The Shenanigans of Robby Gordon
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- Robby Gordon was an interesting character indeed.
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Robby Gordon: exists
Jeff Gordon: In no way am I related to this man
LOL
I beg to differ on that just because of what happened in Texas, and Phoenix.
"I'm from Vallejo, he's from somewhere else."
Cecil Gordon has entered the chat...
well.... not fully related....
I was a Make-A-Wish kid in 2003 and met many of the drivers at Martinsville. Robby was one of the nicest drivers I met, he took me inside his car hauler and showed me around. Jr. was the main driver I wanted to meet and he was really cool also. However out of all the other drivers Robby was the nicest driver. He really seem to enjoy talking and showing me around.
Thanks for sharing, very interesting
Congrats on living
Congrats on surviving what ever it was you had and very nice story
met Robby Gordon in Baja and his very mean
@@alvaro.lopez.31 how was he mean?
I used to work DSL Tech Support for AT&T. One time I get a call and when I bring up the ticket, it says "Robby Gordon Ent." I ask the guy I'm talking to, "Is this the same as Robby Gordon the race car driver?" He says, "Yeah, that's us." I asked him what it was like to work for Robby Gordon, he paused for a few seconds and then said, "Well, it ain't ever boring."
That gave me my laugh for the day....🤣😆🤣😆😅
Robby was a guy that was fun to watch because if he got into a scuffle with someone, you knew you were gonna see something funny
Exactly. And the sport needs characters like R. Gordon, Smoke, Montoya, Bowyer, Harvick and the Busch brothers. ALL the young drivers today are just so plain dead boring.
@@patrickanderson9023 Ambrose was great too, especially as he wouldn't let anyone get away with shoving him around.
@@patrickanderson9023 You still have Newman, but he's mellowed out a lot in the last few years. (If you ignore the All star Race)
@@patrickanderson9023 So what you're saying is we need more dirty drivers? Man this is why NASCAR is the laughing stock of motorsports worldwide. You probably thought no talent Jimmy Spencer was "exciting" too lmao
@@patrickanderson9023Agreed. The young drivers today are just too good. We need another hothead!
Fun fact: After dumping Ambrose, Robby actually gave him a Cup ride at Watkins Glen the next weekend as a peace offering, though qualifying was rained out and Ambrose didn't make the field
Never knew that, honestly pretty dam cool of him
Genius move because Ambrose would’ve gotten top 5 for sure
It’s people like you that I look for in the comments, Thanks for the insight Bro
Also when he couldn’t find a sponsor for the 7 car he was just like “screw it, I’ll make my own sponsor” and founded Speed Energy Drinks.
You could buy them at Menards back in the day.. they tasted like crap though lol
Speed energy, speed Utv, speed performance products. And his own racing series
And his original logo was a duplicate of Specialized bicycles, so Specialized sued and Robby had to change the logo. The original logo was only ran on a couple races in 2010
@@Ryanvd1 He gave one through the opening in the garage under the window at the Daytona 500 the first year he ran Speed as a sponsor. I didn't think it was too bad. Not great though.
@@Ryanvd1 Robby himself gave me a unreleased drink and it was amazing
I met Robby Gordon at Road America in 2019. When he's not racing, he's one of few racers who will go up to fans, greet them, and is willing to talk. I also met Matthew Brabham. Both autographed my helmet and were cheerful characters. Am a fan.
SST rules
Agreed. A friend of mine met him at Pike's Peak years ago and had nothing but nice things to say
Robby is probably the most fan friendly driver ever. I've experienced the same and tons of others have similar stories
On the infield during speedweeks he came to the slot car track and raced with me and my friend and said whoever beats him he'll pay their next race. My buddy beat him and robby paid for his race then signed our skateboards. 🤘 was very very cool.
Can attest as I was there too and he was absolutely amazing to fans
Michael Waltrip’s reaction to helmet being thrown at him at his car is hilarious.
"Well that was rude"😂😂😂
I thought the whole thing was funny
Rude
I love how the guys in the booth and cameraman were like... wait for it...
