Robby Gordon, widely regarded as one of the world's most versatile racing drivers, will put that reputation to the test once again this weekend when he drives three different cars in two countries on the same weekend.
Gordon will defend his title in the Baja 500 in Ensenada, Mexico, where he will drive two different vehicles, and will also drive his Nextel Cup Series car in Dover.
Having pulled the famed Indy-Charlotte double three times, Gordon is accustomed to the difficult travel logistics necessary to compete in the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, but the challenge of racing in the Baja 500 and Neighbourhood Excellence 400 presents an even greater test.
The 37-year-old driver will travel approximately 11,200 miles by air during the odyssey (nearly half the distance around the world) and more than 1,100 miles on the ground.
Less than eight hours after the completion of Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, his journey began with his first cross-country flight to Ensenada where he spent three days practicing (or pre-running) both a Red Bull/Toyo Tyres-sponsored Chevrolet CK1500 Trophy Truck and a Jim Beam/Toyo Tyres-sponsored Hummer H3.
Gordon will make the 2,800-mile flight to Dover on Thursday evening before practicing and qualifying his #7 Mapei and Menards-sponsored Chevrolet on Friday.
Following Friday's NASCAR sessions, he will again return to Ensenada where he will take the green flag in the Baja 500 at approximately 9 a.m local time on Saturday.
He will start the Baja 500 in the Trophy Truck and drive approximately half of the race before turning the wheel over to his teammate Andy McMillin who will take the truck to the finish line (McMillin campaigns the Team Gordon truck full-time in the SCORE International Off-Road Series).
Shortly after Gordon starts the 500, his father, Bob, will start in the Hummer H3 where he will also drive half way and then turn the truck over to the younger Gordon who will in all likelihood complete the 424-mile course in the H3.
