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Aug. 5, 2012

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

LONG POND, Pa. — Jeff Gordon, one of NASCAR racing’s biggest rainmakers, got a shower just when he needed it in Sunday’s Pennsylvania 400.

Gordon didn’t lead a lap under the green flag, but he notched a critically important victory at Pocono Raceway, thanks to an opportunistic move to the front after a restart on Lap 91 of a scheduled 160.

Coincidentally, it was a mistake by Jimmie Johnson, Gordon’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate, that enabled Gordon to celebrate in Victory Lane, and, more important, to resurrect his prospects for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

Continue reading “Cup Recap: Rain-Aided Pocono Win Puts Jeff Gordon Right Back In Chase Picture”

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1 27 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
2 4 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet
3 15 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
4 31 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge
5 28 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot Back to School Chevrolet
6 9 39 Ryan Newman HAAS Automation / Quicken Loans Chevrolet
7 17 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford
8 19 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota
9 11 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row / Farm American Chevrolet
10 5 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford
11 3 27 Paul Menard Menards / Serta Chevrolet
12 18 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota
13 14 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota
14 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
15 12 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford

Continue reading “2012 NASCAR RACE #21 RESULTS, POCONO – JEFF GORDON WINS”

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Notebook: Denny Hamlin looking forward to birth of first child

Aug. 3, 2012

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

LONG POND, Pa. — Driver Denny Hamlin announced Friday at Pocono Raceway that he and his girlfriend, former Charlotte Bobcats cheerleader Jordan Fish, are expecting a child in January.

“It’s been a long time coming, so it’s going to be exciting to be a dad,” Hamlin, 31, told reporters in Pocono’s media center. “It’s going to be a great experience. I’m really excited about it and just excited to be part of it.

“For my parents to have grandkids, it’s all going to be good. Everything works great, things happened, and we’re excited that the timing’s going to be in January, since it’s the offseason — all that seems to be aligning perfectly for us.”

Continue reading “News Bites: Daddy Hamlin, Gordon Heisman, Menard Pocono Backup”