Jeff Gordon News

Making The Chase

Making The Chase

September 3, 2008
: Berths In NASCAR's Playoffs Will Shake Out At Richmond Seven spots remain up for grabs in the Chase for NASCAR Sprint Cup. Two Chase berths will be clinched once the green flag flies at Richmond. Both #16-Greg Biffle and #29-Kevin Harvick need only to start the Richmond

UNOFFICIAL Drivers Points Standings [after California race 25 of 36]:

UNOFFICIAL Drivers Points Standings [after California race 25 of 36]:

August 31, 2008
1) #18-Kyle Busch 3751 [8 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 3547 -204 [6 wins] 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3386 -365 [3 wins] 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3323 -428 [1 win] 5) #31-Jeff Burton 3234 -517 [1 win] 6) #16-Greg Biffle 3159 -592 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 3132 -619 [+187 pts ahead

If the Chase started now

If the Chase started now

August 31, 2008
the drivers in: 1) #18-Kyle Busch 5080 [8 wins x 10 bonus pts] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 5050 [6 wins, 5 wins x 10 pts = 50pts*] 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5030 [3 wins] 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5010 [1 win] 5) #31-Jeff Burton 5010 [1 win] 6) #11-Denny Hamlin 5010 [1 win] 7) #

Racing Resources Says….

Racing Resources Says….

August 31, 2008
* Jimmie Johnson won the Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway. Johnson posted his 36th career victory in his 244th race. He has passed Mark Martin for 17th on the all-time wins list. He posted his third victory of the 2008 season; he also won at Phoenix and Indianapolis

Chase Notes:

Chase Notes:

August 29, 2008
six drivers are still in the 'danger zone': 7-Greg Biffle +141 ahead of 13th place, 8-Kevin Harvick +129, 9-Jeff Gordon +108 look to be in good shape. It gets more precarious for 10-Matt Kenseth +78, 11-Denny Hamlin +57 and 12-Clint Bowyer +12. In the first Race to

California Qualifying Fast Facts

California Qualifying Fast Facts

August 29, 2008
Jimmie Johnson won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Pepsi 500 with a lap of 39.912 seconds, 180.397 mph. This is his 17th pole in 244 Sprint Cup Series races. This is his fourth pole and 19th top-10 start in 2008. This is his first pole in 12 races at Auto Club Speedway

Pepsi scheme for Gordon at Calif:

Pepsi scheme for Gordon at Calif:

August 27, 2008
Jeff Gordon will drive a specially painted #24 DuPont/Pepsi Chevy in the Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speeday.(Performance PR Plus), see an image of the scheme on my #24 Team Schemes page (not the Pepsi Stuff one)(8-27-2008)

Clinch Scenarios at California:

Clinch Scenarios at California:

August 26, 2008
#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #48-Jimmie Johnson and #31-Jeff Burton control their own Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup destiny this weekend. With certain Auto Club Speedway finishes - outlined below - they will join #18-Kyle Busch and #99-Carl Edwards, who have already secured

Kyle Busch could be penalized:

Kyle Busch could be penalized:

August 24, 2008
NASCAR officials will discuss on Monday if #18-Kyle Busch will be penalized for instigating an incident with winner #99-Carl Edwards on the cool-down lap of Saturday night's Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Busch, upset over contact from Edwards when he lost

UNOFFICIAL Drivers Points Standings [after Bristol race 24 of 36]:

UNOFFICIAL Drivers Points Standings [after Bristol race 24 of 36]:

August 23, 2008
1) #18-Kyle Busch 3609 [8 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 3397 -212 [6 wins] 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3193 -416 [1 win] 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3191 -418 [2 wins] 5) #31-Jeff Burton 3117 -492 [1 win] 6) #20-Tony Stewart 3013 -596 7) #16-Greg Biffle 2984 -625 8) #29-Kevin

If the Chase started now

If the Chase started now

August 23, 2008
the drivers in: 1) #18-Kyle Busch 5080 [8 wins x 10 bonus pts] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 5050 [6 wins, 5 wins x 10 pts = 50pts*] 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5020 [2 wins] 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5010 [1 win] 5) #31-Jeff Burton 5010 [1 win] 6) #11-Denny Hamlin 5010 [1 win] 7) #

Bristol Qualifying Fast Facts

Bristol Qualifying Fast Facts

August 22, 2008
Carl Edwards won the Pole Award for the Sharpie 500 with a lap of 15.746 seconds, 121.860 mph. This is his fourth pole in 145 Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first pole and 12th top-10 start in 2008. This is his first pole in nine races at Bristol Motor Speedway

Chase Stats – 3 races to go:

Chase Stats – 3 races to go:

August 21, 2008
which was the greatest "Race to the Chase" in the five year history? That's easy. The inaugural Race to the Chase in 2004 saw three drivers outside the Top 10 with three races to go, make it in: Jeremy Mayfield, Mark Martin and Ryan Newman. They unseated Kevin Harvick

The rise and fall of Casey Atwood:

The rise and fall of Casey Atwood:

August 19, 2008
The hullabaloo surrounding young NASCAR phenom Joey Logano is reminiscent of the media mania that engulfed Nashville teenager Casey Atwood nine years ago. At the time Atwood was breathlessly billed as "NASCAR's next Jeff Gordon." Hopefully Logano's comet won't flame

NASCAR GM Engineer Alba Colon Featured on ESPN Newsmagazine E:60 Tuesday:

NASCAR GM Engineer Alba Colon Featured on ESPN Newsmagazine E:60 Tuesday:

August 19, 2008
ESPN's primetime newsmagazine E:60 airs Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 7:00pm/et, and will include a feature on General Motors engineer Alba Colon, considered by many as one of the most powerful women in NASCAR. Barely five feet tall, the native of Puerto Rico is a giant in