Gordon brake failure still being investigated

By Lee Montgomery
Saturday, June 17, 2006
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BROOKLYN, Mich. - Jeff Gordon said Friday his Hendrick Motorsports team still doesn't know exactly what caused a right-front brake rotor to disintegrate, sending Gordon's No. 24 Chevrolet slamming into the Turn 1 wall at Pocono Raceway June 11.

"A lot of us have seen issues with brakes - and our hub issue at Charlotte," Gordon said. "A lot of it has to do with where we're at with our cars and the speed and the setups that we're running that are just putting a lot more stress on parts of the race car that we're not used to seeing.

"We don't have a definite answer yet."

Gordon did say the team has sent what was left of the rotor to be analyzed.

The No. 24 had the same brake package as teammates Kyle Busch and Brian Vickers, neither of who had trouble. The No. 48 of Jimmie Johnson had a slightly different package, and Gordon said his team would probably use that setup when it returns to Pocono next month.

Gordon added that the crash registered 64 Gs, and after an initial consultation in the infield care center, medical officials kept him longer.

"I was ready to walk out of the infield care center, and they came in with the telemetry numbers and said, 'Wait a minute. We think you might want to stay a little bit longer,'" Gordon said.

Mentioned Drivers: Brian Vickers

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