A Gordon Win Will Tie And Surpass Racing Legends

 

Gordon's in position to pass the big wheels
By DAVE KALLMANN
dkallmann@journalsentinel.com

Indianapolis - Jeff Gordon focuses more on accomplishments than numbers, and he's not really into what-ifs.

But still, he's quite aware of the possibilities that await him.

Should Gordon win the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard on Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he would further extend his dominance in stock-car racing's annual trek to the open-wheel Mecca with a fifth title.

He would surpass his boyhood idol, Rick Mears, as well as fellow four-time Indianapolis 500 winners A.J. Foyt and Al Unser, on the track's victory list, while also tying Formula One great Michael Schumacher, the overall leader in its big three races.

And in the process, Gordon would collect his 76th checkered flag in NASCAR's top division, putting him even with the late Dale Earnhardt.

"It almost sounds too good to be true," Gordon said Friday, his 35th birthday.

"At this point I'm thinking that it is. We're just going to go out there and give it our best effort and see what happens." more on what a Jeff Gordon win means....