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Robby Gordon wants to be the next Indycar racer in Formula 1. He’s on his way to the top. His first car race was in the Daytona 24 Hours sportscar race and his first single-seater start was in an Indycar. But in between, he destroyed Formula 3000 and Winston Cup machines.
I first came across Robby Gordon at the 1991 Daytona 500, where the mercurial youngster was making his Winston Cup debut. He was the man of the moment. During practice I asked Gordon Kirby, our US correspondent, how he rated Robby. Before Kirby had time to finish, there was a resounding ‘thump’ from the direction of the track.
“We have a car in the wall at Turn 4,” announced the PA commentator. “It’s the number 90 Publix Ford of Robby Gordon…”
Two years on, Gordon’s brief and disa …