Jeff Gordon Calls It A Career, Finishes 6th In Final NASCAR Race

Gordon led nine laps early in the race and was third for an early restart, but he bobbled it and plummeted to eighth.

At Homestead Sunday, that was the same message shouted by thousands as Gordon sped around the final 267 laps of his career. Our auto fired off good.

All of the leaders went to pit road during the caution. Soon after, Harvick also overtook Keselowski for second. On the bright side, he made the race.

The sun is out, the track is dry and the championship is on.

Harvick finished a distant second, Gordon was sixth, and Martin Truex Jr., the fourth driver in the championship field, finished 12th.

Busch’s tour on Monday included appearances on ESPN SportsCenter, FS1 RaceHub, NASCAR America and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. When the company was able to test prior to this year’s experiment with lower downforce at the Darlington Raceway, the result was more overtaking.

On Lap 137, green flag stops began. In 1997, he won 10 more races, except he came away with his 2nd Championship.

Kenseth was suspended two races for an action that ultimately knocked Logano out of the Chase.

“Drivers, and crew chiefs, crewmembers, spotters – everybody let today’s race play out in its natural course”. He has been paired up with organizations such as Drive To End Hunger, one of his sponsors, to help provide food for people in need and his foundation, the Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation, is devoted to finding a cure for pediatric cancer. He crashed two cars in his first five races back as he pushed too hard to try to earn a spot in the Chase.

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The season finale is delayed because of rain.

The forecast calls for thunderstorms throughout the afternoon.

He wasn’t in the top ten again until he finished fourth at Kentucky, the 19 race.

While NBC’s coverage has been refreshing; the ratings and support from the network hasn’t matched NBC’s first foray into the sport.

“She walked in and we started hugging and talking”, he said. He’s got a handsome family, a reputation as one of the good guys and a popularity that transcends NASCAR. Delaying the start of the race could be the next step.

When the race was over Jeff was greeted by his wife Ingrid Vandebosch and son Leo.

Fellow driver Dale Earnhardt Jr tweeted congratulations to Busch and his Joe Gibbs Racing team. Patrick wore one with old-school “rainbow warriors” colors. “I think when the sun went down we missed a little something and didn’t quite have it when the track cooled down”.

It was Jeff Gordon’s presence in the series that convinced Tony George, who was then in charge of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, to agree to host the first Brickyard 400 in 1994.

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Fans lined a red carpet leading to the meeting and showered Gordon with praise. Gordon responded by high-fiving hundreds of them. Gordon made sure his colleagues won’t forget it.

“Something I’ve always cherished”, Gordon tweeted Sunday along with a picture of the money clip. Harvick was right, and his second season at Stewart-Haas Racing ended in anguish.

Country music star Tim McGraw joined the festivities, along with Edsel Ford, actor Zachary Levi, celebrity chef Robert Irvine, golfer Luke Guthrie, Zac Brown band drummer Chris Fryar and executives from all three automakers who race in NASCAR, among others.

He’s trying to remember all the details of his celebratory day, including a visit from racing legend Mario Andretti, three-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and sports-car ace Scott Pruett. Gordon is retiring after the finale.

The “Car Wash” refers to a guest going to ESPN and making the rounds of multiple TV shows, radio shows and digital media platforms.

“The last 60 laps or so, I kept thinking to myself …” He’s a great friend to me and to the @ClintonFdn.