Who else smiled when they saw Earnhardt and Stewart talking the the garage
Smoke was the only rookie I ever saw Dale take a liking to. That would have been a great relationship to watch unfold.
@@SAVikingSA Actually he was telling Tony he was a piece of shit for pushing Robby like a bitch.
@@MarcusAurelius7777 why do two historical generals have to argue in a TH-cam comment section
@@SAVikingSA Because you burned Atlanta for no reason. Also, you look drunk in your photo.
@@MarcusAurelius7777 I had a reason, I was drunk
Let’s amid it, when we started to watch nascar, some of us thought he was related to Jeff Gordon.
I also remember thinking that Jimmie and Junior Johnson were related.
I thought bubba was related to the wallace family , rusty, mike , kenny
My dad still gets confused😂
Nope
@@BlueStateRedHeart I had to read that twice😂
People love to hate Robby, but honestly I find all of this kinda funny.
It's so true
I wasnt a huge fan of his but I did like him. Wish we had guys like him today
He sucked
I hated him due fact he wad sore loser and cheater
I have met Robby a few times. And he was a great guy
Robby Gordon was his own worst enemy. But at the same time, he was one of my favorite underdogs in NASCAR.
The most Chad driver
@@handsomedevil4928 that would be JJ
@@jamesgentry13 no. I like Jimmie Johnson, but he’s not as swag as Robby Gordon
That Cingular 31 piloted by Gordon is absolutely iconic.
I miss the 31 RCR cars. They were always nice
@@packisbetter90 regularcarreviews? All the cars will be BROWN
Jeff Burton was better fit for that car
I remember seeing the car race at Atlanta...it was so bright I couldn't look at it but a moment.
I got that car in the 1 64 scale for Christmas in 2018
Just imagine Robby Gordon at his peak vs. Kyle Busch now.
Kyle Busch would out point him by like 3,000 but yeah....i guess it'd be interesting to see Kyle get pissed at him?
That burnout after winning at New Hampshire was awesome though.
"And just like that, we're into the 2002 season"
Me: Oh fuck, there's more
People did not realize what they had in Robby Gordon until he was gone. Arguably the most entertaining driver since Dale Earnhardt.
Robby Gordon could get in a fight with his previous lap time.
That’s the maddest I’ve ever seen Jeff Burton, lol.
Love him or hate him, NASCAR racing was better with Robby Gordon in it. There’s no need for artificial drama when you have the real thing.
Racing is better without drama
@@jamesgentry13 why? If theres no competition or drama then you just watch cars go in a circle for 2 hours. Better to have things like a first victory, battle for position, and championship fights to make it fun and exciting
@@jacobm7002 because most drama is manufactured drama and gimmicks. Natural drama cool. Stages playoffs scenarios thst involves spinning so.eone to.advance. is fake drama and not cool
Like him or hate him you can't deny that Robby Gordon has done so much for motorsports
The paint scheme everyone remembers was the Jim Beam car.
Cingular 31 for sure
@@CSDonohue11 I didn't think of that car at the time I wrote the comment.
I think of the speed dodge
For me its the number 7 speed energy car but I guess that's because I play a lot of ntgil
I remember him in the Menards 7 because of NASCAR 07
When the helmet went on, the brain went off. Similar to Paul Tracy. Still, Robby is a helluva talent and can wheel pretty well anything.
Was There A Invisible Helmet In The Pit Fights?
This explains why he tried to wreck me all the time in NASCAR the game inside line
He’s one of the greatest! I got to hang out with him in Fontana in 2009. Such a fantastic guy! Treats you like family, no BS, straight up tells it like it is.
Robby has one AOWR shenanigan:
"During his time in open-wheel, Gordon earned a reputation as a tough and sometimes overly aggressive racer. According to Gordon, though his decision to leave open wheel was based largely on "safety concerns," significantly more plausible an explanation to Gordon's estrangement from top-tier opened-wheel racing in North America is directly attributable to a high profile incident during the 1996 Grand Prix of Cleveland, where Gordon was evidenced to have exited his vehicle mid-race, after a mechanical failure, and while standing atop his car, Gordon kicked the Ford Motor Company logo on live national television."
EDIT: Also, another GT3 music.
