| Jeff Gordon has been poised to win his next | | | | only Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt are better. |
| NASCAR race since July 9th, 2006. "So what?" you | | | | Another fact to consider is this;in the 2006 chase, |
| say, big deal, why all the fanfare and who cares | | | | Gordon is firmly in 4th place and is a definite threat |
| anyway? | | | | to take yet another championship. Besides Gordon, |
| The fact is, it's a huge big deal. You see Jeff Gordon | | | | Matt Kenseth is the only other driver in this years |
| has won 75 career races in Winston Cup and Nextel | | | | chase to have experienced a championship run, they |
| Cup combined, just one shy of the late, great Dale | | | | both understand the pressures and the focus |
| Earnhardt's record of 76 wins. So when will Gordon | | | | required to win the big trophy. Experience is on their |
| win his next race? I don't know, but it's just a matter | | | | side. |
| of time. | | | | So bear with me for a moment; assuming Gordon |
| Whenever that elusive next win comes, whether it's | | | | wins this years title, he could potentially tie the |
| this year or next, Gordon not only equals Earnhardt's | | | | record set by the King and the Intimidator simply by |
| record but will also share 5th spot with him, on the all | | | | winning two more championships. My apologies to all, |
| time wins record. So now that we've all accepted | | | | I know I'm stepping on hallowed ground here, but |
| that Gordon will win another race, what will the fans | | | | isn't it possible? Anyway we need time to figure out |
| reaction be to reaching this milestone? As any real | | | | a new name for Gordon, you know, something like |
| NASCAR fan can tell you, people either love Gordon | | | | "Superman"! |
| or hate him, not much in the middle. | | | | I'm sure by now, I've totally lost the interest of the |
| Many will argue that Earnhardt was the better driver | | | | Earnhardt fans, but the Gordon fans are still |
| because he won 7 championships by virtue of his 76 | | | | interested. The point is this; Gordon fan or not, |
| wins, while Gordon only has 4. The Gordon camp will | | | | nobody can deny he is one of the all time greats. I |
| argue back that Jeff has won 75 races in only 464 | | | | guess you could deny it, but that's not reality. |
| starts, but took Earnhardt 676 races to do the same. | | | | So the questions still remain, what happens after the |
| This debate could go on and on, but let's consider a | | | | next win? A little celebration and then back to |
| few things; Gordon has 4 championships, that's good | | | | focusing on the next record; Cale Yarborough and 83 |
| for second place in the all time Championships list; | | | | wins. Like I said earlier, its a just a matter of time. |