Gordon Captures Pole for Virginia 500
Jeff Gordon rebounded from slow practice speeds to win the pole yesterday for the Virginia 500 in Martinsville. Gordon, the defending Winston Cup champion who is sixth in points after seven races, turned a lap at 94.161 miles an hour under cloudy skies at Martinsville Speedway. It is his second pole of the season, the 41st of his career -- and one of the least probable after his Chevrolet was 25th in practice.. Jeff Gordon wins pole for Virginia 500 (S)
2015 will be Jeff Gordons final full-time NASCAR season
The four-time Sprint Cup Series champion announced Thursday that 2015 will be his final full-time season in the Cup Series. ���As a race car driver, much of what Ive done throughout my life has been based on following my instincts and trying to make.
Fast Pit Stop Boosts Gordon
Jeff Gordon won today by holding off Ernie Irvan, who was battling a viral illness and a starting position near the back of the field, on six restarts over the last 70 of the 300 laps of the CMT 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Gordon, in a Chevy Monte Carlo, finished 0.209 seconds ahead of Irvans Thunderbird, which finished second after starting 40th. Bobby Hamilton, in a Pontiac Grand Prix, was third. Another of Gordons main challengers was Ricky Craven, a driver from Maine who was the local favorite here. Craven wound up fifth.. Jeff Gordon wins CMT 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway (S)
JEFF GORDONs ride started here, ends in 2015
Hes long been one of Indianas own, although technically not. Still, as the racing world comes to grips with Jeff Gordons decision to step away from full-time NASCAR racing, this is the place where his legacy started, where it lives, where it feels.
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Jeff Gordon still hasnt forgotten about what happened at Texas Motor Speedway.
JEFF GORDON Retiring From NASCAR as Full-Time Racer After 2015
Despite stepping back, Gordon says he will remain heavily involved in NASCAR in different ways, and will still work closely with his organization, Hendrick Motorsports. Off the racetrack, he will also concentrate more on the Jeff Gordon Childrens.
Ingrid Vandebosch, Jeff Gordons Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
. the childs last name is Gordon, since Sealey kept the last name after the divorce and was not married to Dixon when the child was born, according to Bleacher Report. Bleacher Report said the name resulted in a lawsuit where Dixon went after Jeff.
JEFF GORDON to retire as full-time driver after 2015 season
���Jeff Gordon transcends NASCAR and will be celebrated as one of the greatest drivers to ever race, NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France said in a statement. We have all enjoyed watching his legend grow for more than two decades, and will continue .
AARP To Sponsor Gordons Car
Jeff Gordonsaid he had picked up the AARP Foundation and its Drive to End Hunger campaign as his main sponsor for 22 Sprint Cup races over the next three years.
Jeff Gordon Announces 2015 Will Be His Last as Full-Time.
Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet, stands in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 7, 2014 in��.
Settled in the City, but Still in a Hurry
Jeff Gordon talks about the Nascar playoffs over lunch in his adopted home, Manhattan.
JEFF GORDON nearly drove the No. 46 car if not for Days of.
If it werent for Days of Thunder, Jeff Gordon would be driving the No. 46 car and not the iconic No. 24 Chevrolet.
Martin Takes Second In Busch Farewell
Mark Martin, bidding farewell to the Busch Grand National Series, settled for second place yesterday behind Jeff Gordon in the Miami 300 in Homestead, Fla. Gordons Chevrolet led the final 71 laps in the 200-lap race and won by 0.241 seconds. Those last 70 laps were some of the hardest Ive driven, Gordon said. Youve got to drive those Busch cars hard, and when you have a guy like Mark Martin breathing down your neck, youve got to race even harder. Martin holds the Busch Series record with 45 career victories, 14 more than second-best Jack Ingrams total. Martin, at 41, has decided to focus on Winston Cup next year. Martin has said it is possible he could return to the Busch Series when he has retired from Winston Cup, but he said he was frazzled from competing on both circuits. Gordon earned $89,575 for his fifth career Busch victory. His average speed was 125.450 miles an hour.. Jeff Gordon wins Miami 300 automobile race in Homestead, Fla (S)
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Jeff Gordon climbs into his race car for a practice session for Sundays NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) (The Associated Press). ����.
