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200!
May 13 - - Jimmie Johnson scored the win in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway to give Hendrick Motorsports
its milestone 200th victory in the NASCAR Cup series. Johnson's 56th career win moved him into 8th place on the all-time wins list.
Johnson and Jeff Gordon have combined for 141 of the 200 wins for Hendrick Motorsports (70 percent). As far as Gordon's night at Darlington,
it was another race to forget. Gordon was running 9th when he cut a tire on lap 191. Later damage forced him behind the wall for repairs
and he finished 35th. Gordon is now 24th in the series standings.
Darlington race recap
Talladega pole position - photo gallery
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The Race To 10K
May 4 - - Not only did we exceed the $5,424 fundraising goal
for The Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation, but we did it more than a month ahead of schedule. So, I suppose the next goal after finishing a 5K would
be a 10K. The new goal: $10,000. There's still time to enter the May raffles to win rare JG items
from the past. Congratulations to the early raffle winners from April 17 and May 2.
The Race To $10K Fundraising Drive- ENTER the raffle!
In Memory Of Ellen
April 13 - - I was saddened to hear about the passing of Ellen Siska. Her professionalism and journalistic integrity will be sorely
missed. Shortly after I started the Gordonline.com website in 1998, I received an email from Ellen. I had mentioned the untimely passing of a Jeff Gordon fan who had died in a
car accident. Ellen had read the account of the crash where the victim was thrown from the vehicle. The professional journalist in her quickly realized the victim was not
wearing a seat belt. After an email exchange, I changed the focus of the story to a lesson about seat belts. That was just the first of many email messages we sent to each
other over the years. When you ask a racing journalist for a list of drivers they're fans of, you should get a blank response. But if you ask about their favorite drivers,
they're likely to engage you for hours. Jeff Gordon was definitely one of Ellen's favorites. She joined his championship celebration at the Waldorf Astoria in 1997 after a
personal invitation from the superstar driver. If I could sum up Ellen's impact, it would be one word: Honest. She kept me honest and on my toes at all times.
The last thing I wanted was an email from Ellen to admonish me about something on the site. But the last thing I expected was an email from her a year or so ago to tell me
about her battle with leukemia. She lost the battle last week but her determination inspired so many. In Ellen's honor, I made a donation to The Jeff Gordon Children's
Foundation. Condolences to Ellen's family, friends, and supporters. There are many.
Rising Speeds At Michigan
April 6 - - Jeff Gordon was among a handful of drivers who tested at the repaved
Michigan Speedway on April 3-4. Speeds on the straightaways exceeded 215 miles per hour, and average lap times were well above
last year's pole speeds. "I am not a big fan of repaves so the fact that I am talking positive about it and still enjoying
the racetrack as much as I always have I think that is a sign where I rank it," Gordon said. "I rank it very high. Whatever it is about this track,
it has just always had a great feel to it. Instead of having to go in and recreate some of that like some track have had to
do, they were basically able to pave over the top of what they had, fix whatever they could to keep it lasting as long as
possible, which you would typically do on a repave. The track drives so similar to the way it did before and it is going to
have multiple groves."
Celebrating 20 With DuPont
January 21 - - Jeff Gordon, executives of DuPont and
Hendrick Motorsports, and artist Sam Bass unveil the new DuPont paint scheme on Saturday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
The new scheme celebrates a 20-year partnership between the group, and marks the third major redesign of the iconic #24
DuPont Chevrolet. The unveiling took place at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C.
Gordon joined NASCAR legend Richard Petty to discuss the afternoon in November 1992 when Gordon made his debut in the
rainbow-colored DuPont Chevrolet, just as Petty was concluding his racing career.
Press release
PEPSI MAX: Jeff Gordon races the Pepsi Max Chevrolet at Daytona in July and Martinsville in October. Full schedule
Feature: Read JG's blog about the Rwanda trip (w/ pics)
2012: Milestones In The Road
JGCF 2011
I ran the two 5K races in 2011 to benefit The Jeff Gordon Children's
Foundation. In January, I raised nearly $400 running the 5K at Daytona Intl Speedway. In July, the total
exceeded $400 in the Hemingway 5K in Key West.
Donate now!
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Drive To End Hunger
Jeff Gordon and The AARP Foundation's Drive To End Hunger have teamed
up to raise awareness on senior hunger in America. Find out how you can volunteer your time and energy to help with this
extremely worthy cause.
Volunteer opportunities
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Calendar
May 17
Luncheon
May 18
All-Star qualifying
May 19
All-Star race
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| Starts |
11 |
| Poles |
1 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top-5 |
1 |
| Top-10 |
2 |
| DNF's |
2 |
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Track |
Finish |
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Texas |
4 |
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Kansas |
21 |
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Richmond |
23
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Talladega |
33 |
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Darlington |
35 |
2000- Jeff Gordon wins his 50th career race with a late pass on Mark Martin at Talladega.
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