Gordon
There are few things in life that one can bank on: Death, taxes, and Robby Gordon on a road course.
There are few things in life that one can bank on: Death, taxes, and Robby Gordon on a road course.
The 2007 season started with a bang, as David Gilliland captured the pole for the season-opening Daytona 500 and finished an encouraging eighth.
In a season where a team didn’t score a single top-10, it is tough to find a high point. Bill Elliott’s best run was 11th in the Citizens Bank 400 at Michigan.
It’s tough to find a bright spot in a season full of difficult headlines; but if there was one for Dale Earnhardt Jr., it might have been Pocono in August.
After losing his cool during a Busch Series race in Kentucky, Carl Edwards arrived at MIS in the wee hours of Sunday morning with a chip on his shoulder.
Kyle Busch won the spring contest at Bristol after Jeff Burton chose not to nudge him out of the way en route to the checkered flag.
In the 13 races before the Chase began, Kurt Busch turned his season around, scoring two wins and seven top-10 finishes to work his way up to 11th in points.
Jeff Burton’s six finishes of sixth or better through the season’s first seven races kept him among the top three in the points through the end of April.
After starting 40th in the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, Ward Burton came on strong, finishing on the lead lap in 14th position.
The only driver to make the playoffs without a win in the regular season, Clint Bowyer quickly corrected that issue by dominating New Hampshire in September.