Jeff Gordon News

Hendrick’s Langenstein to be honored:

Hendrick’s Langenstein to be honored:

April 4, 2008
Charlie Langenstein, who works at Hendrick Motorsports will be honored as Mechanic of the Year Award during Northeast Modified Hall of Fame 2008 Induction Ceremonies on Sunday, May 25. Langenstein has molded a successful career that has carried him from the Syracuse

TWO Race Tracks Jeff Gordon has never won a CUP race at:

TWO Race Tracks Jeff Gordon has never won a CUP race at:

April 3, 2008
There are TWO current race tracks the Sprint Cup Series runs on that #24-Jeff Gordon has not won at [a Sprint Cup race]: Texas 0 for 14 with a best of 2nd in 2002 Homestead 0 for 8 with a best finish of 3rd 2004 Gordon has won at 22 [20 active] of 24 tracks he has

DNF [Did Not Finish] Record:

DNF [Did Not Finish] Record:

March 30, 2008
The all-time record for the longest streak of NOT having an DNF is 84 races held by Herman Beam from April 30, 1961 thru March 10, 1963. Kevin Harvick holds the modern era (1972-present) record at 58 (10/3/2002-8/1/2004) then Jeff Gordon at 56 and Dale Earnhardt at

Martinsville Speedway Fast Facts:

Martinsville Speedway Fast Facts:

March 30, 2008
.. Denny Hamlin won the Goody's Cool Orange 500, his fourth victory in 85 Sprint Cup Series races. .. This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2008. .. This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in six races at Martinsville - including second in

Goodyear completes 2nd test at Darlington:

Goodyear completes 2nd test at Darlington:

March 28, 2008
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Wednesday completed a "continuation test" at Darlington Raceway with drivers #16-Greg Biffle, #24-Jeff Gordon and #12-Ryan Newman. An initial test with the same drivers earlier this month got Goodyear half-way to its goal of finding

Jeff Gordon wins pole at Martinsville:

Jeff Gordon wins pole at Martinsville:

March 28, 2008
#24-Jeff Gordon won the Coors Light Pole for the Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Speedway with a speed of 96.288mph for his 2nd pole of 2008 and the 65th of his career. #11-Hamlin qualified second with the rest of the top-10 being: #8-Almirola, #6-Ragan, #26

Qualifying Notes:

Qualifying Notes:

March 28, 2008
.. Jeff Gordon won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Goody's Cool Orange 500 with a lap of 19.666 seconds, 96.288 mph. .. This is his 65th pole in 515 career NASCAR Sprint Cup races. He is fourth on the all-time pole winners list behind Richard Petty (126), David

Martinsville Rookie Notes:

Martinsville Rookie Notes:

March 27, 2008
#01-Regan Smith was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the March 16 Food City 500 at Bristol. Smith scored a 25th-place finish and claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the second time this season. #40-Dario Franchitti leads the Raybestos Rookie standings

Tire test at Darlington:

Tire test at Darlington:

March 26, 2008
One test of Darlington Raceway's new surface wasn't enough, so Goodyear is coming back. The tire manufacturer will hold a one-day test Wednesday at NASCAR's oldest superspeedway. The test, which is closed to the public and the media, will feature the same three drivers

Milestone coming up for Stewart…laps led:

Milestone coming up for Stewart…laps led:

March 24, 2008
after Bristol, #20-Tony Stewart has led 9,892 laps in his Sprint Cup career, which is 13th all time and 108 laps short of 10,000. Bill Elliott is 12th at 11,416. #24-Jeff Gordon is the leading active driver with 19,557. Richard Petty is the all time leader with 52,

After five Sprint Cup Races

After five Sprint Cup Races

March 24, 2008
parity has reigned in the first five races of this Sprint Cup Series season. All four manufacturers have at least two cars in the top 12. Only 96 points separate first-place Kyle Busch from fifth-place Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet). Six

2nd Darlington tire test scheduled…no Toyota..again:

2nd Darlington tire test scheduled…no Toyota..again:

March 16, 2008
Goodyear is going back to Darlington Raceway for another test on the newly paved surface, and once again a Toyota won't be involved. #16-Greg Biffle (Ford), #24-Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet) and #12-Ryan Newman (Dodge) will all return to Darlington in two weeks to help Goodyear

Time for a drivers Union? UPDATE:

Time for a drivers Union? UPDATE:

March 15, 2008
The always boisterous Tony Stewart led a loud parade of outrage aimed at Goodyear's engineers after Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. If Stewart had thought about it long enough, he might have realized that there is much more that he and his fellow

200 mph at Darlington:

200 mph at Darlington:

March 14, 2008
What a difference a paving makes: 200 miles per hour. That's how fast the Sprint Cup Series cars ran during Goodyear tire tests earlier this week at historic Darlington Raceway. That's not a miss-print. The Chevrolet of Jeff Gordon, the Ford of Greg Biffle and the

Jeff Gordon Featured on Cover of EA Sports NASCAR 09:

Jeff Gordon Featured on Cover of EA Sports NASCAR 09:

March 13, 2008
Electronic Arts announced Jeff Gordon, legendary NASCAR driver of car #24, will be featured as the cover athlete for EA SPORTS NASCAR 09. NASCAR 09 is scheduled to ship in North America on June 10 and will offer an authentic, exhilarating stock car driving experience