Jeff Gordons move clears Sprint Cup path for Chase Elliott
Chase Elliotts path to NASCARs highest level opened wide on Thursday with Jeff Gordons announcement that he will not race full-time after the 2015 Sprint Cup season. But he will have to wait before being anointed, or at least announced as the.
NASCARs Jeff Gordon wont race full time after 2015 season
Jeff Gordon, who is 43, says he wont retire because he may race in select events. That means the upcoming season will be the final time he races for a championship.
Jeff Gordon to step away from full-time NASCAR racing after 2015 season
Jeff Gordon will step away from full-time NASCAR racing after the 2015 season, Hendrick Motorsports announced Thursday morning. Gordon, 43, will compete in his 23rd and final season and then step out of the No. 24 car he has driven since November .
JEFF GORDON Announces Retirement from NASCAR after 2015 Season
As trackside ticketholders, TV viewers, and sponsorship deals flocked to stock-car racing, Jeff Gordon became a household name among folks who probably never would have followed racing in the Richard Petty era. Gordon, who founded the Jeff Gordon .
Settled in the City, but Still in a Hurry
Jeff Gordon talks about the Nascar playoffs over lunch in his adopted home, Manhattan.
Jeff Gordon goes after Brad Keselowski following on-track.
FORT WORTH, Texas ��� Jeff Gordon went after Brad Keselowski following Sundays AAA Texas 500 following contact between the two drivers on a late-race restart that left Gordon with a flat tire and damaged his Chase hopes.
Hes Good, Hes Golden, And Fans Cant Stand It
IF there was any concern for the well-being of the driver, even for an instant, it never registered on the faces in the grandstand as Jeff Gordons rainbow-painted Chevrolet Monte Carlo slammed into a backstretch retaining wall at the Goodys Headache Powder 500 here in August. Strangers exchanged high fives in the aisles. Potbellied men hugged their wives, really hugged them, perhaps for the first time in months. It was the kind of jubilation that one expects to see in Little Havana on the day that Castro dies.. Jeff Gordon is winningest driver on National Association for Stock Car Auto Racings Winston Cup Circuit; officials credit him with helping to convert new generation of nontraditional fans to sport; photos (Special Section, Cars) (M)
4-time Sprint Cup champion Jeff Gordon to retire after this season
Jeff Gordon, four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, surprised the racing world Thursday morning with an announcement to his team that this will be his final full-time season behind the wheel.
Big Ticket | A Nascar Star Sells for $25 Million
. A three-bedroom condominium owned since 2007 by the Nascar driver Jeff Gordon included a built-in sushi bar and treetop vistas of Central Park.
Nascar Waves Techies Away From Track
AS his stock car roared past the empty black-and-white-checkered spectator stands at 190 miles per hour, Jeff Gordon could barely hang on to his steering wheel, let alone check his r.p.m. Under the brilliant blue Florida sky at the Daytona International Speedway, Mr. Gordon and a crowd of other drivers were testing themselves and their cars one day not long ago in preparation for the Daytona 500, the biggest event in the world of the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing.. Drivers on National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (Nascar) circuit are using computers to enhance performance of their cars; however, Nascar limits use of this technology to manufacturing and test drives; drivers like two-time defending Nascar champion Jeff Gordon discuss how computers enable them to reach new performance highs; Nascar officials say ban on use of on-board computer is aimed at keeping sport affordable and, more important, human; photos of Gordon and his race crew; computer diagnostic of race cars performance (L)
JEFF GORDON: 4-time Cup champion and trike race master.
From Yahoo Sports: Gordon beat a fan in a tricycle race at a Washington Wizards game.
NASCAR CEO Brian France calls JEFF GORDONs retirement announcement.
Four-time Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon announced the 2015 season will be his last as a full-time NASCAR driver. Gordon told his colleagues at Hendrick Motorsports on Thursday morning, just prior to making the announcement public via Twitter.
Jeff Gordons Importance To NASCAR Stretched Far Beyond.
