Robby Gordon says he is excited by the prospect of making his first race start in his new Toyota in the Gatorade Duels a༺t Daytona.

Gordon switches to🐻 the Toyota for 2009 after making his final start at the wheel of his Dodge during the Budweiser Shootout.

Already locked into the Daytona 500 thanks to his top-35 owners points placing, Gordon will now look tไo secure the best grid slot pos🌳sible from 20th on the grid for the first Gatorade Duel race.

Ho𝔉wever, having shown his pace on restrictor-plate races in the past, Gordon said he was hopeful that a strong weekendꦆ may lie ahead.

"We have put together꧂ one of t💖he best restrictor-plate programmes in the Cup garage," he said. "Last year, our worst finish in a plate race was eleventh, and we finished second in restrictor-plate points.

"I have learned a lot over the years, and this race is about survival and going hard only when it counts. After observing Saturday's Shootout race, we are confident that we have put together a good packagꦜe for Sunday's race.

"We are looking forward to running our Toyota this year. It is the first time in ten years that I🍎 have been behind the wheel of one, and I can't tell you how happy our team is a part of the Toyota family."