Robbie Loomis
Robbie Loomis
Robert "Robbie" Loomisis a former NASCAR crew chief who worked for Petty Enterprises and Hendrick Motorsports during his time as a crew chief, working most notably with Richard Petty and Jeff Gordon. Loomis won the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship as Gordon's crew chief, and collected a total of 26 wins and 98 top 5s...
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Richard told me 'I know you're either going to stay where you are, or you're coming to work for me. There are a lot of things out there for you, but that's all there is to it. And you know what you need to do.'
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Really, here, it's all about hand-eye coordination, and obviously for Jeff Gordon, everything that happens here happens in slow motion for him. For a lot of guys it's happening real fast. For Jeff, he's seeing it develop way out in front of him.
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So this is a great opportunity that's out there for us. I'm glad we've got a chance to get back in it. It's really giving us something to look forward to, in such a dark situation.
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are quite clear - get things stabilized, and then start the rebuilding process.
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I look at this kind of like they were my family business, and we've got to keep it going, ... And I'm just going in there to roll up my sleeves and do everything we can to move the thing forward.
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In life, everything has its time, ... You'd like to think that something works forever, but it is a performance-driven sport and the bottom line is that you have to perform. If we were to get into the chase and win the championship, I don't see anything changing.
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I probably used the word probably. It's a good time for me to reprioritize my personal life and get things figured out there.
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I don't know if 'expect' is the right word. I guess you hope it comes together. But our big test comes Sunday in the 500, and that's what we're looking forward to.
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This is just another step toward what we want to do at Petty Enterprises. We keep trying to do it every day and keep getting better and better.
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It's obvious those guys work well together, but that's no surprise. Jeff has known and worked with Steve for a long time. Both of them are smart and capable people and I think they are going to have a lot of success together.
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All the championships Earnhardt won were won by his intimidation and his style of making the other guy always feel like the underdog. It's something people use, but the final line is you've got to have a great race car. A good driver wins it by staying within himself.
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It's a huge challenge for us to get the (43) car back to Victory Lane, to get the car in the Chase, to get back to where I would love to see us win the championship, ... Is it a reality next year You've seen a lot of things happen in the sport and you look at it and ask 'How'd that happen'
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I was with the Petty family for 11 years before being blessed to work with Jeff and the No.24 team, ... Kyle and Richard are giving me an incredible opportunity to come home.
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It's one of those situations you'd love for it to be a storybook finish and you win the championship and walk off into the sunset,