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The Sprint Unlimited Tidbits II:

- One driver has swept the Sprint Unlimited, Daytona 500 and the Coke Zero 400 from 1979-2014: Bobby Allison (1982). - Seven drivers have won the Sprint Unlimited (1979-2014) and the championship in the same season. Dale Earnhardt is the only one to have accomplished...

Menard to start first in Sprint Unlimited:

Select fans were paired with each crew chief for a random drawing that determined each team's starting and pit road positions for the Sprint Unlimited. The drawings took place on Friday, February 13th at Daytona. #27-Menard will start from the pole as crew chief Justin...

Jeff Gordon among most marketable celebrities in sports

When Jeff Gordon retires from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series after more than two decades, one of his many legacies will be his ability to deliver marketing results through mainstream media. "From Saturday night racing under the lights to Saturday Night Live, the four...

By the Numbers: The Sprint Unlimited:

.013 - Margin of victory in seconds by Kyle Busch over Tony Stewart in 2012, the closest margin in Sprint Unlimited history .058 - Margin of victory in seconds by Kurt Busch over Jamie McMurray in 2011, the second closest margin in Sprint Unlimited history .08 - Margin...

Axalta Names Jeff Gordon Global Business Advisor:

Axalta Coating Systems and Jeff Gordon announced a new multi-year partnership. Gordon will become Axalta's Global Business Advisor, and serve as special advisor to Charlie Shaver, Axalta Chairman and CEO, bringing his winning skills and innovative thinking to Axalta...

The Sprint Unlimited Tidbits:

- The number of participants has ranged from a low of seven in 1981 to a high of 28 in 2009 (25 are eligible for this year's event). - The drivers with the most Sprint Unlimited appearances: o Mark Martin (24) o Bill Elliott (23) o Jeff Gordon (21) o Ken Schrader (...

Axalta to sponsor Phoenix XFINITY race:

Phoenix International Raceway announced that Axalta Coating Systems will be recognized as the title sponsor of the track's March NASCAR XFINITY Series race. The Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200, a two-year entitlement, will officially kick off the NASCAR XFINITY...

Atlanta to honor Jeff Gordon with race weekend tribute:

In 1992, few could have predicted that when Jeff Gordon strapped into the #24 car for Hendrick Motorsports at Atlanta Motor Speedway for his first Sprint Cup Series start on Nov. 15 of that year that he was embarking on a career more than two decades long to become...

Darrell Waltrip speaks at National Prayer Breakfast:

On his birthday, NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip gave the keynote address at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning in Washington, DC, addressing a crowd that included President Barack Obama, the Dalai Lama and 4,000 attendees from 170 countries. As...

Gordon talks more about TV plans:

Four-time premier series champion Jeff Gordon was a guest Tuesday on "FOX & Friends," and he discussed more details of his new job as a FOX race analyst. "I am going to do three races this year for FOX and FOX Sports, XFINITY races," Gordon said. "I'm excited...

Gordon doesn”t want car number 24 retired:

Jeff Gordon knows some of his fans would rather not see the #24 on the car of another Sprint Cup driver. But he believes Chase Elliott will have so much success, his fans eventually will change their minds. So he convinced team owner Rick Hendrick that Elliott, who...

Earnhardt Jr. having too much fun to think about retiring:

With Hendrick Motorsports teammate #24-Jeff Gordon ready to call it quits at the end of the upcoming season, #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. was asked Thursday about his own eventual retirement. After all, Earnhardt is only three years younger than Gordon. Will the 40-year-...

Axalta becomes title sponsor for Pocono race in June:

Pocono Raceway and long-time partner, Axalta Coating Systems, announced a multi-year entitlement agreement which includes the renaming of the annual June NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race held at "The Tricky Triangle' as the Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400. "We...

Is a NASCAR TV analyst career in Jeff Gordon”s future? UPDATE:

Would Jeff Gordon trade his helmet for a headset after exiting his #24 Chevy after the 2015 Sprint Cup Season? The four-time series champion said Friday morning he would consider a career as a TV analyst in NASCAR after he leaves full-time competition this year. "I...

Is a NASCAR TV analyst career in Jeff Gordon”s future?

Would Jeff Gordon trade his helmet for a headset after exiting his #24 Chevy after the 2015 Sprint Cup Season? The four-time series champion said Friday morning he would consider a career as a TV analyst in NASCAR after he leaves full-time competition this year. "I...

Gordon and Hendrick NASCAR teleconference:

#24-Jeff Gordon and Hendrick Motorsports team owner, Rick Hendrick, met with members of the media to discuss Jeff Gordon's announcement that 2015 will be his final full season of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition. Below are some high lights from Thursday's NASCAR...

JEFF GORDON BIO BRIEF:

FULL NAME: Jeffery Michael Gordon BIRTHDATE: Aug. 4, 1971 BIRTHPLACE: Vallejo, California HOMETOWN: Pittsboro, Indiana FAMILY: Wife Ingrid Vandebosch; daughter Ella Sofia (7); son Leo Benjamin (4) " Four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001) " ...

Gordon comments on his back:

#24-Jeff Gordon had a question-and-answer session on the telephone with NASCAR This Week, one question concerned his back: Q) Can you update us about your back spasms? Gordon: "It's not worth talking about. Nothing has changed since last year. It's an ongoing process...

Martinsville Speedway Offers High Level Of Action For Small Price:

The first short-track race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season, the STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, comes with an amazingly high excitement level and at an equally amazing low price. Tickets for the STP 500 begin at just $45 and family packages start at only...

Jeff Gordon and Ray Evernham Begin 2015 Living in the Past:

Jeff Gordon and former crew chief Ray Evernham will team up again in 2015. On Jan. 16 in Scottsdale, Arizona, the duo will auction off their final race-winning car at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale. Proceeds from the sale of the 1999 #24 Pepsi Chevrolet Monte Carlo that...