Robby Gordon finds a home

Sporting News, The, Jan 28, 2002 by Lee Spencer

3 WIDE

1 Ray of hope, A change of scenery has done wonders for Jeremy Mayfield, who keeps gushing about his new Dodge team, owned by Ray Evernham. No doubt having a fast car for Daytona testing helps.

2 Not washed up, Tide extended its sponsorship with PPI Motorsports through 2004, and Ricky Craven got his own extension for the same time. I wonder what kind of deal he gets on detergent.

3 Count on it. Jeff Burton is a notoriously poor qualifier, but watch for him to make significant improvement in That area this year. He understands the competition is much harder to pass, even in the back. --Roger Kuznia

LEE SPENCER lspencer@sportingnews.com