
For Chase hopefuls, time is running out
Eight races are left for NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers on the cusp of the postseason playoff to establish their Chase credentials.
Eight races are left for NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers on the cusp of the postseason playoff to establish their Chase credentials.
Perhaps Jeff Gordon’s streak of extraordinarily bad luck would be more palatable if the four-time champion hadn’t shown potential race-winning speed on more than one occasion this season.
Given Jeff Gordon’s abysmal run of luck this season, Sprint Cup points leader Greg Biffle wants to steer the widest possible berth around the four-time champion…
Doubtless Jeff Gordon was happy for his boss….
Talladega, Ala., — If Jeff Gordon didn’t have bad luck he wouldn’t have any luck at all. Gordon sat on the pole for Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, but ended up in the garage on lap 143 after a melee that sidelined several cars. “This is just one of the most bizarre years that this team has ever gone through,” Gordon said. “It’s almost comical at this point.”
A seventh place finish in Sunday’s STP 400 at Kansas Speedway is another notch of consistency for Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports team.
Four time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon hasn’t exactly been among the favorites so far in 2012.
Jeff Gordon is a rarity in NASCAR. He’s been a competitive force for 20 years in a sport that can sometimes measure longevity by perhaps […]