visibly upset post-race, protesting that he had indeed won the race. NASCAR responded by parking Gordon for the next morning's Cup race at Pocono. Soon afterwards, Gordon apologized for his actions, but maintained that it was a poor call. To make amends with Ambrose who had ended up in 7th place after refiring his car to finish; Gordon gave Ambrose his second RGM car the No. 77 Menards car for the 2007 Centurion Boats at the Glen, in an attempt to make his Sprint Cup debut. For this race, Ambrose was sponsored by a mixture of RGM sponsors such as Jim Beam and Camping World, plus the sponsors of his Busch team JTG Daugherty Racing such as Kingsford and Clorox. Ambrose, however, did not qualify because it was rained out. After the disappointing weekend at both Montreal and Pocono, Gordon redeemed himself from his penalty by driving from 29th spot at Watkins Glen to finish in 5th place. With four laps left, Gordon had the fastest car, but Ron Fellows was able to hold him off and he couldn't break into the top four. 2008 In January of 2008, Gordon hired a new crew chief, Frank Kerr. During preseason testing prior to the 2008 Daytona 500, RGM switched to the Dodge Charger, using Evernham engines. However, due to the sudden switch, GEM could only give Gordon a Dodge Charger nose for testing. Gordon received the correct nose, a Dodge Avenger nose with Charger decals, before the Daytona 500, and finished 8th at Daytona. However, he was given a 100-point penalty from NASCAR along with a $100,000 fine, while Kerr was suspended six races. Fans and sponsor Jim Beam started a "Rally for Robby" campaign, protesting the penalty, although it was standard in most 2007 COT penalties. On March 5, the National Stock Car Racing Commission reinstated the No. 7's driver's and owner's points and Kerr's suspension was retracted, though he remained on probation and the fine increased to $150,000. Kerr would depart the team shortly thereafter, ending his RGM tenure at ten races, and was replaced by Walter Giles and Kirk Almquist. Late in the year, GEM and RGM were embroiled in a lawsuit, concerning a potential merger between the two organizations. The suit was eventually dropped, but in the process the partnership was dissolved and Gordon switched to Penske Racing engines. 2009 For 2009, Gordon made another manufacturer switch,