Robby Gordon is disappointed with the outcome of his performance in the 2011 Dakar Rally but will be ready for next weekend's SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge in the United States.

“Disappointed doesn’t even begin to describe the way I’m feeling right now, not only for me but for everyone involved,” said Gordon. “Knowing all the hard work and dedication that was put into this program is what makes our untimely exit from the Dakar Rally a hard pill to swallow."

The NASCAR veteran was disqualified from the Dakar Rally after a problem with the right front wheel bearing on his Hummer created a lengthy delay prior to the start of stage 4.

“While it may not appear like it due to our performance thus far, countless hours went into this effort," stated Gordon. "To have a wheel bearing fail is just sickening, A huge, huge disappointment. We run this same wheel bearing on the trophy truck and have put thousands of kilometers on HUMMERs, and we have never had this part fail.”

Gordon will stay the course for the duration of the Dakar Rally in support of Hummer teammate Eliseo Salazar then plans to return to the United States next week.

“Since we had an early exit from the Rally, I intend to compete in the Laughlin race next weekend in the trophy truck and conquer another SCORE championship.”

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