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©1999 SpeedCenter Publishing Team Gordon and All American Racersannounced that they have finalized negotiations for the purchasean Eagle 997 Champ car to be driven by Robby Gordon in the remaining1999 CART FedEx Championship Series oval events at Chicago and Fontana. The car will be painted in the traditional Team Gordon colors andoutfitted with Firestone Tires, and sport the signature Eagle graphicson the nose. "I've had the Eagle eye on that chassis for quite some time, now," saidGordon, who's first-year Johns Manville/Panasonic/Menards-sponsored teamis competing at Mid-Ohio this weekend. "It seems to have what we needto move to the front of the grid on the ovals. I've known Dan (Gurney)for a long time, and he's had a history of building winning chassis.I've been wanting to put Toyota in Victory Circle all year. Now, I haveanother goal and that's to do it with an Eagle Champ car." "We are happy to be able to have a car ready for Robby by Chicago and itis great to see that he is so enthusiastic about racing an Eagle atChicago and Fontana," Gurney said. "AAR has had a longstandingrelationship with John Menard, who purchased Eagles for his early CARTteam in 1980 and1981, so it will be fun to see an Eagle in Menard trimonce again. This is going to be fun." | ||
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