Gordon finishes fourth

Yet another top 5 finish 

Jeff finished fourth in the Banking 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Saturday night. Jeff was a contender for the championship and keeping pace with Jimmie Johnson. The car faded in the closing laps but was able to hold on to yet another top-5 finish for the season. Jeff moves up to third in the overall standings, just 135 points behind Jimmie Johnson. Fellow Hendrick Motorsports teammates Dale Earnhart Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Mark Martin finished 38th, 1st and 17th.

Jeff finishes 14th in Charlotte

A rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC gave Jeff an unlucky 14th place finish. He had much the better car during the race and was unlucky to finish 14th. The rain delays and pit stops put Gordon back in traffic only to see the red flag eventually come out and end the race. He is still ranked No.1, 44 points ahead of Tony Stewart. Fellow Hendrick Motorsports teammates Dale Earnhart Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Mark Martin finished 40th, 13th and 17th.

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Jeff Gordon finishes 19th in Charlotte

Saturday May 16th saw NASCAR stop at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC for the Sprint Cup. Jeff won the third segment of the Sprint All-Star Challenge and led for 11 laps. Gordon took the lead from Kyle Busch on lap 11 of 20 in the third heat race in which he held on to capture this segment of the All-Star Challenge. Jeff is now in position for a shot at the one million dollar cash prize.