Will Jeff Gordon break the consecutive starts record?

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788 set by Ricky Rudd. I think he will, but not by much.
 
I don't see why not, as long as he avoids injury and/or some sort of emergency that would cause him to have to miss a race.
 
Well he only needs a year and a half to break it.

Only injury or some type of emergency will keep him from racing like DSquad said.
 
I See no reason why he won't have it cleared by a season or two before he's done..
 
Ricky could have extended that number further, just didn't have any sponsor appeal.
 
He'll break it. Watch out for him snatching the pole @ the glen
 
After 2013: 725 starts.
After 2014: 761 starts.
After 2015: 797 starts.
After 2016: 833 starts.
Start 789 would come in race #28 of 2015. (Race #28 on the 2013 schedule is Loudon)

Obviously this is all contingent on Jeff remaining healthy, making the races and the continuance of a 36 race schedule.
He has sponsorship through the 2016 season. I doubt he'll race full time beyond 2016 but stranger things have happened.
 
SlicedBread22 said:
I think so... then retire after that season. Who thinks this year he ends his streak of at least one pole for the last 20 years?
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Could happen. But there are still several races left at tracks where he typically qualifies very well - Bristol, Talladega, Richmond, Martinsville, and New Hampshire come to mind.
 
Matthew2470 said:
After 2013: 725 starts.
After 2014: 761 starts.
After 2015: 797 starts.
After 2016: 833 starts.
Start 789 would come in race #28 of 2015. (Race #28 on the 2013 schedule is Loudon)

Obviously this is all contingent on Jeff remaining healthy, making the races and the continuance of a 36 race schedule.
He has sponsorship through the 2016 season. I doubt he'll race full time beyond 2016 but stranger things have happened.
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well, professor obvious, isn't that the whole point of keeping track of these things? :p
 
SlicedBread22 said:
I think so... then retire after that season. Who thinks this year he ends his streak of at least one pole for the last 20 years?
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I doubt he retires within the next two years. He has said in the past that he would probably do a part time gig like Martin has been doing.
 
Gordon says he'll do part time like Martin. But we'll see.
Gordon is in another league from Martin, fame-wise. So the money will still be there for him to race full time. He's still one of the most famous, highest paid drivers. Forbes has him at #4 at $18M per year. That's a lot of money to turn down.

And a few years ago when he was talking more often about retirement and going part time, wasn't he having a lot of back problems? My understanding was his back issues have mostly cleared up.

Gordon has such a famous name and fan support that, if he wanted, he could race till he was 50.
 
Like most have said, barring injury, I think he will. On a side note, as a fan, I would rather seem him become an owner instead of racing part time.....
 
I say he'll get it done, I've got to think he's already got his eyes on that record. Doesn't look like he'll get to 100 wins though.
 
FenderBumper said:
well, professor obvious, isn't that the whole point of keeping track of these things? :p
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I even USED the word "obviously" in my post! LOL
I wasn't going to include that part but I'm fairly certain someone would have said "yeah but that's only if he stays healthy, derp drool bleeeeaaaargggghhh" or something similar.
 
PeopleAreStrange said:
What I'm worried about is him not being competitive after he retires from full-time racing.
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The thing with Jeff is that he will NOT do something unless he can be competitive with a chance to win. He will not tarnish his career riding around 3 laps down just to cash in. No worries there. :)
 
StoneTown said:
Gordon says he'll do part time like Martin. But we'll see.
Gordon is in another league from Martin, fame-wise. So the money will still be there for him to race full time. He's still one of the most famous, highest paid drivers. Forbes has him at #4 at $18M per year. That's a lot of money to turn down.

And a few years ago when he was talking more often about retirement and going part time, wasn't he having a lot of back problems? My understanding was his back issues have mostly cleared up.

Gordon has such a famous name and fan support that, if he wanted, he could race till he was 50.
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I don't remember him ever saying anything about racing part time except for the one year he was talking about a part time schedule to get his back repaired, and he's said he would know when it's time to retire.
 
I hope he races as long as he wants to race, he sure isn't junking up the show. As long as a driver can qualify, they can race, that is the rule. Breaking the record that isn't important in the first place..so what. All it means to me is that Jeff is still racing because he wants to.
 
3wideinturn1 said:
I say he'll get it done, I've got to think he's already got his eyes on that record. Doesn't look like he'll get to 100 wins though.
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Eh the only record Gordon is probably eyeing is that 100 win mark.

The consequetive starts record is damn useless. So you started an x amount of races without missing one. No one really cares about that.

100 Race wins is still very doable for him.

He needs a year like 2007 and then 3 wins per for the next 2 years and he'll be right there imo.
 
If that horseshoe leaves JJ's ass & moves on over to Gordon that'd be great.
 
reck said:
Eh the only record Gordon is probably eyeing is that 100 win mark.

The consecutive starts record is damn useless. So you started an x amount of races without missing one. No one really cares about that.

100 Race wins is still very doable for him.

He needs a year like 2007 and then 3 wins per for the next 2 years and he'll be right there imo.
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Kinda my thoughts when Cal Ripkin Jr. broke Lou Gehrig's record.

So you got outta bed and went to work every day.

whoop-de-do . . .
 
IMO Jeff Gordon will not reach the 100 win mark. I think he will win every other year from now until 2016, then he will retire in 2017.
 
Matthew2470 said:
Sarcasm it cluelessness?
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Professor Irwin Corey, is that you ?

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reck said:
Eh the only record Gordon is probably eyeing is that 100 win mark.

The consequetive starts record is damn useless. So you started an x amount of races without missing one. No one really cares about that.

100 Race wins is still very doable for him.

He needs a year like 2007 and then 3 wins per for the next 2 years and he'll be right there imo.
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Ask any real racer, no record is small, meaningless or useless, every record is won with pride and they call that record the Ironman Record for a reason, it means the holder of the record raced sick, hurt and or sore when lesser competitors would have been home in bed. Ask Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Sterling Marlin and many others what they endured not to miss a race.
 
Currently with 87 wins, and looking at his recent performance since 2008... Not gunna happen with 100 wins. I'm confident he can get into the 90s range but not 100
 
I think it's an admirable record because it means you performed at a level high enough to have an opportunity to have started so many races consecutively. Just think of all the drivers that have come and gone in the Cup Series since that afternoon in November 1992 when Jeff Gordon made his first start.
 
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