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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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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I think that being that (the contract) is up, it's a good time for me to reprioritize my personal life and get things figured out there,
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Jeff Gordon is one of the greatest drivers out there, and so is teammate Jimmie Johnson , ... It'll show in these final 10 races. I was struggling with a lot of decisions that were going on with me, and that wasn't fair to Hendrick Motorsports or the team.
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Kyle and Richard are giving me an incredible opportunity to come home, where I started my career, ... and I'm honored and excited to do that.
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I said six years ago when I took this job that with Jeff Gordon driving, I was going to carry a pocket mirror around. When we're not running good, I need to look in the mirror.
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I think it's a good time for me to reprioritize my personal life and get things figured out there. In life, for years, I've had racing, God and family. I'm trying to get it God, family then racing.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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'