Jeff Gordon News

Commercial Breakdown of the Bank of America 500:

Commercial Breakdown of the Bank of America 500:

October 15, 2006
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 7:04pm/et End time to record race/commercial periods: 11:09pm/et Total minutes: 245 Minutes of race broadcast: 174 Minutes of commercials: 71 (8.7 minutes per 30 total minutes) Total number of commercials: 142 Total number

Charlotte Rookie Notes:

Charlotte Rookie Notes:

October 14, 2006
#1-Martin Truex Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the October 8 UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Truex Jr. finished fifth, his best finish in 39 Nextel Cup Series races and the best by a Raybestos Rookie on a restrictor plate track this season. Truex

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

October 14, 2006
after Charlotte [31 of 36 races]: #31-Jeff Burton 5763 #17-Matt Kenseth 5718 -45 #29-Kevin Harvick 5674 -89 #6-Mark Martin 5661 -102 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5657 -106 #11-Denny Hamlin 5626 -137 #48-Jimmie Johnson 5617 -146 #9-Kasey Kahne 5603 -160 #5-Kyle Busch 5568 -

Charlotte Qualifying Notes:

Charlotte Qualifying Notes:

October 12, 2006
• Scott Riggs won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the Bank of America 500, lapping Lowe’s Motor Speedway in 28.203 seconds at 191.469 mph. Elliott Sadler holds the track-qualifying record of 27.948 seconds, 193.216 mph - set Oct. 13, 2005. • This is Riggs’ third

Dale Jr. and Gordon featured in Wind Tunnel:

Dale Jr. and Gordon featured in Wind Tunnel:

October 11, 2006
SPEED expects the phones to light up on Sunday, Oct.22 as four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon co-hosts Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain at 9:00pm/et. Despain and Gordon's featured interview will be with NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.(10-11-2006)

NASCAR issues smaller Restrictor Plates at Talladega MORE:

NASCAR issues smaller Restrictor Plates at Talladega MORE:

October 8, 2006
NASCAR will issue restrictor plates with smaller holes for the rest of the UAW-Ford 500 weekend as teams scrambled Saturday morning to get their cars ready for qualifying. The new restrictor plates will have four holes of seven-eighths of an inch in diameter, one-64th

Rumblings – Talladega:

Rumblings – Talladega:

October 8, 2006
When you have 63 lead changes amongst 23 drivers, an unbelievable finish with a first-time winner emerging, and the "Big One" on lap 139 (this one had 13 cars involved) we can only be at one place....Talladega Superspeedway. Today was everything we love and everything

Talladega Race Notes:

Talladega Race Notes:

October 8, 2006
• Brian Vickers won the 2006 UAW-FORD 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, scoring his first career Nextel Cup victory in his 107th career start. • Vickers became the second first-time winner in 2006 joining Denny Hamlin, who swept both races at Pocono. • Vickers has scored

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

October 8, 2006
...the old way, not the Chase after Talladega: 1) #17-Matt Kenseth 4327 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4125 -202 3) #29-Kevin Harvick 4006 -321 4) #31-Jeff Burton 3905 -422 5) #6-Mark Martin 3904 -423 6) #11-Denny Hamlin 3865 -462 7) #20-Tony Stewart 3824 -503 8) #8-Dale Earnhardt

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

October 8, 2006
after Talladega [30 of 36 races]: #31-Jeff Burton 5598 #17-Matt Kenseth 5592 -6 #6-Mark Martin 5588 -10 #29-Kevin Harvick 5565 -33 #11-Denny Hamlin 5547 -51 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5492 -106 #24-Jeff Gordon 5451 -147 #48-Jimmie Johnson 5442 -156 #9-Kasey Kahne 5413 -

WOW! Wild Day at Talladega; Vickers Wins:

WOW! Wild Day at Talladega; Vickers Wins:

October 8, 2006
#25-Brian Vickers won the UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on the final lap after pulling out with 'teammate' #48-Jimmie Johnson to pass #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the final lap, got into Johnson, who was along side with Earnhardt Jr, Johnson turned when he got

Ramblings – Talladega Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Talladega Qualifying Notes:

October 7, 2006
#38-David Gilliland takes his first ever Nextel Cup Bud Pole today at Talladega Superspeedway for tomorrow's UAW-Ford 500 in only his 9th race. Blasting away his previous best (15th at New Hampshire last month), he becomes the 14th qualifier for next February's Budweiser

Talladega Qualifying Notes:

Talladega Qualifying Notes:

October 7, 2006
• David Gilliland won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the UAW-Ford 500, lapping Talladega Superspeedway in 49.950 seconds at 191.712 mph. Bill Elliott holds the track-qualifying record of 44.998 seconds, 212.809 mph, set April 30, 1987 – prior to the advent of restrictor

Gordon has shot to be first to hit $80 million:

Gordon has shot to be first to hit $80 million:

October 4, 2006
Six years after his final victory, Dale Earnhardt's record of 11 restrictor-plate victories can be tied this weekend in the UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. If that record is matched, Jeff Gordon has also tied "The Intimidator's" career total of 76 wins in

Kansas Race Notes:

Kansas Race Notes:

October 1, 2006
• Tony Stewart won the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway, scoring his 27th Nextel Cup victory in his 277th career start. • This is Stewart’s third victory in 2006. He also won at Martinsville and Daytona in July. • This is Stewart’s first victory in six races at Kansas