Jeff Gordon’s Teammates to Pay Tribute to Him This Weekend at Homestead

Kevin Harvick has made a predictable habit of trying to rattle his opposition when the stakes are at their highest. He’s chasing his 5th championship since 2001.

NASCAR’s annual title contenders information convention was a really feel-good affair Thursday as all 4 drivers performed good and lauded one another with platitudes. Busch hasn’t won a race in a while, but he has the chance to make up for that on Sunday.

Since when does Harvick care what others assume?

Larson is viewed by a few fans as being the heir apparent to Gordon’s legacy due to their similar backgrounds, even though he didn’t take over Gordon’s ride. “We’re a confident group amongst ourselves, but you also have to be respectful because you definitely don’t want to get run over by the karma train by spouting too many things off. It’s definitely – it’s flattering, but in the end, it’s still got to run the race, and there’s other teams that have run well, and I think as you look at the situation, obviously there’s a lot of things that we’ve been a part of and done well in the past, but now you’ve got to do them again”.

Jeff Gordon heads into the finale of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at the Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday hoping to bow out in the flawless manner. His underdog role makes him a favorite for many.

“The way I see it”, Truex told the skeptics, as Furniture Row’s driver sat alongside Busch, Gordon and Harvick at a prerace news conference, “these three next to me are supposed to win the championship, and I’m probably not”.

Busch said Gordon was his favorite driver growing up and someone he wished to emulate. Busch has had one of the more tumultuous seasons-he was injured in a February wreck, missed 11 races and had a stellar comeback Summer-so a win would be a big deal.

“I think all is well”, Truex said. “There’s no cause to create a second”. “Once I started getting into the real racing thing and watching the Cup races on Sunday, Jeff was the guy that just kind of came onto the scene, and obviously he was hot coming onto the scene”. The meetings were separate and done in advance of Kenseths return to the track this weekend.

Kenseth was suspended two races for deliberately wrecking Joey Logano in retaliation. A “the pressure’s all on him/them” here, a light personal dig there – just enough to fill media space and whet appetites for Sunday’s Sprint Cup finale. I feel like what we’re taking there might be a little bit better. “I think Matt is, too. “That’s all I’ve got”. “The issues we type of speak about it are between us”.

The 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards: A formal black-tie celebration held at Wynn Las Vegas.

Any type of climate delays can be a disappointment, notably after final weekend’s remaining elimination race at Phoenix. With just three career victories since 2004, a championship would be considered an upset for Truex. There’s a lot more to do. “We can not examine what we have executed at different races”. If we were going into a non-championship race, Id have the same answer because its just depends on whats happening.”.

If you’ve attended more than a handful of NASCAR races in your lifetime, you’ve seen the work of Sam Bass. But, I’Donnell burdened the race wouldn’t begin until NASCAR felt it might run it to completion. Let’s call him Clemson then, and prepare for the excruciating possibility of another Clemsoning. Ingrid [Gordon’s wife] and the kids got there the next day and we immediately went out to the stables where they were at and visited with them.

Mars announced earlier this week it had extended its M&Ms sponsorship with Busch and Joe Gibbs Racings No. 18 Toyota team for the next several seasons, but Busch only revealed his extension on Thursday. “I mean, he’s been so, so much to me”. For us, you have got Toyota’s probability to win a Cup title for the primary time ever, you bought M&Ms for the primary time ever and you bought Kyle.