Jeff Gordon Says “Tire Issue Has Been Resolved” For July 26 Event

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 16, 2009) – Goodyear concluded its tire testing for next month’s (July 26) running of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard on Tuesday, and the consensus among the drivers is: Mission accomplished.

Since last year’s event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Goodyear has conducted seven tests at IMS, totaling more than 13,000 miles of on-track laps, featuring more than 30 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers. That’s the equivalent of each driver who participated in the tests running more than 400 miles on the 2.5-mile track. Jeff Gordon, a four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and four-time winner of the 400, gave the recommended tire a resounding thumbs-up Tuesday morning during a press conference at the track.

“Goodyear has done an excellent job and they obviously deserve a lot of credit for all of the hard work, effort, time, and money that’s been spent to get it right, but obviously a lot of teams have contributed, to put in a lot of laps to get it where it is today,” said Gordon.

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GORDON EXPECTS HAVOC ON SUNDAY AT INFINEON

SONOMA, Calif. (June 16, 2009) – Five-time Infineon Raceway winner
Jeff Gordon expects the new double-file restart rule to create interesting
scenarios on and off the track Sunday in the Toyota/SaveMart 350.

Gordon, a native of nearby Vallejo, has finished fourth and second in the
first two races since NASCAR introduced double-file restarts to its top division.  But those two races did not feature a late-race restart, the outcome instead decided by fuel mileage. This weekend, the driver of the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet does not know what to expect – except havoc.

“I’m anxious to get through it and see how it works out,” said Gordon. “I
think Pocono and Michigan were two good tracks for NASCAR to try out the double-file restart rule, but I think it’s going to create some havoc here. “The drivers may need to rethink how we’ve raced in the past. We’re going to need to figure out how to get through the first set of corners on each double-file restart. But, at the same time, we’re going to be battling even harder and
more intense for each position. And sometimes that leads to more mistakes and more accidents.

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NSCS Recap: Mark Martin Grabs Fifth Win At Michigan, 3rd of the season

Mark Martin, driver of the No. 5 CARQUEST/Kellogg’s Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series LifeLock 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday in Brooklyn, Mich. (Photo Credit: CIA Stock Photo)
BROOKLYN, MICH. — There’s an old saying in NASCAR racing that goes like this, “To finish first…… first you have to finish.”

Mark Martin has heard that saying many times before and never has it meant any more.

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RACE RECAP | MICHIGAN
10 Clint Bowyer
9 Brian Vickers
8 Kurt Busch
7 Tony Stewart
6 Juan Pablo Montoya
5 Greg Biffle
4 Carl Edwards
3 Denny Hamlin
2 Jeff Gordon

VICTORY LANE

-Mark Martin made his fuel last picking up his 3rd win of the season after blowing past leader on the final lap. It’s the 26th 1-2 finish for Hendrick Motorsports.

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

-Jimmie Johnson dominated this race, leading 146 laps but lost the race in turn 4 coming to the last lap running out of fuel.  He ends up 22nd.

-Soon after, Greg Biffle ran out of fuel and gave up the lead to Mark Martin, Greg said that door-to-door battle with Johnson burned up their gas to finish.

-Other notable finishes Kyle Busch was 13th, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. was 14th