Jeff Gordon News

No Dale Jr. to Hendrick:

No Dale Jr. to Hendrick:

May 20, 2007
Cross Hendrick Motorsports off the list of teams interested in signing Dale Earnhardt Jr. Although he's spoken to Earnhardt, car owner Rick Hendrick said Saturday "there's no room at the inn" for NASCAR's most popular driver. Earnhardt is leaving Dale Earnhardt Inc

Harvick wins Nextel Challenge:

Harvick wins Nextel Challenge:

May 19, 2007
#29-Kevin Harvick won the Nextel Challenge All-Star race at Lowe's Motor Speedway for his first ever win in the All-Star race and winning the $1 million+. #48-Johnson finished 2nd followed by #01-Martin, #31-Burton [with AT&T logos], #20-Stewart, #70-Sauter [was 2nd

Crew Chief Race for Charity before All-Star race:

Crew Chief Race for Charity before All-Star race:

May 19, 2007
The top crew chiefs in Nextel Cup racing will trade their wrenches for driving suits during the inaugural Kobalt Tools Crew Chief Race Saturday night, May 19, at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The event will be the featured pre-race entertainment for the Nextel All-Star Challenge

All-Star Race Rookie Notes:

All-Star Race Rookie Notes:

May 18, 2007
#42-Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 13 Dodge Avenger 500 at Darlington Raceway. Montoya placed 23rd and took top rookie honors for the fourth time this season. Montoya leads David Ragan by four points (120-116) in the Raybestos Rookie

Telethon set for NASCAR charitable day TODAY:

Telethon set for NASCAR charitable day TODAY:

May 18, 2007
NASCAR's first telethon is being planned for May 18 as part of NASCAR Day, the sport's annual charitable day. Since NASCAR initiated the day in 2004, it has sold keepsake pins and taken donations for its own NASCAR Foundation. More than $1.3 million was raised in 2006

Wind Tunnel Special Wed: Wonderboy or the Intiminator UPDATE:

Wind Tunnel Special Wed: Wonderboy or the Intiminator UPDATE:

May 16, 2007
As part of its weeklong All-Star programming lineup leading up to the Nextel All-Star Challenge, SPEED will deliver a special episode of Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain. The 90-minute special, entitled "Wonderboy or The Intimidator ... Who's Better?" will air live at

Gordon’s start of season best ever?

Gordon’s start of season best ever?

May 14, 2007
been asked, is #24-Jeff Gordon's 2007 start of the season after 11 races the best ever? I looked back thru 1975 when the current points system started [but wins are worth 10 pts more now, the only change since]. In terms of points, Gordon's start after 11 races is

Jeff Gordon wins at Darlington:

Jeff Gordon wins at Darlington:

May 13, 2007
#24-Jeff Gordon won the rain delayed Dodge Avenger 500 at Darlington Raceway for his 3rd win of 2007, 7th wins at Darlington and 78th of his career. The race was scheduled to run Saturday night, but was rained out and run Sunday, May 13th, the 2nd race in a row that

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standing

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standing

May 13, 2007
after Darlington [11 of 36 races]: #24-Jeff Gordon 1881 #48-Jimmie Johnson 1650 -231 #17-Matt Kenseth 1582 -299 #11-Denny Hamlin 1539 -342 #31-Jeff Burton 1486 -395 #20-Tony Stewart 1375 -506 #2-Kurt Busch 1325 -556 #29-Kevin Harvick 1315 -566 #07-Clint Bowyer 1302

Rumblings – Race Notes:

Rumblings – Race Notes:

May 13, 2007
#24-Jeff Gordon (steamin' all the way) had enough water to make it to Victory Lane today at Darlington Raceway and took the Dodge Avenger 500 for his third win of the season. Career victory #78 (and 7th at Darlington) was #157 for Hendrick Motorsports (their 8th of

Darlington Raceway Fast Facts

Darlington Raceway Fast Facts

May 13, 2007
.. Jeff Gordon won the Dodge Avenger 500, his 78th victory in 484 Nextel Cup Series races. .. This is his third victory and 10th top-10 finish in 2007. .. This is his seventh victory and 18th top-10 finish in 27 races at Darlington Raceway. .. Denny Hamlin finished

Jeff Gordon to trade paint Saturday:

Jeff Gordon to trade paint Saturday:

May 12, 2007
#24-Jeff Gordon will join hosts John Roberts and Kyle Petty on this week's edition of Tradin' Paint, set to air Saturday at 4:00pm/et from Darlington Raceway, to discuss hot topics in the NASCAR garage. This week's special media guest will be motor sports writer Jenna

Ramblings – Darlington Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Darlington Qualifying Notes:

May 11, 2007
Clint Bowyer captured his first-ever Bud Pole today at Darlington Raceway for tomorrow night's Dodge Avenger 500 with a time of 29.806 sec (184.987 mph), and he becomes the 6th qualifier for next February's Budweiser Shootout. Clint's previous best starting spot was

Darlington Goodyear Tire Notes:

Darlington Goodyear Tire Notes:

May 11, 2007
Both the NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series will run the same combination of left- and right-side tires at Darlington this weekend . . . this is the first time that Goodyear has brought out this tire setup, and Darlington is the only track at which these tire codes

Dale Earnhardt Jr., Richard Petty wax figures to be unveiled at LVMS:

Dale Earnhardt Jr., Richard Petty wax figures to be unveiled at LVMS:

May 9, 2007
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Richard Petty will appear in the flesh and in wax in Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Neon Garage. Earnhardt Jr. and Petty, the seven-time NASCAR champion, will unveil their wax figures at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 9. The two figures will remain in the