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Martinsville II In Car Audio

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October 25 – – Denny Hamlin’s 15th career victory came in the Tums 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Compared to the previous 14 wins, this was by far his biggest as he closed to within 6 points of Jimmie Johnson in the quest for his first NASCAR championship. Hamlin gained 35 points on Johnson, who finished 5th in the race, with four races remaining in the 2010 season.

Jeff Gordon’s title hopes likely became an afterthought following Martinsville as he finished 20th due in part to contact from Kurt Busch. Gordon started 11th and moved into the top-5 within 50 laps. He took the lead shortly before the halfway point by staying out during a caution period. He later slipped back to 3rd as Dale Earnhardt Jr took control of the event after the 300-lap mark. A caution flag on lap 347 brought the leaders to pit road. Gordon exited in 8th place after a problem on the left rear resulted in a 16.1 second pit stop. Gordon fell out of the top-10 on the restart and was unable to get to the inside line. He slipped to 14th on lap 370 before pulling in line in front of David Ragan. Ten laps later, Gordon dove to the inside of Kurt Busch in turn 3 and bumped his way around. Busch drilled Gordon on the frontstretch and turned him into the wall. The National Guard Chevrolet sustained heavy damage to the rear. The crew made repairs with Gordon losing a lap and restarting 22nd.

A caution for Travis Kvapil’s spin with 100 laps to go allowed Gordon to get back on the lead lap. However, Gordon remained outside the top-20 as the laps wound down. He was lapped by race leader Kevin Harvick with 60 laps to go, which put the finishing touches on an ultra-disappointing day. Gordon went a second lap down with 8 to go when race winner Denny Hamlin went by and came across the line in 20th. He dropped to 5th in points and trails by 203. It was his worst finish at Martinsville since October 2002 — eerily enough that was also the last time the San Francisco Giants were playing in the World Series. That is, before Brian Wilson struck out Ryan Howard on Saturday night.

source: gordonline.com

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Charlotte II In Car Audio

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October 17 – – Jeff Gordon turned in perhaps the most disappointing performance of the 2010 season with a 23rd place effort at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Gordon dropped to 156 points behind Jimmie Johnson in the points standings as his title chances nearly evaporated in a single night. Gordon struggled with handling before a battery issue dropped him off the lead lap. A late race pit road speeding penalty sealed his fate on a disappointing evening.

Gordon started on the pole and opted for the outside line. He took off to a comfortable lead before a caution on lap 2 for Ryan Newman’s crash slowed the field. On the lap 7 restart, Kyle Busch powered past Gordon on the outside line off turn 2. Gordon dropped to 3rd after Carl Edwards went by. Gordon re-assumed the runner-up spot from Edwards on lap 10. Gordon dropped to 3rd two laps later after Paul Menard passed. The second caution waved on lap 23 after Kurt Busch spun off turn 4. The leaders came to pit road and Gordon exited with the lead — the benefit of having the first pit stall. Gordon lost the lead to Busch immediately after the restart as Gordon slipped to 3rd when Menard went by. Gordon fell to 4th before the next caution on lap 34 when Jimmie Johnson spun off turn 2.

Gordon moved up to 2nd on the restart by getting around Joey Logano in turn 2. He ran distantly behind Kyle Busch before a round of green flag pit stops on lap 77. A debris caution on lap 106 tightened the field as the leaders came to pit road. Gordon held the 2nd spot through the round of pit stops. He ran distantly behind Busch after the restart before a caution on lap 124 for Kasey Kahne and Sam Hornish’s incident on the frontstretch slowed the field. Gordon came to pit road for fuel and restarted 7th on lap 130. He dropped to 8th when Denny Hamlin passed after a brief battle. Gordon took 7th from Clint Bowyer on lap 142. Gordon fell to 9th battling a loose handling car on lap 150. He came in for a green flag pit stop on lap 177. Track bar and air pressure adjustments followed and Gordon ran in 11th place after the pit cycle.