Love him or hate him Robby was a heluva racer
Robby Gordon is basically Tony Stewart lite.
Take 30% off Tony Stewart's talent, and add 30% to Tony Stewart's attitude 😂
LOL pretty sure he haasa ran a few people over in baja
KFB is really Stewart lite,when you look at it they have alot in common.
@@KenFM12.93 Kyle and Tony the 2 most pure naturally talented race car drivers in this generation.
@@Twinspinner I'd give Robby more than 30% of Stewart's talent lol
Future uploads: The Shenanigans Of Tony Stewart and Good Seasons: Rusty Wallace 1993.
Robby Gordon. This guy in school who can be officially called a smart ass. His adventures are legendary, and some of them ended in principal office or him running from high schoolers through the parking lot, but results are always either very entertaining or fabulous
Robby Gordon was such a heel but a great heel. Gotta respect his assholery 😂
Fun Fact: Montreal wasn’t originally planned to be the Canadian track the Xfinty Series went to
Wait what?
@@JackLikesTrackhouse So when NASCAR and Cascar were starting to make up some deals, NASCAR wanted a north of the boarder race, the original plan was to run Jukasa Motor Speedway Which was called Cayuga Motor Speedway at That time, it’s one of the most popular short tracks in Canada and was one of the favourites on the Cascar schedule however I can’t remember what happened but they took up on Montreal which killed Cayuga because not years later the track went bankrupt however in 2015 it demolished and rebuild into more cleaner short track and was put back on the NASCAR Pintys Series schedule in 2017 as the Championship race, they could a second chance seeing how it’s more newer and suitable for Xfinty or Cup
I looked this up. Wow, never knew this
@@tgs2141 I remember watching the Canada Day Shootout at Jukasa in 2002 when several NASCAR drivers raced against a field of CASCAR drivers. This included Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Johnny Benson, Ken Schrader, and Ted Musgrave.
Kenseth wound up beating five-time CASCAR champion Don Thomson Jr. on the last corner of the last lap.
@@ChrisMolyneaux93 Donnie Thompson was on his game back then, 5 championships in a row, it took his teammate to finally end that streak
Tony likes to think he is a tough guy but Robby Gordon put the fear of god in his eyes when he grabbed him lol
That's real talk too.
He didn't scare him, he surprised him. There's a difference.
Yea ole smoke was looking frazzled. Lmfao
@@GretaVanZeppelin1996 No ! That was FEAR.
The fear of a coward who takes a shot at someone when they turned their back and then has his pit crew protect his cowardly ass from getting a proper beat down !
Then running to other drivers with HIS version of events in order to shore up his flagging courage .
Stewart has always been like a cowardly little bully , only lashing out when well protected .
@@ethics3 Chances are you didn't like Earnhardt then because Stewart and Earnhardt were very alike. You're probably a Kyle Busch fan, whiney like they all are.
His soundbite on Michael Waltrip was golden
I agree with Robby on the 48 car at bristol. The 48 just didn't go, and when you don't go on the restart, you get ran in to.
We need another Robby Gordon in NASCAR, but that will never happen.
His name is Kyle Bush. The only difference is funding and quality of the ride.
Ever heard of Ricky Stenhouse?
For a match in pure racing talent, you would have to say Kyle Larson. As far as being his own worst enemy, there's no one else who compares to Robbie.
Yeah, we got Erik Jones instead. A haircut in a racing suit.
No we don't. Need a talentless hack causing trouble
Tony sure was brave with his guys in front of him.
Yeah, that was a bitch move pushing Robby Gordon as he's walking away.
@@JSchaffer214 Robby was in the wrong
As usual
@@jamesgentry13 One thing i did not like about TS is it was always someone else fault. Yet he would do some dangerous things, like pushing Matt into the grass at Daytona. Sr. Rusty, etc would take blame when outright but not TS.
@@mijf1171 We had said for YEARS that someday someone was going to be killed due to Stewards hot headed actions , whether intentional or not .
He's a chill dude, dad used to work with him and parked his truck a few times as a valet and he'd always tip well, and with speed haha
Interesting video as always!
