Jeff Gordon News

Fan to ride with Harvick in Pennzoil Victory Challenge:

Fan to ride with Harvick in Pennzoil Victory Challenge:

April 25, 2009
Pennzoil is taking the excitement around the 2009 Pennzoil Victory Challenge to an even higher level by allowing one lucky fan the chance of a lifetime to ride shotgun with Kevin Harvick in the 2009 Pennzoil Victory Challenge. The second annual event is set for May

Retro Pepsi image at ‘Dega for Gordon UPDATE 2:

Retro Pepsi image at ‘Dega for Gordon UPDATE 2:

April 24, 2009
The year was 1983 when Darrell Waltrip took to the track in the Pepsi Challenger Chevy. Waltrip had won back-to-back titles and was trying for three in a row when PepsiCo changed the primary sponsor on his car from Mountain Dew to its signature brand before the season

Current longest-tenured driver/crew chief pairings:

Current longest-tenured driver/crew chief pairings:

April 24, 2009
After the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Saturday, Richard Childress Racing will swap crews and crew chiefs on the #07 & #29 teams, bringing and end to the second longest current driver/crew chief combination. Driver / Crew Chief: Start Date #48-Jimmie Johnson / Chad Knaus

Race winners getting older:

Race winners getting older:

April 24, 2009
Just three years ago, the average age (at season's end) of the 13 drivers who won races was 30.5. This race is only eight races old, but the average age of the winners so far is 35.7. At the moment, the profile of Sprint Cup winners looks a lot like the late 1980s

Hendrick drivers win three in a row:

Hendrick drivers win three in a row:

April 23, 2009
#5-Mark Martin's win last week at Phoenix International Raceway came on the heels of two other Hendrick Motorsports wins -- #48-Jimmie Johnson at Martinsville and #24-Jeff Gordon at Texas -- and marked the third time Hendrick Motorsports has won three consecutive Cup

Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series

Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series

April 20, 2009
* Mark Martin won the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway after starting from the pole. His victory was the fifth straight win by Hendrick Motorsports at Phoenix. Martin led five times for 157 laps, including the final six. * Martin scored his 400th

Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series:

Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series:

March 31, 2009
Racing Resources Says "¦Sprint Cup Series: * Jimmie Johnson won the Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway. * Johnson became the fourth different race winner in 2009. Matt Kenseth won the first two races (Daytona and California). Kyle Busch won at Las

Retro Pepsi image at ‘Dega for Gordon UPDATE:

Retro Pepsi image at ‘Dega for Gordon UPDATE:

March 30, 2009
Retro Pepsi image at 'Dega for Gordon UPDATE: The year was 1983 when Darrell Waltrip took to the track in the Pepsi Challenger Chevy. Waltrip had won back-to-back titles and was trying for three in a row when PepsiCo changed the primary sponsor on his car from Mountain

Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

March 29, 2009
Did Not Finish Streak and stats: #33-Bowyer has been running at the finish in 79 consecutive races, the longest current streak, only 2 races behind the modern era record of #29-Harvick who had 81 until DNFing at California in Feb 2009, next up is #48-Johnson at 30

UNOFFICAL Driver Points Standings [after Martinsville race 6 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Driver Points Standings [after Martinsville race 6 of 36]:

March 29, 2009
UNOFFICAL Driver Points Standings [after Martinsville race 6 of 36]: 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 959 2) #33-Clint Bowyer 870 -89 3) #2-Kurt Busch 827 -132 [1 win] 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson 817 [1 win] 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 811 -148 6) #18-Kyle Busch 800 -159 [2 wins] 7) #14-Tony

Race Fast Facts – Martinsville Speedway

Race Fast Facts – Martinsville Speedway

March 29, 2009
Race Fast Facts - Martinsville Speedway Jimmie Johnson won the Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500, his 41st victory in 261 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2009. His last previous victory came at Phoenix in November 2008

Back problems for Jeff Gordon?

Back problems for Jeff Gordon?

March 29, 2009
Back problems for Jeff Gordon? Okay, what's the deal with Jeff Gordon's back? He's talked for three weeks now about chronic back pain. And that sounds suspiciously like the type of pain that Ricky Rudd and Mark Martin have endured. Martin himself had major back surgery

Rain cancels qualifying in Martinsville:

Rain cancels qualifying in Martinsville:

March 27, 2009
Rain cancels qualifying in Martinsville: Persistent rain at Martinsville has cancelled qualifying for the Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway and the field was set by the rule book [owners points, past owner win, past champ and race attempts]. So #

Martinsville Rookie Notes:

Martinsville Rookie Notes:

March 26, 2009
Martinsville Rookie Notes: #82-Scott Speed was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the March 22 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Speed scored a 28th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the second time this season. #20-Joey Logano leads Speed by one

Boy Scouts honor Jeff Gordon:

Boy Scouts honor Jeff Gordon:

March 25, 2009
Boy Scouts honor Jeff Gordon: #24-Jeff Gordon has something in common with 13 presidents, Charles Lindbergh, Walt Disney, Hank Aaron and Colin Powell. He's a Silver Buffalo. Or at least he received the Silver Buffalo award, Boy Scouts of America's highest honor given