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Jeff Gordon speeds to Texas pole, extending streak to 17 consecutive years
By SceneDaily Staff
Friday, November 06, 2009
Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon will start from the pole in Sunday's Dickies 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway.
David Griffin
NASCAR Scene
FORT WORTH, Texas – Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon won his first pole of the season Friday at Texas Motor Speedway, continuing his streak of winning at least one pole every full season of his career.
The 2009 season is Gordon’s 17th full year in NASCAR, and he’s won at least one pole every year dating back to his rookie season of 1993.
"I'm really thrilled. It's a total team effort from the power under the hood and Hendrick engines to this race car and the total team effort here at the track today with great communication," said Gordon. "There's no doubt that our efforts here have improved because we've really focused on it.
Gordon turned a fast lap of 191.117 mph in the No. 24 Chevrolet in qualifying for Sunday’s Dickies 500 at Texas, edging fellow Chase For The Sprint Cup driver Kasey Kahne. Kahne went 190.975 in the No. 9 Richard Petty Motorsports Dodge.
Chase drivers Kurt Busch (Penske Racing) and Tony Stewart (Stewart-Haas Racing) took the third and fourth positions, respectively. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch qualified fifth.
Chase drivers occupied the next three positions: Roush Fenway Racing’s Carl Edwards sixth, Hendrick’s Mark Martin seventh and Roush Fenway’s Greg Biffle eighth.
Hendrick’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. was ninth with Richard Childress Racing’s Clint Bowyer 10th.
Points leader Jimmie Johnson qualified 12th. Other Chase drivers were Brian Vickers (Red Bull Racing) 15th, Juan Pablo Montoya (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) 20th, Denny Hamlin (JGR) 25th and Ryan Newman (SHR) 26th.
Brad Keselowski, making his first start for Penske Racing, qualified 35th.
David Gilliland (JGR) was the fastest of the drivers needing to make the race on speed, qualifying 21st.
Other drivers who made the race via qualifying were Mike Skinner (TRG Motorsports), Scott Speed (Red Bull), Regan Smth (Furniture Row Racing), Joe Nemechek (Nemco Motorsports), Bill Elliott (Wood Brothers Racing) and Michael McDowell (Tommy Baldwin Racing).
Failing to qualify were Tony Raines (Front Row Motorsports), Dave Blaney (Prism Motorsports), Max Papis (Germain Racing) and Mike Bliss (Phoenix Racing).
Mentioned Drivers: Jeff Gordon
2009 Sprint Cup Race for the Chase Standings
Driver Standings after the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 6492 |
| 2 | Mark Martin | -108 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | -169 |
| 4 | Kurt Busch | -211 |
| 5 | Tony Stewart | -285 |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | -289 |
| 7 | Greg Biffle | -321 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | -352 |
| 9 | Ryan Newman | -411 |
| 10 | Kasey Kahne | -476 |
| 11 | Carl Edwards | -520 |
| 12 | Brian Vickers | -666 |
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Rowdy4Life said:
Nov 6, 2009 at 6:29 PMCheaters. Instead of Johnson, now its Gordon!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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» Confirm Abuse Reportaustinh said:
Nov 6, 2009 at 6:53 PMWell i hope you feel better now pull the stick out of your butt and stick it in your eye and Have a nice day loser.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportRainier said:
Nov 6, 2009 at 7:31 PMHow does a moronic Busch fan who claims success at the Cup level is the result of cheating explain Kyle's domination in the Nationwide series? It follows that Kyle must be cheating as well, does it not? Oh no. Now I feel a little ashamed of myself. Based on information ascertained from the content, style, and vocabulary choices of ROWDY4LIFE's many previous posts, one can only conclude he is no more than 12 years of age, but possibly as young as eight. As an adult I should refrain from classifying him as a moron as he deserves to have the next decade to allow his brain to mature and fully develop. The rest of us making negative comments toward him and goading him into an argument would be shallow and prove nothing about our intelligence. It actually demeans us to attack his comments and for that I am truly sorry. It is sort of like a Sprint Cup driver who has won 12 races in the last two seasons at the cup level, competing for and winning the Nationwide Championship.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportMtclimber said:
Nov 6, 2009 at 7:39 PMYeah that was pretty weak I gotta admitt. I'm a KB fan and a big 24 fan, but I don't think that is justified. Jeff Gordon a cheater? That's a new one. Mark Martin TOO?? That's it, I'm going to go drink some kool-aid now, the world is going to stop spining.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportMeg said:
Nov 6, 2009 at 7:42 PMWhat a nice surprise!! Good for you, Jeff. I can't believe you didn't have a pole yet this year, but am thrilled for you... Best of luck for a win this Sunday..
