Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Axalta/Texas A&M School of Engineering Chevrolet, signs autographs during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on April 4, 2014 Photo – Jeff Gross/Getty Images
Jeff Gordon Offers Fans a Behind-The-Scenes Day With Him At The AAA Texas 500 The NASCAR Champion Will Fly the Prizeo Winner Out to Texas for a Racing Weekend
Los Angeles, CA (August 18, 2014). NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon has announced via exclusive video, alongside top Formula One drivers Esteban Gutiérrez and Adrian Sutil, the launch of a campaign on the celebrity charity-fundraising digital platform Prizeo.com to raise awareness and funds for Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research and the Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation.
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.”
Learn more about the Chase Countdown Challenges for some Sprint Cup drivers via the link above. For a couple other drivers – Dale Earnhardt Jr and Jeff Gordon – their specific Chase Countdown Challenge at Watkins Glen is more in-depth in this Cheez-It™ 355 at The Glen preview, along with some other noteworthy topics of interest.
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