RICHMOND,
VA. (May
3) - -
It was
an
uphill
climb
for Jeff
Gordon
during
the
Crown
Royal
400 at
Richmond
International
Raceway.
He
started
dead
last
after
the team
needed
to
change
the
engine
starter
before
the
race.
With
traffic
at the
outset,
he fell
a lap
down by
lap 45.
But he
rallied
back in
fine
fashion
and
posted a
9th
place
finish.
While
Gordon
was not
a factor
for the
lead
during
the
night,
he
passed
more
cars
than any
other
driver
on the
track.
What
looked
like a
runaway
victory
for
Denny
Hamlin
turned
late in
the
event
when a
flat
tire
sent
Hamlin
to pit
road. He
had led
381 of
the 382
laps up
to that
point.
Dale
Earnhardt
Jr
inherited
the top
spot but
was
wrecked
by Kyle
Busch
just 10
laps
from the
finish.
Clint
Bowyer
scooted
past
Busch
when he
checked
up for
Earnhardt
Jr's
spin.
Bowyer
held off
Busch in
a final
two-lap
sprint
to win
his
second
career
race.
Gordon's
9th
place
effort
was his
first
top-10
finish
since
Martinsville.
He moved
up to
13th in
the
points
standings,
just 6
points
out of
the
final
qualifying
spot for
the
chase
for the
championship.
Jeff Gordon: Call me a whiner - Palm Beach Post Jeff Gordon : Call me a whiner Palm Beach Post, United States - May 7, 2008 By Al Tays | Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 05:54 PM Actually, Gordon ’s had a lot to whine about this year. Through 10 races, he’s in 13th place, 339 points behind ... Publ.Date : Wed, 07 May 2008 22:04:27 GMT