Report as AbuseRowdy4Life.. You make me smile.. I KNOW darn well you are just trying to get guys like Rainer to pounce on your comment. I know you are really happy for the #24 team !!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportSS396Chevelle said:
Nov 6, 2009 at 7:43 PMNot much anyone can say about post #1. You have to look at who made the post and you will be able figure out his mental maturity. Nice job Jeff, now go get the win.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportcarldhskm3636 said:
Nov 6, 2009 at 7:48 PMIt would be nice to get past this bickering and let everyone have an opinion. You are all the same ones that do this on Busch articles as well as Jr Articles. Calling people names and degrading them is just asking for a comeback. #3, How old are you? If #1 is 12 you must be 11 since you are just as bad as he is. He is not the first one to say that the Hendrick boys are cheating.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportRobby said:
Nov 6, 2009 at 8:00 PMIf Hendrick is cheating how come Jr sucks this year? He must be the only legal car on that team. It makes sense I guess based on the 88's teams performance and point standings compared to the other 3 team cars. Success is 50% car, 40% crew chief and 10% driver.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportMeg said:
Nov 6, 2009 at 8:00 PMGwen... Come say Congrats to Jeff & the #24 team!
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» Confirm Abuse Reportamalycke said:
Nov 6, 2009 at 8:08 PMDave Blaney & Tony Raines' DNQ streaks get worse. Phoenix Racing misses yet another race. Check out StartAndParkStats90.blogspot.com for in-depth financial records of the new NASCAR Cup teams!
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» Confirm Abuse Reportbuddy0693 said:
Nov 6, 2009 at 8:29 PMBrad Keselowski will find out he just went from the Penthouse to the Outhouse , going from Hendricks to Penski
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» Confirm Abuse Reportamalycke said:
Nov 6, 2009 at 9:32 PMKeselowski is really clueless. To go from a top Hendrick ride down to Stremme type equipment really makes me think that the Keselowski's have the combined brains of a slurpee.
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Nov 6, 2009 at 10:18 PMIt was nice to actually see a genuine smile on Jeff's face. They used to come so automatic and looked so fake.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportMeg said:
Nov 7, 2009 at 6:54 AMBrains of a slurpee ?? LOL
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» Confirm Abuse ReportSpacemaker24 said:
Nov 7, 2009 at 12:54 PMHopefully they can get the car better for the race than it was in practice today. Also, due to a handful of idiots that like to post on these articles I suggest that this site add an ignore feature.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportKadach said:
Nov 7, 2009 at 1:20 PMAUSTINH you sound like the BIG JEALOUS LOSER, the last time we checked JEFF GORDON still had 4 CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS, eat your heart out YA BIG LOSER!!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportRainier said:
Nov 7, 2009 at 2:33 PMI think AUSTINH may have been talking to ROWDY4LIFE and not about Gordon, but I'm not sure.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportminkee2 said:
Nov 7, 2009 at 5:04 PMPoor Rowdy. His driver can't drive with the big boys so all he can say is "Cheaters." Cryle shouldn't even be driving full-time with the amateurs, but that's the only place, plus trucks, that he can win and feed his ego. So, Rowdy, we can see who you imitate! GO JIMMIE!! GO JEFF!! GO MARK!!
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» Confirm Abuse Reportgojeffgo said:
Nov 7, 2009 at 5:24 PMGlad to finally see a pole, Jeff.. now back it up with the win!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportMeg said:
Nov 7, 2009 at 6:40 PMMinkee2... Did you forget someone else on the Hendrick team ? Go Dale !!
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» Confirm Abuse Reportbigj said:
Nov 7, 2009 at 8:59 PMJeff wow 17 years in a row with the pole..congratulations and I hope you get a win in the next 3 races..Luv ya!
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