Jeff's History At Chicago |
Race Date
|
Start
|
Finish
|
Notebook
|
September 20, 2015
|
10
|
14
|
Led mid-stages. Poor final restart. |
September 14, 2014
|
8
|
2
|
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September 15, 2013
|
6
|
6
|
Flat tire with 100 laps to go. Battled back from a lap down. |
September 16, 2012
|
19
|
35
|
Throttle stuck while running 4th on lap 188. |
September 18, 2011
|
23
|
24
|
Struggled with handling. Ran out of fuel with 2 laps to go while running 15th. |
July 10, 2010
|
6
|
3
|
Led the mid-stages. Loose handling late. |
July 11, 2009
|
7
|
2
|
Handling problems nearly all night. Fresh tires
with 30 to go allowed for a late rally. |
July 12, 2008
|
6
|
11
|
Handling improved on long runs -- not enough of them toward the finish. |
July 15, 2007
|
11
|
9
|
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July 9, 2006
|
13
|
1
|
Moved up from 7th to 2nd, tapped Matt Kenseth to take the lead with 3 laps to go. |
July 10, 2005
|
14
|
33
|
Running 23rd late in the race when he got taken out by Mike Bliss. Fitting end
to a disasterous day. |
July 11, 2004
|
1
|
4
|
After battling a loose handling car all day, Gordon managed to stay on the lead lap and a late
pit stop for tires propelled him into the top five |
July 13, 2003
|
2
|
4
|
Led the mid-stages. Pitted for tires with 45 to go. Restarted
in 9th and worked his way into the top-5 at the finish. |
July 14, 2002
|
15
|
2
|
Ran in the lower half of the top ten for most of the day.
Topped off fuel under caution with 68 laps remaining to make it to the end. Couldn't catch
Kevin Harvick in the closing laps. |
July 15, 2001
|
28
|
17
|
Running in the top five
when he dropped a cylinder with 11 laps remaining. |
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