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High Speed War Of The Spoils
March 16 - - Jeff Gordon tested at Talladega Superspeedway on March 16 as NASCAR
transitions to the spoiler on the rear of the race car. NASCAR tested various degrees of spoiler blade
during the session. At one point, drafting speeds hit nearly 210 mph before NASCAR altered the spoiler/restrictor plate combination
to slow the cars.
News: Steve Letarte Q&A- March 16
Gordon pre-race appearance at Talladega
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One Boy, One Girl
March 16 - - Jeff Gordon said on March 16 that his wife Ingrid
will give birth to the couple's first son in August. Gordon covered that topic (among others) during a media
Q&A session at Talladega Superspeedway.
JG transcript
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Sportsmanship Honor
March 14 - - Jeff Gordon will receive Texas Motor Speedway's Sportsmanship
Award during the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame Dinner/Induction Ceremony
on Friday, April 16. The charity event is open to the public
with tickets priced at $150/person.
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Memorial Day Special
February 17 - - All four Hendrick Motorsports drivers will have
special paint schemes honoring the United States military during the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
The schemes honor U.S. soldiers serving at home and abroad.
-Jeff Gordon
-Jimmie Johnson
-Mark Martin
-Dale Earnhardt Jr
In The News
1. Feature Story: Long Way From Glory - 1997 Bud Shootout win
2. Pepsi Max: Las Vegas (Feb.) / Fontana (Oct.)
3. Editorial: Golden Age Of Competition - Winter 2009 editorial
4. Small Town USA: Yahoo Sports article on Jeff Gordon's life in New York City.
Videos of Interest
* JG on 'Slice of Pizzi'- Feb 21
* JG on Sesame Street (7 min)
* Supporting Hopenhagen: 1 | 2
* Jeff's banquet speech
* Place In This World - JG Birthday
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Calendar
March 19
Qualifying
March 21
Food City 500
March 23-24
Charlotte testing
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| Starts |
4 |
| Poles |
0 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top-5 |
1 |
| Top-10 |
1 |
| DNF's |
0 |
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Track |
Finish |
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Daytona |
26
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Fontana |
20 |
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Las Vegas |
3 |
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Atlanta |
18 |
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Bristol |
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1992- During a Busch series race in Atlanta, Rick Hendrick spotted Jeff Gordon driving an extremely loose Ford around
the track. Gordon went on to win the race. Hendrick got a firsthand glimpse of the driver's talent and wanted to sign him to a contract. The rest is history.
-March 14- |
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Marcy Beasley's second column looks at Jeff Gordon's strategy for the Chase
as he tries once again to win that elusive fifth NASCAR championship. React and respond
to Marcy's view of the NASCAR world.