Monday, November 23, 2009

Jeff Gordon will keep racing!
Jeff finished in the top 10 yet again in the Ford 400 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday and fellow teammate Jimmie Johnson finished 5th and picked up his fourth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship. As a result Jimmie Johnson makes NASCAR history as the first driver to win four consecutive championship titles.

Jeff is 3rd in the overall standings just 179 points behind overall leader and champion Jimmie Johnson. It has been a strong showing in the 2009 Sprint Cup Series with 3 out of the 4 Hendrick drivers occupying the top 3 spots.

Fellow Hendrick Motorsport teammates Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Mark Martin finished 28th, 5th and 12th in Miami.

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

2nd place finish for Jeff in the Pepsi 500

A good couple of races for Jeff saw him come runner-up again with his consecutive second place finish at the Auto Club Speedway on Sunday. The Fontana track has always been a good track over the years and this year was no different for the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsport team. This result keeps Jeff's championship hopes alive leaving him in fifth place overall and 105 points behind the current leader Jimmie Johnson. Fellow Hendrick Motorsports teammates Dale Earnhart Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Mark Martin finished 25th, 1st and 4th.

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Monday, May 18, 2009

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.

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