On lap 191, Gordon drifted up the track and lost power. He switched batteries but went a lap down as Jimmie Johnson went by. Gordon fell to 23rd, and was the first car a lap down. Marcos Ambrose’s spin on lap 203 allowed Gordon to get back onto the lead lap. He came to pit road for a prolonged stop while the crew changed the battery. Gordon restarted 22nd as the last car on the lead lap. He struggled with handling before nearly going a lap down. On lap 239, Robby Gordon’s spin brought the caution and allowed for adjustments on pit road. Gordon restarted in 17th place with 84 to go. However, he slipped to 22nd within two laps of the restart. He ran in 20th before a green flag stop with 40 laps to go. Gordon received a penalty for speeding on the entrance to pit road, and made a pass-through with 38 to go, which dropped him off the lead lap and essentially sealed his fate for the night. Gordon finished 23rd and dropped to 156 points behind Jimmie Johnson. With just five races left in the season, Gordon would likely need Johnson and Denny Hamlin to have at least two sub-par finishes to have a chance at a championship.

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Jeff Grabs the Pole at Charlotte!

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October 14 – – Jeff Gordon captured the pole position for Saturday night’s race at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a lap of 191.54 mph. It is Gordon’s first pole of the season and 69th of his career. Gordon extended his streak to 18 consecutive seasons with at least one pole position. Gordon struggled in the daytime practice session as he was just 33rd on the speed chart. However, crew chief Steve Letarte made the right adjustments before qualifying and Gordon’s DuPont Chevrolet was simply on rails during the pole-winning lap. Gordon has scored a pole for 20 straight seasons in NASCAR competition going back to his years in the Nationwide series. Gordon’s first NASCAR pole came in 1991 at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, N.C. His first Cup series pole came at Charlotte in 1993. Kinda like a siren song… oh Carolina!

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California II In Car Audio

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October 11 – – There was a point in the Pepsi Max 400 where Jeff Gordon’s fledgling championship hopes were on fumes. The driver had received a pit road speeding penalty with less than 50 laps to go and was mired back in traffic. A late race caution flag coupled with a determined driver helped salvage a 9th place finish. Although Gordon dropped to 85 points behind Jimmie Johnson, his fortunes were better than they would have been if the race had been green to the finish.

Gordon started 17th and picked up two positions on the opening lap. He continued slicing through traffic and moved into the top-10 on lap 5. He passed Mark Martin for 9th place on lap 7. On lap 10, he passed Greg Biffle and Juan Pablo Montoya to take over 7th place. Gordon moved into the top-5 on lap 15 by getting around Kasey Kahne. However, debris on the grilled forced him to let Clint Bowyer go by so he could tuck in behind to get the debris off. He moved back into the top-5 on lap 35 after getting around Elliott Sadler. Gordon came to pit road for a green flag pit stop on lap 38. He ran in 4th after stops cycled through the field. The first caution waved on lap 40 for Greg Biffle’s blown engine.

Gordon restarted 4th and took the lead from Matt Kenseth off turn four. However, Jimmie Johnson powered past one lap later. On lap 49, he dropped to 5th after running up the track in turn four. He took 4th from Kenseth on lap 53 before the second caution for Marcos Ambrose’s cut tire. The lead lap cars came to pit road with Gordon holding 4th place. He moved to 3rd after the restart. One lap later, the caution waved for Carl Edwards stopping on the track. Gordon took the runner-up spot from Kyle Busch on lap 65, but dropped to 3rd on lap 68 when Mark Martin went by. Green flag pit stops cycled through the field on lap 97 with Gordon running 3rd. On lap 104, Gordon ducked low and took 2nd from Johnson. A debris caution on lap 113 allowed Gordon to erase Martin’s 5-second lead. Gordon’s crew sent him back onto the track with the lead.

