Sunday afternoon, the longest drought in between wins in Jeff Gordon's Sprint Cup career finally came to a close with a 'W' in Texas Motor Speedway's Samsung 500. Here's a quick look at No. 24's drought by the numbers:14,037 - Laps completed between victory lane visits
540 - Days in between wins for Gordon [Lowe's, Oct. 13, 2007 - Texas, April 5, 2009]
447 - Total laps led in 2008
394 - Total laps led in seven 2009 races
305 - Lap in Sunday's race that Gordon seized the lead after the final pit stops
47 - Races in between wins.
42 - Largest previous winless drought for Gordon [start of career]
19 - Top-5 finishes in between wins
0 - Previous streak of not taking a win [Gordon won two-in-a-row at Talladega and then Lowe's]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-07-2009 @ 10:45PM
vindua23 said...
The timing of Jeff's first place finish, not second or 4th, couldn't have been any better. The reassuring victory for him and the team was the crutch that he needed to continue his consistent season so far...
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4-08-2009 @ 1:14PM
demzrdopes said...
Government Motors bought their first race with your tax dollars, eh?
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4-10-2009 @ 8:47PM
usa said...
i have never been much of a jeff gordon fan, because i had met him at a dupont funtion and thought him to be arrogant and narcissistic. however that was several years ago, i was wrong. give a man a new marriage a new outlook and a lovely child and his true happiness and self reliance has shown thru, it is great. jeff will now become a true icon of nascar, because it is now not the most important thing in his life. jeff gordon has grown up before our eyes folks
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4-13-2009 @ 10:30PM
csxrr069 said...
Congrads on your recent win. I knew you would pull it out if you just hung in their and I am thankful your not a quiter.
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4-14-2009 @ 6:58PM
Mountie fan said...
this is a case of maturing..and consistancy from the whole crew. From crew chief on down..
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4-22-2009 @ 9:59PM
AL said...
The only reason for me to turn the T.V. to watch NASCAR is Jeff Gordon. Sure, I love racing, any kind of racing, but to sit in front of the T.V. for three hours of racing is nuts. So, why do I do it? Jeff Gordon, that's why! I've watched his career from the start, 1992-2009. I was impressed with his driving, his composure, and attitude on, and off the track. A fan until he removes his helmet. Al S.
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5-23-2009 @ 11:51AM
LawrenceChapman said...
I have been a Jeff fan from the first time i watched him race, I had been an avid Davey allison fan untill his death, I didn't watch nascar for a couple of years and one day i turned on the tv and flipped through the channels and happened accross a winston cup race and stopped for a moment and there was Dale SR. with a 24 car giving him the what for all around the track, the driver of the 24 was mirroing evey move that Dale made untill late in the race the 24 used one of the Dale tactics and passed Dale for the lead and won the race with only a fwew laps to go, that was the rebirth of my desire to watch nascar. I have watched Jeff for years and am an avid fan of Jeff and all of HENDRIX MOTOR SPORTS INC. Watch out for that 48 and that 5 car the kid is back Mark Martin, its a shame that Mark was'nt with Hendrix in his earlier prime. Good luck to all Hendricks drivers. You go gettum again Jeff
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