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R. Gordon Switches To Dodge

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A Tribune staff, wire report

Published: February 2, 2008

Ford already had the fewest full-time teams in NASCAR's Sprint Cup series, and it lost another one Friday when Robby Gordon announced a partnership with Gillett Evernham Motorsports to run Dodges.

"I feel this agreement helps make the learning curve of the Car of Tomorrow a little easier to navigate," said Gordon, the only owner-driver in NASCAR's top division.

Gordon's departure dropped Ford's roster to eight full-time cars - five by Roush Fenway Racing, two by Yates Racing and one by Wood Brothers Racing. Gordon spent one year with Ford and finished 28th in the standings last year, the best finish by any single-car team.

Tony Fabrizio

Unhappy Earnhardts Get Billboard Switch

FORT WORTH, Texas - Reason No. 1 for Texas Motor Speedway to replace billboards: unhappy Earnhardts.

Four identical billboards referring to the strained relationship between Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his stepmother, Teresa, will be replaced within the next two weeks. The flap is over ads featuring a picture of the driver and the wording "Reason 88: Step-Mom."

TMS president Eddie Gossage said Thursday night that the billboards, part of a series of similar ads to promote the NASCAR Sprint Cup weekend at the track in April, will be changed after a request from Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, the driver's sister and business manager.

No. 88 is a reference to Earnhardt's new car number with Hendrick Motorsports, the team he went to after last season when he decided to leave Dale Earnhardt Inc., his late father's company that is run by Teresa Earnhardt. He left DEI after months of contentious negotiations with his stepmother.

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