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02-14-2004
Night Ends in Disappointment for Gordon
Tina Gordon did not get the result she had hoped for in her first outing with
ThorSport Racing. Bad luck seemed to find Gordon all evening starting with a
spin on lap 25. Gordon was not able to re-fire the truck and also had a tire
down. After being pulled behind the wall to change the tires, Gordon was left
five laps down from the field.
Gordon managed to avoid a lap 50 accident that collected sixteen trucks and
moved back up to 21st position from 34th.
On lap 82, Gordon cut a tire down and was sent into the wall bringing the night
to an end for the No. 13 Vassarette/Microtel Chevy crew. Tina was taken to the
infield care center per NASCAR rules, but was uninjured. She was released within
a few minutes.
With all of the bad luck of the evening, the team is happy to have come away
with a 24th place finish.
Tina on the radio right before the race: "Regardless of how this ends and
how we finish, I'm proud of all of you guys and everything you have done for me
this week. I'm so glad to be a part of this team. For a bunch of yankees, you
guys can sure put a great truck together."
Tina after the race: "I'm not going to let tonight put a damper on a
great week. I definitely wish things would have turned out better. We just had
some unfortunate things happen out there. I was so proud of my guys. I couldn't
ask for a better crew than Jerry Cook and these ThorSport Racing guys."
Superstitious??: "I'm not going to give up on the No. 13. I still think
it is a lucky number. We will just get ready to go after it again in Atlanta."
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