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Jeff Gordon's Back Continues to Hurt

Posted: Apr 20th 2009 11:16PM by Geoffrey Miller (author feed)
Filed under: Jeff Gordon, Sprint Cup, Hendrick Motorsports

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In one of the best statistical finds of the weekend, ThatsRacin's Jim Utter noted during his race preview for Saturday night's race that each of the three longest winless streaks of Jeff Gordon's career were followed up by two consecutive wins.

That trend ended brutally Saturday night at Phoenix International Raceway.

But despite a disappointing night filled with tire rubs and pit road problems that led to a 25th-place finish, should the No. 24 team have something more important -- like the health of their driver -- to worry about later in 2009?

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Gordon Readies for Waltrip's Retirement

Posted: Apr 18th 2009 10:37PM by Geoffrey Miller (author feed)
Filed under: Michael Waltrip, Robby Gordon, NASCAR Crashes, Sprint Cup

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The NASCAR on FOX television crew tried to play it off as an accident, but Sprint Cup driver Robby Gordon was having none of it.

"I'm really looking forward to having a new driver in the [No.] 55 next year," said Gordon during his post-wreck interview, mad after Michael Waltrip bumped him into the Phoenix International Raceway turn three wall Saturday night in the Subway Fresh Fit 500.

No, Gordon doesn't have insider infomation about Waltrip's 2010 plans, but rather he was just citing comments that the driver/owner made at the beginning of the season.

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FanHouse Warmup: Subway 500k

Posted: Apr 18th 2009 12:43PM by Geoffrey Miller (author feed)
Filed under: Carl Edwards, Mark Martin, Sprint Cup

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The Essentials

Race: Subway Fresh Fit 500

Where: Phoenix Int'l Raceway
Time: Saturday 8:46 p.m./EDT
TV/Radio: FOX Sports, MRN Radio
Forecast: Clear, Lows in the 50s
Distance: 312 laps (312 miles, 500k)
Pole Winner: Mark Martin
2008 Winner: Jimmie Johnson

The Storylines

Mark Martin has gotten awful good at starting Sprint Cup races from the front in 2009 in his new Hendrick Motorsports ride, but its the whole finishing part that hasn't gone as planned.

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