Long Pond, Pa. – Robby Gordon was suspended by NASCAR for the Nextel Cup race at Pocono on Sunday because of his misconduct on the track at the Busch Series race in Canada.
Gordon refused to forfeit his position on the track when ordered to by NASCAR late in Saturday’s race. Officials said Gordon intentionally knocked Marcos Ambrose out of the race and then refused to pull off the track as ordered, ignoring repeated black flags.
Gordon also celebrated at the same time as race winner Kevin Harvick, overshadowing what had been a wonderful debut weekend for the series in Canada.
“They put me in a position to react the way I did with the call they made under caution,” Gordon said at Pocono Raceway.
P.J. Jones drove the No. 7 Ford for the Pennsylvania 500 and started at the rear of the field.
Gordon had qualified the car 30th and was 27th in the points standings, well out of contention for a place in the 12-car, 10-race Chase for the Nextel Cup championship that begins in six races.
