Jeff Gordon News

Some Chase Notes:

Some Chase Notes:

October 11, 2007
#24-Jeff Gordon stormed to the lead at Talladega and to the point in The Chase, but Saturday night poses a big challenge for Gordon as he guns for championship number five. Gordon has finishes of 30-2-30-38-36-24-41 in his last seven starts at Lowe's Motor Speedway

Charlotte Rookie Notes:

Charlotte Rookie Notes:

October 11, 2007
#42-Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race at Talladega Superspeedway. Montoya scored a 15th-place finish and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the 13th time this season, including two of the last three races. Montoya leads #6-David Ragan

Most Popular Driver Award Tops Three Million Votes:

Most Popular Driver Award Tops Three Million Votes:

October 10, 2007
The NASCAR NMPA Chex Most Popular Driver award recently surpassed the 3 million mark in votes, and voters are still logging in daily. This new tally tops last year's total of 2.8 million votes cast. Log on to the Chex Most Popular Driver Website at www.mostpopulardriver

Gibson takes over at Dale Jr.’s crew chief:

Gibson takes over at Dale Jr.’s crew chief:

October 9, 2007
Tony Gibson will be the crew chief for the #8 Budweiser team for the remainder of the season. He was the interim crew chief for six races earlier in the season after Tony Eury Jr. was suspended. In the six races with Gibson at the helm, the team recorded an eighth-

Gordon 6th to sweep ‘Dega:

Gordon 6th to sweep ‘Dega:

October 7, 2007
#24-Jeff Gordon is the sixth driver to sweep both races at Talladega in the same season. Other drivers with the Talladega double are Pete Hamilton in 1970, Buddy Baker in 1975, Darrell Waltrip in 1982, Dale Earnhardt in 1990 and 1999, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2002

Jeff Gordon wins Talladega last lap pass:

Jeff Gordon wins Talladega last lap pass:

October 7, 2007
#24-Jeff Gordon won the UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in a four lap shootout and last lap pass to win his 5th race of the season, 6th win at Talladega, 12th restrictor plate win [most all time] and 80th career win [6th all-time, 3 behind Cale Yarborough].

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

October 7, 2007
after Talladega [30 of 36 races]: (Traditional Points...the old way, not the Chase) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 4499 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4060, -439 3) #20-Tony Stewart 4043, -456 4) #11-Denny Hamlin 3908, -591 5) #99-Carl Edwards 33837, -662 6) #07-Clint Bowyer 3806, -693

Rumblings – Talladega Race Notes:

Rumblings – Talladega Race Notes:

October 7, 2007
Jeff Gordon played possum most of the race and led exactly one lap today at Talladega Superspeedway (the last one) and won the UAW-Ford 500 in yet another wild 'Dega finish.....he bested his teammate Jimmie Johnson by .066 seconds. Gordon completed the sweep (he won

Talladega Superspeedway – Fast Facts:

Talladega Superspeedway – Fast Facts:

October 7, 2007
.. Jeff Gordon won the UAW-Ford 500, his 80th victory in 503 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races. .. This is his fifth victory and 24th top-10 finish in 2007. .. This is his sixth victory and 16th top-10 finish in 30 races at Talladega Superspeedway. .. Jimmie Johnson (

Earnhardt’s Team Collects Pit Crew Win at Kansas:

Earnhardt’s Team Collects Pit Crew Win at Kansas:

October 5, 2007
Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s #8 crew collected the Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge win in Sunday's Nextel Cup race at Kansas Speedway. It was the third win of the season for Earnhard't over-the-wall crew. On its way to a 10th-place finish, the Budweiser crew spent

Fan designs Jeff Gordon’s Talladega scheme:

Fan designs Jeff Gordon’s Talladega scheme:

October 2, 2007
Deborah Chastain of Thomasville, GA, will be leading the cheers for the #24 DuPont/Pepsi Chevy on October 7 when Jeff Gordon races in the paint scheme she designed. Earlier this year, Jeff Gordon, together with Pepsi, handed creative control over to the fans by asking

Stewart Could Face Penalty for Obscenity UPDATE no penalty:

Stewart Could Face Penalty for Obscenity UPDATE no penalty:

September 30, 2007
#20-Tony Stewart could face his second points deduction this season for using vulgar language after telling a cameraman to "get the f-- away from me" during an ESPN2 broadcast shortly after the first Nextel Cup practice ended Saturday morning at Kansas Speedway. NASCAR

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

September 30, 2007
after Kansas [29 of 36 races]: 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5506 2) #24-Jeff Gordon 5500 -6 3) #07-Clint Bowyer 5492 -14 4) #20-Tony Stewart 5389 -117 5) #29-Kevin Harvick 5380 -126 6) #5-Kyle Busch 5370 -136 7) #99-Carl Edwards 5364 -142 8) #1-Martin Truex Jr. 5348 -158

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

September 30, 2007
after Kansas [29 of 36 races]: (Traditional Points...the old way, not the Chase) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 4309 2) #20-Tony Stewart 3896 -413 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3885 -424 4) #11-Denny Hamlin 3738 -571 5) #99-Carl Edwards 3716 -593 6) #17-Matt Kenseth 3707 -602 7) #07-Clint

Rumblings – Kansas:

Rumblings – Kansas:

September 30, 2007
It was almost as if this race took all day to run.....and confusion reigned supreme at the end. I don't know how you can have a winner sitting in the grass on the frontstretch (presumably with the engine not running....whether there was any fuel left is open to discussion