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Article: 'Chicken move under yellow' leads to victory for Robby Gordon, Harvick, Jeff Gordon unhappy with tactics used to win race
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- June 23, 2003
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SONOMA, Calif. - Robby Gordon knew he had to get in front of
teammate Kevin Harvick to win the Dodge/Save Mart 350. So, Gordon
ignored an unwritten rule to pass Harvick under caution and went on
to the victory at Infineon Raceway.
The move also drew a fusillade of criticism from four-time Winston
Cup champion Jeff Gordon, who chased the unrelated Robby Gordon to
the finish of Sunday's race.
"Really, that's what won him the race," Jeff Gordon said. "You
just don't do that.
"You don't pass a guy under caution. He won the race fair and
square except for that move right there. What he did can be done, but
there's not going to be too many guys in that garage area who are
going to have too much ...