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Race Date
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Start
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Finish
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Notebook
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November 8, 2015
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18
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9
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Ran 7th-15th for the balance of the day.
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April 11, 2015
|
12
|
7
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November 2, 2014
|
2
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29
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Late-race contact from Brad Keselowski results in a flat tire and spin... and a fight.
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April 7, 2014
|
12
|
2
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Running 6th in closing stages. Gambled on 2-tire stop to take lead.
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November 3, 2013
|
8
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38
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Flat tire on lap 73, wall contact and garage repairs.
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April 13, 2013
|
8
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38
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Running 3rd with 28 laps to go, burned wheel bearing. DNF
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November 4, 2012
|
16
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14
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Running 2nd with 65 to go when tire problem surfaced.
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April 14, 2012
|
34
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4
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Went from 34th to 4th with the benefit of just 2 cautions.
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November 6, 2011
|
23
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6
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Loose handling when the sun went down.
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April 9, 2011
|
32
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22
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Ran 15th-25th for most of the event. Out of fuel on the final lap, dropped from 15th to 22nd.
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November 7, 2010
|
15
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37
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Handling issues - ran 10th-20th. Wrecked by Jeff Burton on lap 191. Melee ensues.
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April 18, 2010
|
12
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31
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Led 124 laps. Wrecked with 17 to go after Tony Stewart got loose off
turn four.
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November 8, 2009
|
1
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13
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Lack of grip throughout the race. Spun on lap 175.
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April 5, 2009
|
2
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1
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Led the most laps. Re-assumed the lead on pit stops with 30 to go. Held
off Jimmie Johnson for the win.
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November 2, 2008
|
1
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2
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Difficult handling, dropped as low as 17th off the lead lap. Went the last 69 laps on a tank of fuel to salvage
the day.
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April 6, 2008
|
18
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43
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Clueless on the setup. Spun out on lap 109. Extended test session.
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November 4, 2007
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2
|
7
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Battled mid-race handling problems. Lost the points lead.
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April 15, 2007
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1
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4
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Pulled away on final restart. Hit wall in turn four, killed the handling.
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November 5, 2006
|
23
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9
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Battled handling problems after lap 40.
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April 9, 2006
|
11
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22
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Cut tire with 100 laps to go sent him from 12th to 28th.
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November 6, 2005
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2
|
14
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Hard to handle redeux.
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April 17, 2005
|
7
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15
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Hard to handle.
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April 4, 2004
|
9
|
3
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Stayed out and caught a caution flag to assume the lead with 68 to go.
Had a battery problem while leading with 27 laps to go. Lost three spots but rallied to finish third.
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March 30, 2003
|
7
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3
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Strong on long runs. Got caught a lap down during an ill-timed caution flag with 100 to go.
Got back on the lead lap and was nosed out for second place at the finish line.
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April 7, 2002
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26
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2
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Moved steadily through race traffic all day.
Changed two tires on the final pit stop with 27 laps to go but couldn't
catch Matt Kenseth after the final restart.
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April 1, 2001
|
9
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5
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Gambled on two tires during the final pit stop to
move up to second. Lost a few spots in the final 15 laps.
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April 2, 2000
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23
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25
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Chain reaction wreck with Jerry Nadeau and Bill
Elliott in turn two.
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March 28, 1999 |
8
|
43
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Cut a tire and slammed the turn four wall. Gordon's
hardest hit in a stock car. Lowest finish of his career.
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April 5, 1998
|
17 |
31 |
Collected in a wreck in the first turn of the second
lap. |
| April 6, 1997
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2
|
30
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Jeff gets collected in Ernie Irvan's wreck at the
start-finish line.
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