Jeff Gordon News

#24 to spotlight National Guard program at Atlanta:

#24 to spotlight National Guard program at Atlanta:

March 5, 2009
#24 to spotlight National Guard program at Atlanta: This weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Jeff Gordon will trade in the bold orange, yellow and black hues that have adorned the hood of his #24 Chevy so far this season for the opportunity to spotlight one of the National

Atlanta Rookie Notes and News:

Atlanta Rookie Notes and News:

March 5, 2009
Atlanta Rookie Notes and News: #20-Joey Logano was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the March 1 Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Logano scored a 13th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the second time this season and for the second consecutive race

Reese’s colors for Harvick at Atlanta:

Reese’s colors for Harvick at Atlanta:

March 4, 2009
Reese's colors for Harvick at Atlanta: Reeses, a major associate sponsor of RCRs #29 Chevy, kicks into high gear this weekend in Atlanta as Kevin Harvick and the #29 team transform their bright yellow-and-red Shell-Pennzoil Chevy into a bright orange Reeses racing

Racing Resources Says “¦

Racing Resources Says “¦

March 2, 2009
Racing Resources Says "¦ * Las Vegas native Kyle Busch won the Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Busch was the pole winner but dropped to the rear, under penalty, for an engine change prior to the start. He is the first pole winner to win at Las Vegas. * Busch

Jeff Gordon goes over 20,000 laps led:

Jeff Gordon goes over 20,000 laps led:

March 2, 2009
Jeff Gordon goes over 20,000 laps led: #24-Jeff Gordon hit another milestone at Las Vegas Motor Speedway "“ 20,006 career laps led "“ when he led 17 laps in the Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and is 7th on the all time list. Gordon is well shy of Richard Pettys

Driver wins before age 25:

Driver wins before age 25:

March 1, 2009
Driver wins before age 25: Only 57 of 2,213 Cup races for which the winner's age is known have been won by drivers under 25: 1. Jeff Gordon, 15 2. Kyle Busch, 13 [still under 25 until May 2, 2010] 3. Kurt Busch, 7 (tie) Richard Petty, 7 5. Junior Johnson, 5 Tied with

Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

March 1, 2009
Did Not Finish Streak and stats: #33-Bowyer has been running at the finish in 76 consecutive races, the longest current streak, only 5 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 27

UNOFFICAL Driver Points Standings [after Las Vegas race 3 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Driver Points Standings [after Las Vegas race 3 of 36]:

March 1, 2009
UNOFFICAL Driver Points Standings [after Las Vegas race 3 of 36]: 1) Jeff Gordon 459 2) Clint Bowyer 441 -18 3) Matt Kenseth 419 -40 [2 wins] 4) Greg Biffle 419 -40 5) David Reutimann 408 -51 6) #18-Kyle Busch 405 -54 [1 win] 7) #2-Kurt Busch 393 -66 8) #14-Tony Stewart

Race Fast Facts – Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Race Fast Facts – Las Vegas Motor Speedway

March 1, 2009
Race Fast Facts - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Kyle Busch won the Shelby 427, his 13th victory in 153 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in 2009. This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in six races at Las Vegas

Kenseth goes for a record NO GO:

Kenseth goes for a record NO GO:

March 1, 2009
Kenseth goes for a record NO GO: #17-Matt Kenseth won the Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway of Southern California. He became just the fourth driver to win the Daytona 500 AND then the next race of the season: Richard Petty, (1973) Daytona & Richmond, 23rd at Rockingham

Gordon feels SAFER at Vegas:

Gordon feels SAFER at Vegas:

March 1, 2009
Gordon feels SAFER at Vegas: #24-Jeff Gordon feels secure on the track at Las Vegas a year after one of the worst wrecks of his career. Gordon spun coming out of Turn 2 in last year's race and slammed into the inside retaining wall. The hit, at a portion of the track

Drivers to Conduct Fan Forums at Speedway Motorsports Races:

Drivers to Conduct Fan Forums at Speedway Motorsports Races:

March 1, 2009
Drivers to Conduct Fan Forums at Speedway Motorsports Races: NASCAR drivers and Speedway Motorsports are teaming up to bring fans closer to their favorite drivers than ever before. The new "PRN Up To SPEED" program will bring NASCAR's top names out for fan forums at

DuPont slashes NASCAR tab:

DuPont slashes NASCAR tab:

February 25, 2009
DuPont, long recognized as the leader in hospitality among NASCAR sponsors, is drastically reducing its program this year as part of its companywide cost cutting. Instead of entertaining the 17,000 guests it had at 37 races last year, DuPont will buy hospitality packages

Hendrick engine problems caused by bad parts:

Hendrick engine problems caused by bad parts:

February 24, 2009
Hendrick Motorsports officials say a bad batch of parts led to engine failures by #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. and #5-Mark Martin in Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA. "Both cars had valve train failures that were related to a specific batch of

Racing Resources Says “¦

Racing Resources Says “¦

February 24, 2009
* Matt Kenseth won the Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway of Southern California. He became just the fourth driver to win the Daytona 500 and then the next race of the season. He joined Richard Petty (1973), Cale Yarborough (1977) and Jeff Gordon (1997). Kenseth is