NASCAR Wrecks - Gordon Won..So What!
One race does not a comeback make
by Monte Dutton - Gazette Sports Writer
SONOMA, Calif. — The results of Sunday’s Dodge/SaveMart 350 were historic and newsworthy. What remains to be seen is whether they were significant.If it were just another race,
Jeff Gordon’s victory would seem to signal a resurgence. Gordon won his ninth road race — and 74th overall — to pull to within two of Dale Earnhardt on the all-time winners’ list and back into the ruling class that, after 10 more races, defines the Chase and, for Gordon, a shot at a fifth championship.And that’s not all.
Ryan Newman, slumping virtually season, finished second. Newman’s never failed to make the Chase, even though even the encouraging finish left him still 17th in the Nextel Cup standings.Terry Labonte, heretofore easing into retirement, awakened with a third-place finish that may wind up being the last hurrah of his distinguished career.
Unfortunately, one race does not a comeback make, especially when that one race occurred on a road course. There won’t be but one more this season. Read More
by Monte Dutton - Gazette Sports Writer
SONOMA, Calif. — The results of Sunday’s Dodge/SaveMart 350 were historic and newsworthy. What remains to be seen is whether they were significant.If it were just another race,
Jeff Gordon’s victory would seem to signal a resurgence. Gordon won his ninth road race — and 74th overall — to pull to within two of Dale Earnhardt on the all-time winners’ list and back into the ruling class that, after 10 more races, defines the Chase and, for Gordon, a shot at a fifth championship.And that’s not all.
Ryan Newman, slumping virtually season, finished second. Newman’s never failed to make the Chase, even though even the encouraging finish left him still 17th in the Nextel Cup standings.Terry Labonte, heretofore easing into retirement, awakened with a third-place finish that may wind up being the last hurrah of his distinguished career.
Unfortunately, one race does not a comeback make, especially when that one race occurred on a road course. There won’t be but one more this season. Read More
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