Monday Morning Teardown: The Case of Jeff Gordon’s Voodoo Curse
Jeff Gordon has had cars capable of adding to his career total of 85 Sprint Cup victories but has not yet converted.
Jeff Gordon has had cars capable of adding to his career total of 85 Sprint Cup victories but has not yet converted.
Saturday night (May 12) at Darlington was defined by history, a milestone 200th victory for NASCAR’s most successful modern-era car owner, Rick Hendrick.
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After seven months, car owner Rick Hendrick reached a milestone that only one other team has ever reached: 200 Cup Series wins.
In the end, Joe Gibbs Racing took the trophy, but it wasn’t Denny Hamlin. That honor instead went to Joey Logano and it didn’t come without controversy.
Jimmie Johnson was counting the laps. Chad Knaus was counting fuel drops. Team owner Rick Hendrick was waiting to count one more win for his team.
When the second race of Travis Pastrana’s NNS career was slated for the Lady in Black many people thought it would be a true challenge for the new driver.
Eric McClure met with the assembled media at Darlington Raceway Friday morning (May 11).
Friday looked like Denny Hamlin’s night, but the Lady in Black proved to be a fickle dance partner.
One thing that you would never see back in the day at Darlington was a two-tire pit stop.