Robby might be a talented and versatile driver, but sometimes, his temper often got in his way.
Just like Montoya. Robby & JPM were both extremely talented drivers, and they both had a car control that only a few other drivers could match. But they were also 2 hotheaded brain farts.
@@patrickanderson9023 I agree with you on that one.^^
You Robby had a long relationship with ford and they basically completely bank rolled his baja 1000 truck for years, then he had an engine blow in his Indycar and kicked the ford logo and the side of the car and talked trash about the engine to the pit reporter and pretty much lost a long time very lucrative sponsorship in an instant. Robby let his temper get the best of him many times.
Robby Gordon is the type of guy to walk up to some random person punch them then say it’s there fault
Like nikita mazepin
Their.
Ok I get it I said there instead of their
Like a Chad
What still gets me re: Montreal is that after he got dumped NASCAR told Robby to go to the back of the line, but then they did absolutely nothing to enforce their own mandate - they just restarted the race anyways even though Robby explicitly went against their orders & stayed in 2nd, then they were _shocked,_ *_shocked,_* when he proceeded to immediately pay Ambrose back and wreck him. Like, talk about total impotence on NASCAR's part - what exactly did they expect?
Also I absolutely agree that Robby got robbed in that race; what is it with Montreal and screwjobs...?
My best memory of Robby Gordon is from one of the races at Indianapolis when he drove for Felix Sabates. Robby was complaining about the motor not having any power. Felix got on the radio and cussed Robby out for a good two or three laps and used enough F Bombs that a sailor would have been embarrassed. Sadly, we will never see this in a video on youtube because IF the TV recorded it, they would never play it.
My pops used to crew for IndyCar. And he happen to work for him the year that Robby Gordon ran out of gas when he was about to win the Indy 500. That year Robbie took the whole team out to dinner and then rented a go kart track for all the guys. You don’t often hear drivers doing things like that especially at the 500 when there’s a lot of extra heads around that are there just to help for that race only. Seems to be a pretty good guy.
I’ll always remember his antics at the first Montreal race
Whats funny is I met him once at a signing somewhere and he was actually really nice to everyone. So its a contrast to some of his antics lol
Met him at a pizza place in Parker, AZ in 98. Super nice guy.
Checkers or wreckers. He is a real life Ricky Robby. I've been following his off road racing. He is always entertaining, as he will racing 110% all the time, and either wrecks or wins
"I don't want this video demonitized"
* Minutes earlier *
* You can hear them say fuck 3 times when he tries to fight Tony Stewart *
Shhhh lmao
Ya fo reel shut up bruh
Too bad you only covered on track shenanigans. My favorite Robby Gordon moment was in 2011 in the garage at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when he punched Kevin Conway. It was the culmination of a long running dispute. The previous year Conway drove a car owned by Gordon because Conway supposedly had sponsorship from “Extendz.” Turns out Extendz never paid up and Gordon was rightly pissed. Robby Gordon decided to settle the breach of contract dispute in his own way.
He was cited for reckless driving in Mexico for doing donuts on an open street in his stadium super truck
"NASCAR, I hope you're listening, I will pay Michael Waltrip back." Robby Gordon is a God damn legend.
Always been a fan of Robby, agressive, talented, never cared about the rules, succeeded in everything he drove, just crazy seeing this guy on the track....one thing was for sure, he was going to give us something
Even if it is spinning out Gordon, or JJ, or Tony, or Dale......yeah he had something against my favorite drivers😅
I imagine he'd have been even more successful if he also didn't get caught cheating in every racing series he's competed in.
@@MajorOutage yes, he just had avery short temper and would waste his best chaces by doing something stupid, or simply not getting into so much trouble would help, incidents with guys like Jeff or Tony just don't do much for your career (not to mention Dale Jr)
I have Robby Gordon’s old Newell motorhome 😂 dude is a legend
10:11 Hit the pace car! You've hit every other goddamn thing and we want you to be perfect!
Both Tony Stewart and Dale Sr would "bump draft" the pace car under caution when they were leading. Especially Tony.
@@xNobodyOfConsequenceX Well, said pace car was usually driven by Elmo Langley, himself a former Grand National series driver. (This was back before it was called Winston Cup.)
