Truex accepts Gordon apology, but…:

  • #24-Jeff Gordon might have to watch his bumper when the flag drops for Sunday’s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He left last week’s race at Infineon Raceway as NASCAR’s most wanted for a series of overly aggressive moves on the track. One of those times led to a race-ending wreck for #56-Martin Truex Jr. Truex was running inside the top 10 when Gordon spun him, causing him to drop back into traffic, where he was caught in a multi-car accident. Gordon took the blame for that one and left an apology this week on Truex’s voicemail. Truex has accepted the apology, and he wants Gordon to accept the fact that he’ll change the way he races the four-time champion from here on out. “The nice guy seems to always get pushed around and I’m tired of being the nice guy,” said Truex, who has one career win. “I’m tired of getting pushed around. There’s been times when Jeff’s caught me and never even gave me the chance to get out of the way. He just started running into me, and he’s the first guy to hang his middle finger out the window when he goes by you. Things are going to change, that’s all I’m saying.” Gordon also angered #19-Elliott Sadler, #2-Kurt Busch and #16-Greg Biffle last week.(in part from the Associated Press)(6-27-2010)