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With Robby Gordon being one of the last true independent owner/drivers, Tony Stewart asked him for some advice. (Photo: Chris Graythen, Getty Images) ยป More Photos
TRUE THAT Before Tony Stewart decided to take the plunge and become a NASCAR team co-owner, he called on Robby Gordon, one of the last true independent owner/drivers, for some advice. And Gordon was happy to oblige. “The only words of wisdom that I gave him was, and I only mean it in fun and games, (was) ‘Be careful what you wish for, you might get it,’” said Gordon, who is in the fourth year of operating his own team. “You know, it's a chore to be the driver and the owner. But at the same time, provided you hire the right people and they do their job and follow through with it and take ownership in it, it's not that big of a deal.”
According to Gordon, once past the initial start-up phase of building the team, the hardest part of the job was making sure everyone on his squad was pulling in the same direction. “The people side of it is probably the most difficult, getting everybody on the same team,” said Gordon. “It sounds
Then there’s the brutal travel schedule, with 36 points races and two all-star events over a 41-week period. “We look at the NASCAR schedule, and people say it's 36 weekends,” said Gordon. “You know, we do the Dakar rally. It's a 16-day race. But the NASCAR schedule is like the Dakar rally all year long. By the time you get home on Monday, you got to be already having cars ready so that they can roll on the truck on Wednesday and go the next weekend. You have to be really well-prepared. You've got to really look into the future of what you're going to need to make your team better.”
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