Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford, races Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 17, 2014 Photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images
Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 17, 2014 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet, crosses the finish to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 17, 2014 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 17, 2014 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 17, 2014 Photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images
Pole-sitter, Jeff Gordon took the lead from Logano with 17 laps remaining in the Pure Michigan 400 to take his third win of the season, and regain the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points lead.
“The last one, I thought he had a good start. But I had a good one, too,” said Gordon. “I really think what happened to him on that last restart was Kevin was having some trouble getting going. This is a big, fast place. There’s a draft there. My lane moved along as a group. Even though Joey got out there, he was sort of sitting on an island by himself. We kind of tracked him down. I was able to get to his left rear. When I got to his left rear, drug him back, gave me a ton of momentum. I was able to get to the bottom and get by him.”
Although he ranks 12th in the series in points (645), the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion driver sits 17th in the Chase Grid Outlook, on the outside looking in, with just four races left before the postseason, because he has yet to record a victory. Continue reading →
Chris Buescher, drives the #60 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Ford Mustang Ford during the Nationwide Children’s 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on August 16, 2014 Photo – Nick Laham/Getty Images
Chris Buescher, driver of the #60 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Ford Mustang Ford takes the checkered flag to win the Nationwide Children’s 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on August 16, 2014 Photo – Nick Laham/Getty Images
Chris Buescher, driver of the #60 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Ford Mustang Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on August 16, 2014 Photo – Sean Glenn/Getty Images
The math didn’t add up.
Crew chief Scott Graves was in NASCAR Nationwide Series rookie Chris Buescher’s ear, telling him he was two laps shy of making the finish. The thing was Buescher was in the lead by more than two seconds when he got the news. Continue reading →
