IT'S GORDON AT CHICAGOLAND!
JOLIET, Ill. (July 9, 2006) - Prior to Sunday's NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race, there were only four race tracks where Jeff Gordon had not posted a victory.
Make that three.
Gordon drove a lightning-fast No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet to his first Chicagoland Speedway win --the 75th of his storied career-- and vaulted his Hendrick Motorsports team two spots into the all-important 10th position in the NEXTEL Cup standings.
It was the first win for Gordon, who started 13th, at a 1.5-mile intermediate track since October 2003, solidifying that Team DuPont and crew chief Steve Letarte are once again a threat to win each and every weekend.
"What an awesome race car," said Gordon, who has now won at all but three NEXTEL Cup tracks: Homestead-Miami, Phoenix and Texas. "They dropped the green and we just started passing cars and driving to the front, and the car just never changed all day. I mean, we made a few adjustments, but the car was just amazing. Awesome to be battling there at the end."
MEDIA INFORMATION:
Jesse Essex, Hendrick Motorsports
704-455-0527
jessex@hmsracing.com
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