INDIANAPOLIS — Of course Jeff Gordon would win on the day named in his honor by the local mayor. Of course it would occur on the 20-year anniversary of him winning the very first Brickyard 400. And of course all this had to
For similar and disparate reasons, Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart would love to win another Brickyard 400 in front of their home-state fans.
Gordon, a week shy of his 43rd birthday and often fighting an aching back, won on the 20th anniversary celebration of his first Brickyard victory. It came on the day the Mayor of Indianapolis proclaimed “Jeff Gordon Day” and showed Gordon is trying to
Kahne was leading the race on the restart with 17 laps remaining in the Crown Royal 400 but Gordon, his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, already had him beat by the time they got to the start-finish line. Kahne dropped to fifth in one lap and eventually
A late pass of Kasey Kahne gave Jeff Gordon the win Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.