“Gordon tops $4 million in season winnings. He came up short of a victory in Sunday’s UAW-GM Quality 500, but Jeff Gordon did surpass $4 million in prize money for the season. The 26-year-old, who set the season record of $4,347,343 when he won the 1995 Winston Cup championship, is the first driver ever to go above $4 million without any postseason bonus money. Gordon won $62,200 Sunday for his fifth-place finish and has won $4,050,127 this season. Race winner Dale Jarrett is second with $2,227,847. With four races remaining, Gordon leads the chase for the $1.5 million championship bonus.”(Speedworld)(10-6-97)