Jeff Gordon will go down as one of the greatest NASCAR drivers of all time, but his importance to the sport cant be measured by just on-track accomplishments.
JEFF GORDON to retire after this season
Jeff Gordon said Thursday that his stock car racing career is coming to a close. Gordon made the announcement at Hendrick Motorsports, the only team hes ever known in the Cup series. Im proud of the career Ive had and knew this day would come, but I.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. helped JEFF GORDON get out of speeding.
Just how popular is Dale Earnhardt Jr.? Hes so popular even Jeff Gordon needed his help to get out of a speeding ticket. Gordon shared the story during the After the Lap event NASCAR holds annually in Las Vegas as part��.
NASCARs JEFF GORDON to retire after 2015 season
NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France had the following to say after Gordon made his announcement: ���Jeff Gordon transcends NASCAR and will be celebrated as one of the greatest drivers to ever race. We have all enjoyed watching his legend grow for .
Gordon Wins Pole in Atlanta
Jeff Gordon, bouncing back from a hard crash last week in Las Vegas, won the pole for the Nascar Sprint Cup race on Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Gordon had a fast lap of 185.251 miles an hour on the 1.5-mile oval, easily faster than Dale Earnhardt Jr.s 184.852. In Las Vegas, Gordon was not seriously hurt after bouncing off the car driven by Matt Kenseth and slamming into the wall. The impact tore apart the front of his car, leaving his radiator steaming on the track. On Friday night, Gordon said, I was sore, but none of the soreness affected me in the racecar. Carl Edwards, coming off two wins in a row, but under the shadow this week of a Nascar penalty, qualified fourth at 183.287. The seven-time Atlanta pole-winner Ryan Newman did not come close to the top spot, posting a 182.135 that left him 12th.
Gordon Snaps 32-Race Losing Streak
Jeff Gordon snapped his 32-race losing streak and moved into third in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship with a victory at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia.. Jeff Gordon wins race at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia, snapping his 32-race losing streak; other automobile racing news noted.
Personal Nightmare JEFF GORDON To Retire From NASCAR.
Four time Sprint Cup champion and my own personal demon Jeff Gordon will retire from full time NASCAR racing after the 2015 season.
Jeff Gordon Is A Ruthless Tricyclist - Black Flag - Jalopnik
Look at Smuggy McSmuggykins Jeff Gordon flying off with the lead in this trike race. Its one thing to race another Washington Wizards basketball fan on a tricycle. Its another thing to completely dominate at it, man.
4-Time NASCAR Champ Jeff Gordon Makes 2015 Season His Last
Jeff Gordon, the charismatic four-time NASCAR champion who became the face of the stock car racing as the sport exploded in popularity a generation ago, will retire as a full-time driver after the 2015 season. Gordon did not call his decision a.
A First At Indy for An Indiana Home Boy
They didnt play Back Home Again in Indiana before the inaugural Brickyard 400 today at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. They didnt have to. Jeff Gordon made it the theme of the day. Gordon, who learned to race here in Indiana, was right at home in the first stock car race ever at the speedway. He took the lead from Ernie Irvan for the last time when Irvans Thunderbird suffered a flat right front tire with less than five laps to go. Gordon, in a Chevy Lumina, then held off the Thunderbird of Brett Bodine -- who earlier had put a chilly relationship with his brother into the deep freeze -- by 0.53 seconds in a thrilling race with 13 different leaders.
Mistake May Prove Costly to Gordon
Jeff Gordon, who needs only to finish 18th or better in todays season-ending NAPA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway to wrap up his second Winston Cup championship, put himself in a deep hole yesterday with an uncharacteristic mistake during practice, sliding sideways and slamming into the stopped car of Bobby Hamilton.. Outlook for auto racing driver Jeff Gordon to win Winston Cup championship discussed (S)
WATCH LIVE: JEFF GORDON press conference streamed at 3:30 pm ET
Its only January 22, but todays Jeff Gordon news is already a contender to be the top news story of the 2015 racing season. Gordon announced this morning that 2015 will be his final full-time season in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition. A press .
