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Texas Motor Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Robby Gordon have created new Web sites for fans to post comments about races and chat with NASCAR drivers.
The Texas Motor Speedway MySpace site is: www.myspace.com/thegreatamericanspeedway
Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer and David Stremme are a few of the NASCAR drivers who have set up their own MySpace pages to give fans a way to follow them.
Earnhardt Jr. has a web site called Infield Parking: www.infieldparking.com and Gordon has a site called Robby's Uprising: www.robbysuprising.com

NASCAR overturned its penatly on Robby Gordon, putting him in 21st place in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings and reversing the six-week suspension on his crew chief.
Gordon was penalized by NASCAR for having an unapproved nose on the front of his car during the season-opening Daytona 500. Gordon argued that it was not an intentional violation, that the part he received from Dodge was marked inaccurately, resulting in its being installed on his race car.
Initially, Gordon, who owns his own Sprint Cup Series team, was penalized 100 points in the drivers and owners standings, his crew chief, Frank Kerr was suspended for six races and he was fined $100,000. The fine will remain, and was increased to $150,000.
“We see this as good news," said Gordon, driver of the No. 7 Dodge for Robby Gordon Motorsports. "We are grateful the commissioners rescinded the points penalty and suspension but disappointed by the fine. Still, we see this as a victory for Robby Gordon Motorsports. We feel like justice was done and appreciate NASCAR creating a system that allowed us to take our appeal to the National Stock Car Racing Commission."
Restoring the points puts Gordon in the top 35 in the Sprint Cup Series owners standings. The top-35 cars earn automatic starting spots in races after the first six races of the year. Gordon was 37th in the owner standings before NASCAR restored his points.
"Now we plan to put this issue behind us and concentrate on making the Chase in 2008 as well as getting the Jim Beam Dodge into victory lane," Gordon said. "I want to thank the thousands of fans and our sponsors who have supported us through this episode and want everyone of you to know how much we appreciate all that you have done. Our goal is to be a model team in the future and never go through something like this again.“

For the time being, Kasey Kahne and Robby Gordon are teammates, sort of. Gordon recently partnered with Gillett Evernham Motorsports, which has a three-car team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Kahne drives the No. 9 Dodge for GEM and Gordon owns and runs his race operation independently, receiving support and equipment from GEM.
Kahne said he is hoping the newly forged relationship will make Gordon a different driver. In other words, Kahne is hoping Gordon develops an appreciation for his new partners in racing.
“I’ve always got along with Robby Gordon,” Kahne said. “But as far as on the race track, when he’s out there, you have to race differently. He has a different style of racing. It’s very aggressive”
Gordon has been know to ruffle a few fenders and Kahne even said his spotter makes sure he keeps an eye on Gordon during races.
“Robby is the kind of driver that wants to be a teammate and wants to be part of our company,” Kahne said. “He’s going to race us like he wants us to race him.”

Robby Gordon is appealing the penalty NASCAR issued earlier this week that knocked the Sprint Cup Series driver from ninth place to 40th in the drivers standings.
Gordon, who owns and drives the No. 7 Dodge in the Sprint Cup Series, was fined $100,000 and his crew chief was suspended for six races after NASCAR officials said that his car had an unapproved front bumper cover that was discovered during opening day inspections for the Daytona 500. Gordon also lost 100 points in the Sprint Cup drivers standings.
The penalty would all but erase his eighth-place finish in the season-opening Daytona 500.
Gordon said he was surprised by the severity of the penalty.
“It was something that we didn’t build, we didn’t fix, we didn’t supply,” Gordon said. “It was a clerical error from the manufacturer, and all we did was install it actually on the race car. We’re going to jail for a crime we didn’t commit.”
Less than a month before the Daytona 500, Gordon switched engine manufacturers, and agreed to a partnership with Gillett Evernham Motorsports. He went from using Ford engines to Dodges and began receiving equipment and support from GEM, which has a three-car team in the Sprint Cup Series.
“It’s almost like you put yourself in a position that if someone steals your car and robs a bank, but because it was your car, you’re going to jail,” Gordon said. “I don’t think this is a fair penalty. We don’t feel that we’ve done anything wrong, and we’re confident that NASCAR will make the right decision.”
Kasey Kahne, who drives the No. 9 Dodge for Gillett Evernham Motorsports, said the penalty was outrageous.
“From what I’ve heard is it’s completely out of control for what he really did,” Kahne said.
Because Gordon is appealing the penalty and NASCAR has yet to respond to his appeal, Frank Kerr, his crew chief, will be able to work with the team for the California Speedway race this weekend. The fine will also be assessed after NASCAR reviews his appeal.
The standings, however, reflect his point loss, dropping him from ninth place and 48 points out of first to 40th place and 148 points out of first.
Ryan Newman leads the Cup standings after one race.

With the Daytona 500 less than a month away, Robby Gordon has switched engine manufacturers, from Ford to Dodge, and has entered an agreement for support with Gillett Evernham Motorsports.
“I feel this agreement with Gillett Evernham Motorsports helps make the learning curve of the COT little bit easier to navigate,” said Gordon, who owns and drives the No. 7 car for his Robby Gordon Motorsports.
Gordon’s team has a technical, manufacturing and marketing services agreement with Gillett Evernham Motorsports, which runs a three-car NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team. GEM also provides support and technical assistance for BAM Racing and Petty Enterprises.
Gordon will begin using Dodge engines when practice begins next week at Daytona International Speedway for the Daytona 500 and its qualifying races.
Gordon had been using Ford engines and equipment during preseason testing at Daytona, Las Vegas Motor Speedway and the past two days at California Speedway.
“We pride ourselves on being a leader in technology, innovation, and provider of top flight equipment to other Cup teams. This is another example of a team coming to us for help in areas where we believe we excel,” said co-owner George Gillett Jr. “This is an agreement to help a fellow Dodge team new to the family."
Gordon said he liked the Dodge program, but emphasized that even though he made the switch in engines, he was not unhappy with the Ford program.
"Ford has been very good to me, and this move is not a reflection on our relationship at all," said Gordon. "Ford was planning on supporting me, and even increasing its engineering support for my program in 2008. However, I felt that I needed to make this move to help put my team in a more stable financial situation in terms of marketing and sponsorship help."