Jeff Gordon made a rare mistake Sunday during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. A week and two days after he was added as the 13th driver in the Chase Gordon finished 6th at Chicagoland moving up six spots in the Chase 24 points out of the lead.
Sunday Gordon’s hopes to make up any ground took a big hit. After starting third Gordon quickly asserted himself and would go on to lead 36 laps. His hopes for a win however ended on lap 200 when Gordon, who was leading at the time, headed in for what should have been a routine pit stop during a debris caution. Gordon slid through his pits; NASCAR forced Gordon back in and he had to restart at the end of the longest line which was 22nd.
“I knew it was close. When I got in there, the front started to slide,” Gordon said. MORE>>>
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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