Jeff Gordon News

Dale Jr. wins at Michigan:

Dale Jr. wins at Michigan:

June 15, 2008
#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the LifeLock 400 at Michigan International Speedway for his 1st win of 2008, first in 76 races (Richmond in May 2006) and the 18th of his career. #9-Kahne finished 2nd, followed by #17-Kenseth, #83-Vickers, #20-Stewart, #48-Johnson [led the

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after Michigan race 15 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after Michigan race 15 of 36]:

June 15, 2008
1) #18-Kyle Busch 2213 [4 wins] 2) #31-Jeff Burton 2181 -32 [1 win] 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2129 -84 [1 win] 4) #99-Carl Edwards 2007 -206[3 wins] 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1959 -254 [1 win] 6) #11-Denny Hamlin 1926 -287 [1 win] 7) #9-Kasey Kahne 1889 -324 [2 wins] 8

Forbes Rates the Most Valuable Teams In NASCAR:

Forbes Rates the Most Valuable Teams In NASCAR:

June 13, 2008
There's a widening gulf in NASCAR between stock car racing's biggest, most valuable teams and those hoping to hang on for just one more race. Since our first NASCAR valuation package two years ago, values have rocketed skyward, up 65% on average, to $119 million, thanks

DuPont, Customers to Help Rebuild Town Leveled by Tornado:

DuPont, Customers to Help Rebuild Town Leveled by Tornado:

June 13, 2008
DuPont and #24-Jeff Gordon announced that DuPont will partner with customers and make an initial donation of more than 30 innovative products and services worth nearly $750,000 to help rebuild homes and businesses in tornado-ravaged Greensburg, Kan. The donation also

Racing Resources Says “¦

Racing Resources Says “¦

June 10, 2008
* Kasey Kahne won the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway, scoring his ninth career series victory in 158 races. He led the most laps, five times for 69 laps. He is the third multiple-race winner in 2008. * Five of Kahne's nine wins have come from the Coor's Light pole. Kahne

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after Pocono race 14 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after Pocono race 14 of 36]:

June 8, 2008
1) #18-Kyle Busch 2084 [4 wins] 2) #31-Jeff Burton 2063 -21 [1 win] 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1939 -145 4) #99-Carl Edwards 1856 -228 [would be 3rd without 100 pt penalty][3 wins] 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 1800 -284 [1 win] 6) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1799 -285 [1 win] 7) #16-

Stewart wins Prelude to the Dream:

Stewart wins Prelude to the Dream:

June 5, 2008
the fourth annual Old Spice Prelude to the Dream at Eldora Speedway was won by Tony Stewart, just beating Robby Gordon. The rest of the results of the race held June 4th at Eldora Speedway: 3) Clint Bowyer, 4) Kenny Wallace, 5) Denny Hamlin, 6) Matt Kenseth, 7) Kevin

Been asked:

Been asked:

June 3, 2008
how does #18-Kyle Busch's 2008 Cup Season start compare to others [since the current points system started in 1975]? Busch's start would rank 10th best with 2050 points. in 1977 Cale Yarborough had 2176 points and 6 wins [so he would have 2296 points using the extra

Racing Resources Says “¦

Racing Resources Says “¦

June 3, 2008
* Kyle Busch won the Best Buy 400 at Dover International Speedway after starting the race third. Busch scored his eighth career victory in his 127th career race. Busch's previous victory came at Darlington. Busch scored his fourth victory in 2008, the most in the series

Burton’s streak ends:

Burton’s streak ends:

June 2, 2008
#31-Jeff Burton finished eight in the Best Buy 400 Benefiting Student Clubs at Dover International Speedway, but was one lap down, ending a streak of 17 straight races of finishing on the lead lap. That was the best streak since matt Kenseth, who had 18 straight races

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after Dover race 13 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after Dover race 13 of 36]:

June 1, 2008
1) #18-Kyle Busch 2050 [4 wins] 2) #31-Jeff Burton 1908 -142 [1 win] 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1779 -271 4) #99-Carl Edwards 1713 -337 [would be 3rd without 100 pt penalty][3 wins] 5) #16-Greg Biffle 1658 -392 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 1646 -404 7) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1644

Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

June 1, 2008
#29-Harvick has been running at the finish in 57 consecutive races [almost lost it at Dover], the longest current streak, next up is #07-Bowyer at 50 consecutive races. Harvick holds the modern era (1972-present) record at 58 (10/3/2002-8/1/2004) then Jeff Gordon at

DuPont extends with Hendrick & Gordon:

DuPont extends with Hendrick & Gordon:

May 29, 2008
DuPont, Hendrick Motorsports and Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevy, announced that the current longest-running sponsor/driver/team combination in the Sprint Cup Series will continue through the 2010 racing season. At that point, the sponsorship will have

Hendrick streak intact:

Hendrick streak intact:

May 28, 2008
Hendrick Motorsports' streak of top-10 finishes improved to 77 Sprint Cup races after Sunday's event at Lowe's Motor Speedway when #24-Jeff Gordon took fourth and #88-Dale Earnhardt nabbed fifth. The last time a Hendrick driver wasn't in the top 10 was April 9, 2006

Victory Junction KC Looks to Get a $1 Million Kick-Start:

Victory Junction KC Looks to Get a $1 Million Kick-Start:

May 28, 2008
With groundbreaking set for late September on the long-awaited second edition of the Victory Junction Gang Camp on the outskirts of Kansas City, the fourth edition of the Old Spice Prelude to the Dream has set a goal of generating $1 million to benefit the project.