NASCAR driver Robby Gordon finished 7th in the 14th and final stage of the 2010 Dakar Rally, securing his 8th place position in the overall standings.

The 707km stage from Santa Rosa to the finish line in Buenos Aires was a fast paced course that required flawless precision.

"Today was another good, consistent day for the Monster Energy / Toyo Tires HUMMER. We were wide open for miles and miles. In fact, it is the longest I've ever held the throttle open in the Monster HUMMER during the Rally,” Gordon said. “I really hoped that we could have brought home another stage win before the Rally concluded.”

Now that this year’s Rally is finished, Gordon and Team HUMMER are already planning for next year and ways to improve.

"We'll have to go back and go through all of our notes from this year so that we can be  better for next year's Dakar Rally.   A top-10 finish is still impressive considering just how difficult this race is - both on people and equipment.  I am just disappointed that we didn't get another podium finish this year, but we will come back next year and be that much stronger because of it,” Gordon said. “We won't give up, and I'm confident in our race team that we have what it takes to be competitive against the world's best. We've proven that time and time again.  We build great race cars and have a good team; we'll be back next year looking for a Dakar Rally overall win."

Rather than taking some time off to rest, Gordon will be in Laughlin, NV for the SCORE International Off-Road Racing Laughlin Desert Challenge.

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