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Jeff Gordon Gunning for Fourth Inaugural Event Win
SPARTA, Ky. (July 5, 2011) – At Kentucky Speedway, Jeff Gordon will attempt to be first in the first — for the fourth time.
Among Gordon’s 84 career victories are three inaugural event wins at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1994, Auto Club Speedway in 1997 and Kansas Speedway in 2001 (four other tracks have been added to schedule since 1994 with no other driver winning multiple inaugural races). Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 marks the first visit for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series to Kentucky, and it could also mark the fourth trip to Victory Lane in a first-time event for the driver of the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet.
“It may be our first race here, but a lot of drivers have logged a lot of miles here,” said Gordon, who has climbed from 16th to eighth in the point standings with four top- six finishes in the last five races. “Some of the guys have run Nationwide events here and we used to test here all the time — this was one of the tracks we could test at before it became a Cup track.
“Going back to those old testing notes will give us some information, but (Hendrick Motorsports teammate) Mark Martin participated in the tire test here earlier this year. That’s the most current data we have with these cars and setups we’re running today.
“It’s been a while since I’ve tested here, so it’ll be interesting to see what has changed.”
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Jeff Gordon Gunning for Fourth Inaugural Event Win
SPARTA, Ky. (July 5, 2011) – At Kentucky Speedway, Jeff Gordon will attempt to be first in the first — for the fourth time.
Among Gordon’s 84 career victories are three inaugural event wins at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1994, Auto Club Speedway in 1997 and Kansas Speedway in 2001 (four other tracks have been added to schedule since 1994 with no other driver winning multiple inaugural races). Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 marks the first visit for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series to Kentucky, and it could also mark the fourth trip to Victory Lane in a first-time event for the driver of the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet.
“It may be our first race here, but a lot of drivers have logged a lot of miles here,” said Gordon, who has climbed from 16th to eighth in the point standings with four top- six finishes in the last five races. “Some of the guys have run Nationwide events here and we used to test here all the time — this was one of the tracks we could test at before it became a Cup track.
“Going back to those old testing notes will give us some information, but (Hendrick Motorsports teammate) Mark Martin participated in the tire test here earlier this year. That’s the most current data we have with these cars and setups we’re running today.
“It’s been a while since I’ve tested here, so it’ll be interesting to see what has changed.”