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NASCAR Sprint-Cup Series
CUP: Can Gordon Make It No. 9?
Jeff Gordon has his sights set on his first trip to victory lane at New Hampshire Motor Speedway..
Tom Jensen  |  Posted June 27, 2009   Loudon, NH
Jeff Gordon will start second in the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
Jeff Gordon drives the #24 DuPont Chevrolet in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (Photo: Getty Images)

In the last eight NASCAR Sprint Cup races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, eight different drivers have visited victory lane.

But none of those eight was named Jeff Gordon, and the four-time series champion would like become the ninth different NHMS winner in as many races with a victory in Sunday’s Lenox Industrial Tools 301.

Gordon has three victories here already, but the most recent one came way back in 1998, when Ray Evernham was his crew chief and Gordon was headed to his third title. Since then, Gordon has managed runner-up finishes four times at the 1.058-mile NHMS oval, but has not been able to reach victory lane.

This time around, Gordon will have the advantage of rolling off second in Sunday’s race after qualifying was rained out on Friday. It will be his best starting position here since Sept. 2005.

And Gordon wants to have a good showing, as this track will also be the site of the first race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup in September. “We feel like this is a very important race, very important track,” said Gordon, who is second in the Sprint Cup points standings. “We are in a position in the points to be a little more risky in our setup, in our pit strategy. But the most important thing is getting the car really dialed in this weekend so that when we come back for the Chase, that we start it off right.”

Track position will be crucial on Sunday, Gordon said. And the double-file restarts and pit strategy could decide who the eventual race victor will be.


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