Gordon chose the outside line for the restart on lap 118. He paced the field until Bowyer took the lead on lap 125. One lap later Mark Martin passed Gordon for position. On lap 130, Tony Stewart took 3rd from Gordon as he battled loose handling issues. Denny Hamlin sent Gordon back to 5th with 65 laps to go. A caution for Ambrose’s spin with 64 to go brought the leaders to pit road and allowed Gordon’s team to make chassis adjustments. Gordon gained two spots on pit road and restarted 2nd with 60 to go. The inside line hindered Gordon as he dropped to 4th behind Stewart, Bowyer, and Ryan Newman. With 50 to go, Martin and Kasey Kahne passed Gordon sending him back to 6th. Gordon faded to 8th with 46 to go before a caution for Kyle Busch’s blown engine. The leaders came to pit road with Gordon departing in 11th place. However, he received a penalty for speeding entering pit road and restarted at the tail end of the lead lap. “I’m sorry about that guys, I knew I was on the edge but I didn’t think I’d be over,” Gordon radioed to his crew.

He restarted in 30th with 41 to go and began making his way through traffic. With 39 to go, he ran in 25th. A debris caution with 18 laps to go brought the lead lap cars to pit road. Gordon restarted in 25th and gained 10 spots in 10 laps to run 15th. With 7 laps to go, David Ragan and Kurt Busch wrecked on the frontstretch to bring out the caution. Gordon ran in 13th place at the caution flag. Gordon opted to come to pit road for two tires. Gordon restarted 12th for the green/white/checkered finish. He passed three cars and finished 9th. At the front of the field, Stewart held off Bowyer and Johnson to take the victory. Gordon moved to 4th in the standings, but trails Johnson by 85 points.

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Kansas II In Car Audio

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October 4 – – There were a lot of positive signs for Jeff Gordon in the Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway. He finished in the top-5 for the first time in 10 races. He moved up three spots in the points standings. And he led 29 laps — his 7th highest total of the 2010 season. Gordon’s 5th place finish propeled him to within 58 points of series leader Jimmie Johnson. Gordon gained ground at Kansas. The question is: Did he gain enough? “It was a good race for us,” Gordon said, “but I felt like it could have been better.”

Gordon started 3rd and moved to the runner-up spot at the outset. He ran down and took the lead from Kasey Kahne at the 30-lap mark. Gordon held the top spot through a round of caution flag pit stops, before losing the lead to Matt Kenseth on lap 63. Tony Stewart then got around Gordon to send him back to 3rd on lap 67. He fell to 4th on lap 78 after Greg Biffle passed. Gordon came in for a green flag pit stop on lap 98, which included a chassis adjustment. Gordon dropped to 7th when the stops cycled through the field.

The adjustments seemed to help Gordon as he moved to 6th on lap 118. He remained there until a cycle of green flag pit stops on lap 148. A caution for David Reutiman’s spin brought the leaders to pit road. Gordon opted for two tires and restarted in 7th place on lap 160. Gordon got loose on the inside of Ryan Newman on lap 162, which halted his forward momentum and sent him to 8th place. Kasey Kahne’s cut tire and shredded fender brought out the caution on lap 166. A miscommunication between Gordon and crew chief Steve Letarte resulted in Gordon staying on the track. On the restart, Gordon fell out of the top-10 while battling on older tires. A caution for Kevin Conway’s blown engine slowed the field and allowed Gordon to come to pit road for fresh tires.

Gordon restarted in 14th with 75 laps to go. He moved into the top-10 within two laps of the restart. However, Kurt Busch took 10th from Gordon with 70 to go. Gordon ran side-by-side with Denny Hamlin for 4 laps, before re-taking the 10th spot from Busch. With 50 to go, he moved to 9th and challenged Newman for the 8th position. Gordon made his final green flag stop with 31 laps to go. Gordon cycled through the stops in 6th place after a 12.4 second pit stop. He passed Matt Kenseth for 5th with 18 to go and held off Carl Edwards in the closing stages to post his first top-5 finish since Chicagoland Speedway in July.

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