2006 NASCAR Driver Review: Jeff Gordon
After ending a one-year drought by securing a spot in this season’s Chase for the Championship, Jeff Gordon appeared poised to make a move on the competition.
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After ending a one-year drought by securing a spot in this season’s Chase for the Championship, Jeff Gordon appeared poised to make a move on the competition.
It’s hard to believe that finishing 26th could lead to a high point, but that’s exactly what Robby Gordon experienced at Bristol on the Nextel Cup tour .
Reuniting at Kansas in a sponsorship deal with R&J Racing, Bill Elliott had a great run in the retro-looking Melling Auto Parts Dodge, finishing 16th.
Gilliland’s high point occurred at the Busch Series race at Kentucky, when he became the first non-Nextel Cup regular to win a Busch race in 2006.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was able to extend his streak of winning at least one race per season to seven years by taking the checkered flag at the Richmond race in May.
Even though a season-long struggle left Carl Edwards one of the odd men out in the Chase, he still turned on the afterburners during the playoffs nevertheless.
After a two-year absence, Ward Burton made his long-anticipated return to Nextel Cup competition in October at Martinsville.
After a dismal start to the season that included two engine failures in the first nine races, Greg Biffle starting firing on all cylinders during May.