@@captain_misaki Todd Bodine drove it pretty often as well.
Nah that's not Robby Gordon, that's Danica Patrick.
The best moment I remember is when he called Michael waltrip a piece of shit 😂😂😂.
Loved him in indycar back in the day, was great to watch him slide around.
He got done by the police here in Australia for doing donuts in he's staduim truck the street haha legend! I think the impounded it from memory lol
Darian: did tony jump the restart
Me: i legally cannot answer this because im a tony stewart fan
My thoughts exactly lol
Great Wheelman for sure Robby knew how to drive the wheels off anything with an Engine and Wheels!
Tony had fear in his eyes when Robby grabbed him lmao
Just came to say the same thing. Wouldn't everyone love to see Tony just get knocked tf out? Just once.
@@theonlyegg I'm sure it's happened somewhere sometime.
@@theonlyegg I would pay to see that little coward knocked out , but you can be sure that he would make sure his pit crew would be right there to protect his cowardly ass.
I think it was the other way around.
@@jtd662 Then you clearly didn't watch the video
I call that last race "The Montreal Screwjob". I watched that entire race live on ESPN. It was so obvious that Nascar was looking for an6y reason to keep Gordon from winning that race. I have never seen anytime in Nascar where they penalize the car that was spun out! I loved Robbie's reaction. I was busting a gut watching him doing burnouts in Victory Lane with Harvick.
Legit Robby is the reason I’m racing cars now. Met him back in 04 at Atlanta motor speedway when he did a signing. He chatted with me for probably 10min asked if I wanted to race. Told him yes but probably never would. Dude literally said “with that attitude you won’t. Just try and see what happens.” Sixteen years later here I am race license in hand.
Montreal is a legendary moment. I remember watching that as a kid and laughing my ass off.
I loved watching Robby Gordon and I hope to see him again in NASCAR. He was so entertaining and you never really knew what he was going to do next and Yes, he won the 2007 Montreal race, I’ve always said that and I was a Huge Harvick fan back then.
Nascar needs more of this, it's to tame now
Robby has a punchible face from fivepoints
Nicely done.
I love that Robby didn't let the rules get in the way of him winning a race - that's hilarious, and yeah, he was the actual winner.
Damn, I LOVED watching Robbie Gordon. Got to see him race in person a few times. Met him twice. (At Sears Point/Infineon Raceway) He was great to my wife, uncle, auntie and myself... Then, went and got savage on track. I miss that dude!! Great video, brother! 🤙🏻🏎
NASCAR in the 2000s was the best era. The racing, the stars, and the Robby Gordon's always made it a fun watch.
I remember at Pocono he got mad at whoever was driving the 12(I want to say David Stremme)he came over the radio and said "12 is getting wrecked".
I’ll always remember him for that first Montreal race. Such a Robby Gordon moment.
Still one of my top ten nascar races.
Video: "The Shenanigans of Robby Gordon"
Me: Robby Gordon is a shenanigan.
"next person who says Shenaniganasgets pistol whipped!"
@@bradclarke6016 Hey, Farva! What's the name of that restaurant you like with all the goofy shit on the walls?
I had the pleasure of meeting Robby many times during his NASCAR career. He is straight up one of the nicest guys you will meet.
Dale E. Trying to instigate that fight between Robbie and Tony 🤣.
8:40 Didn't know BMW served as a pace car.
I've met him several times. Robby is such a nice guy! I wish he would've had more success in Nascar, but he's one of the most talented all around drivers in the world.
Compared to Tony Stewart Jeff Gordon Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson? NO
@@jamesgentry13 did I say he was better than those guys? NO. I said he's one of...key word(ONE) of the most talented drivers in the world. Don't be a schmuck!
@@kilpatrickja for him to be ONE OF. He would have to be at their level. HE IS NOT
@@jamesgentry13 the fact he's won in everything he's raced in says you're wrong. 🤷♂️ Like I stated, he's one of the most talented all around drivers in the world. Now go to bed.
