May 2, 2015

By Mark McCarter
NASCAR Wire Service

TALLADEGA, Ala.—Change the rules, change the format – but they can’t change history.

Jeff Gordon, who has won more Talladega Superspeedway poles than any active driver, put together a lap of more than one mile per hour faster than the next-quickest to earn the Coors Light Pole for Sunday’s GEICO 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race (1 p.m. ET on FOX) at the 2.66-mile trioval. Continue reading “Jeff Gordon bests Talladega qualifying, notches 80th career pole”

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying – GEICO 500
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, Alabama
Saturday, May 02, 2015
1. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 194.793 mph.
2. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 193.685 mph.
3. (21) Ryan Blaney(i), Ford, 193.611 mph.
4. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 193.599 mph.
5. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 193.427 mph.
6. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 193.419 mph.
7. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 193.412 mph.
8. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 193.357 mph.

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9. (18) David Ragan, Toyota, 193.006 mph.
10. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 192.808 mph. Continue reading “2015 NASCAR CUP SERIES TALLADEGA STARTING LINEUP – JEFF GORDON ON POLE”

INDIANAPOLIS – Five-time Brickyard 400 winner and four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jeff Gordon will drive a Corvette Z06 pace car for the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 mile race, May 24 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Continue reading “Jeff Gordon to Drive Corvette Z06 Indy 500 Pace Car Five-time Brickyard winner will lead pack for 99th running of the Indianapolis 500”

Mar. 6, 2015

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

LAS VEGAS, Nev.— Scratch one small item off Jeff Gordon’s swan song bucket list.

With a track-record lap at 194.679 mph, Jeff Gordon won the pole for Sunday’s Kobalt 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, one of three active Cup tracks where the four-time champion had not won a Coors Light Pole Award—before Friday afternoon’s time trials. Continue reading “Jeff Gordon wins first Las Vegas pole in last attempt”