The Time Arrives For a New Crew Chief
Winners of races at Martinsville Speedway, which has been the site of Nascar events since the series began in 1949, receive a grandfather clock. Jeff Gordon has won seven of them, the latest addition coming Sunday, when he captured the Subway 500 Nextel Cup race.
JEFF GORDON dominates tricycle race at Wizards game.
Jeff Gordon corners like a champ on that thing, at least with a little scootin help from his butt. But yo, isnt the point of a tricycle race to make big people compete on small vehicles? I wanna see if Gordons still got it on a��.
JEFF GORDON, Brad Keselowski brawl on pit road - SB Nation
A fight between Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski broke out on pit road following the NASCAR race Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. Upset with Keselowski, Gordon stopped on pit road and quickly got out of his car and��.
How JEFF GORDON Scared The Crap Out Of Me With This Epic.
This is how NASCAR champ Jeff Gordon gets revenge. I had a conversation with the boss, Matt Hardigree, in mid-January. An opportunity had come up. A chance to get in the brand new Corvette Z06 (aka Big Nasty) before��.
Gordon Eats at a Place Without Slim Jims
What is stock car racing coming to? First there was the sight during the Daytona 500 on Sunday of Steve Grissom and Ken Schrader meekly apologizing to each other for running themselves off the track and out of the race, the kind of maneuver that pushed Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison into a full-blown fistfight at Daytona 18 years ago. And then there was the newest Daytona 500 winner himself, Jeff Gordon, having lunch yesterday at the Royalton Hotel in Manhattan, of all places, amid the sleek decor and sleeker clientele.. Jeff Gordon arrives in New York City for round of interviews and appearance on Late Show With David Letterman after winning Daytona 500 auto race (M)
Gordon Wins Pole For the Sharpie 500
Jeff Gordon, who has not won in 31 straight races, took the first step toward ending his drought by winning the pole for the Sharpie 500 yesterday in Bristol, Tenn. Gordon ran a lap in the No. 24 Chevrolet around Bristol Motor Speedway at 124.034 miles an hour to earn the top starting spot for tonights race.. Jeff Gordon wins pole for Sharpie 500 auto race (S)
Leaders Start Hearing Footsteps From Gordon
Jeff Gordons bid for the Nascar Nextel Cup points championship this season probably should have ended Saturday night at Lowes Motor Speedway. There was the accident on the first lap of the race, the U.A.W.-G.M. Quality 500, dropping Gordon far back in the field. His car was handling poorly, keeping him from moving to the front in the early stages. And there was the spinout and the crash with Rusty Wallace, sending him a lap back of the leaders.
Gordon Set to Go Despite Crash
The four-time Nascar champion Jeff Gordon has a stiff back a day after a spectacular accident at Watkins Glen.
JEFF GORDON: Im Stepping Away From NASCAR Driving.
Hes owned the track for more than two decades and Jeff Gordon has decided its time to call it quits as a full-time NASCAR competitor. The 43-year-old race car driver told Us Weekly, As a race car driver, much of what Ive��.
NASCAR star JEFF GORDON to retire as full-time driver
Jeff Gordon, the wildly popular four-time NASCAR champion, said Thursday he will retire as a full-time driver after the 2015 season. The 43-year-old Gordon is coming off one of his best seasons in years. He won four times in 2014, including the.
At Daytona, a Rookie Looks Like a Favorite
Jeff Gordon, the 21-year-old rookie causing a stir at the Daytona International Speedway this month, looks as if he ought to be parking cars for Bill Elliott and Dale Earnhardt instead of racing against them at 190 miles per hour. In fact, when Rick Hendrick, a car owner, sat down last year to sign Gordon to a long-term contract, Hendrick admitted to a certain apprehension.
JEFF GORDON takes in Wizards game, toasts dude in tricycle race
NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon dominates tricycle race at Washington Wizards game.
With a Little Tinkering, Gordon Gains a Lot
Jeff Gordon won the pole position for Sunday’s 400-mile Nascar Nextel Cup race, his first pole in more than a year.
NASCAR driver JEFF GORDON says 2015 will be his last season competing for a.
Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway on September 28, 2014 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images).