The dude is a legend. If it has wheels Robby will race it and probably win. NASCAR fans have no sense that other forms of racing exist
I was a Robby fan since 1999 when he came close to winning Indy, he wasn't great in NASCAR but he was always fun to watch.
I actually like Robby. He didn’t take any shit from anyone. I’ll admit his NASCAR career was mediocre but man he is a beast in off road series. He is also one of the best drivers when dealing with fans
You said Robby was fighting hard to get back on the lead lap with Michael but they were actually battling for 4th at that point in the race which was a great run for both of them.
Jeff Gordon: He should be embarrassed winning that race
Also Jeff Gordon: Does the same move to Rusty Wallace to win at Bristol the next year
false equivalence. gordon didnt damage rustys car
Jeff could dish it out, but couldn't take it.
Comparing what Robby did to a bump and run at Bristol is the dumbest take I’ve seen 😂
@@NotSteveCook thats earnhardt, not gordon
As a Brit, the first time I heard of Robby Gordon was when he was competing in what was at the time (1993) known as the Indycar World Series. In that year, for the first of two years he competed against the 1992 F1 world champion, Nigel Mansell. He was not too shabby in Indycar as I recall
I will say that old footage being as crisp as it is is amazing. Well done finding it in good quality
The look of fear in Stewart's face when Robbie grabbed him is some of the funniest shit I've seen! Tony Stewart was the biggest tool in NASCAR.
*was
Just a couple of years ago, his father Bob Gordon commited a double suicide along with Robby's step-mother. It was a huge lost for Robby. I know his father was a race driver for SCORE. Bob Gordon ran in the Parker 400 when I was a kid from the 1980 to 84. My dad was a manager for Terrible Herbst at that time. We get these drivers stopping at the gas station including Robby's dad. Sad that Robby's faced tragedy.
What's a double suicide? You can't only kill yourself once!
@@George-dy3pt It is like murder. Bob killed his wife who is Robby's step-mom, and killed himself.
There isn’t much I remember from 2007, being so young and that my first season as a fan, but that finish at Montreal is one memory I do have 😂
Haven't watched this yet. But let me be the first to say, as a Jeff Gordon fan, he pissed me off in 2001 at New Hampshire....however, now as a 31 year old man, I appreciated the talent he had. Although he only won three times in cup. He was raw and talented for sure.
met him back at the initial Speed Stadium Trucks event in Toronto a few years ago.
do miss the guy, but would love to see him race again... maybe an SRX stint?
Say what you want about the guy, Stadium Super Trucks is the best thing to happen to motorsports in decades
Can I just say how well you timed the voiceover with the video clip around 16:20, perfectly timed explanation with the ticker
Robby Gordon was hilarious 😆
Good video. +1 Add in that Robby built and ran his own cars there at the end.
I don't think Tony Stewart was scared very often but judging by his face at 2:09 that was one of those times
Tony can throw down, I think the look on his face was a "well shit, here comes a $100K fine and a loss of 200 points face"
one of my all time favorite drivers, guy can win in anything with wheels
Robby is his own guy, and one of the most fun people to hang out with away from racing.
His first win in 2001 is still a wholesome moment almost 20 years later.
So I had a thought: If Robby Gordon were to come back to NASCAR, I think he may be in the Xfinity Series driving BJ McLeod's #99 Car
I don't watch nascar. But hearing about this dude. I love him
Loved rooting for Robby Gordon he had a hell of a personality good video man
I would love to see him run in some road courses in Nascar Cup or Xfinity and see him give the Indianapolis 500 another try.
He won’t get in an Indy car again. He thinks it’s too dangerous.
@@ffhd1clt That's just an excuse for not fitting in the car.
@@Raffini 😂
Would love to see him in the srx ad well
Talented guy in a lot of different types of cars, and absolutely THE nicest driver I ever met at a track. But then, I never had to race against him. :D
This needs a part 2. Robby Gordon had more shenanigans
It's really unfortunate what happened to his parent's.. Really can't hate on the guy. Love your videos Black Flags Matter ! Keep up the good work. Much love man.
I’ll be honest, I don’t like him, but damn man, hearing what happened to his parents…I might not like him, but that’s just cruel