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View From The Front
July 4 - - Jeff Gordon will start on the outside of the front row
in tonight's Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway after rain washed out qualifying
for the second consecutive race weekend.
It's been five years since Gordon scored a victory in the July race
at Daytona. In the season-opening
Daytona 500 in February, Gordon battled tire problems for most of the race.
"We were fortunate to take part in a Goodyear tire test here in early May, and the right-side tire we'll use this weekend
is more durable than what we raced here in February," said crew chief Steve Letarte. "But the tire problems that plagued us
during that event were our responsibility."
JG Daytona comments: Friday | Thursday
Photos: Draft line | Profile | Autographs
Testing Positive For Absurdity - Summer Editorial
Charity Bowl
June 24 - - The Jeff Gordon Foundation will host its annual celebrity
bowl in Indianapolis on July 23 to benefit Riley Hospital for Children. Nicorette is offering a fan a chance to field
a bowling team through an auction.
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Holiday Gifts
July 1 - - The Jeff Gordon Foundation will once again offer a holiday diecast
car to benefit charity. The car was designed by Sam Bass and will be released in time for the winter holidays. The fantasy car
will not appear in a race.
2009 holiday diecast
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Brickyard Ready And Able
June 16 - - After a two-day test session at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Jeff Gordon
"promised" that the tire problems that made last year's event into a farce will not be repeated. Gordon was among 12 drivers
to test at the famed 2-5-mile track this week. Rain shortened the day on Tuesday, but Gordon took time to participate in a media
Q&A session about the track and the tires.
JG transcript- June 16
JG Videos of Interest
* 'Live w/Regis' interview- June 9
* Dover qualifying- May 29
* Texas victory lane- April 5
* JG interviewed in Belgium- March 13
* Australia interview in 1986
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Calendar
July 4
Coke Zero 400
July 10
Qualifying
July 11
Lifelock 400
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| Starts |
17 |
| Poles |
0 |
| Wins |
1 |
| Top-5 |
9 |
| Top-10 |
12 |
| DNF's |
0 |
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Track |
Finish |
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Pocono |
4 |
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Michigan |
2 |
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Sonoma |
9 |
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Loudon |
2
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Daytona |
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1995- Jeff Gordon held off Dale Earnhardt on a last lap restart
to win his first points paying race at Daytona. The victory gave Gordon the points lead and he would
eventually hold off Earnhardt to win his first Cup series title.
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Not even summer wildfires in Florida could slow down the Jeff
Gordon Express during the magical 1998 season. A last-minute postponement bordered
on chaos, but the DuPont team rose to the challenge as always.