Prediction of Rain Aids Gordon's Win
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With his brakes failing and Ryan Newman nipping at his bumper, points leader Jeff Gordon wins the rain-shortened race Sunday at Pocono Raceway in Pa.
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Right now, things are going Jeff Gordon's way &#151; and that should enhance his chances of winning a fifth NASCAR championship. Thanks to a rainout of qualifying Friday at New Hampshire International Speedway, points leader Gordon will start from the pole in the first event of the new 10-race playoff for the Nextel Cup championship.
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Jeff Gordon combined patience with a fast race car Sunday at Infineon Raceway to grab a record ninth road course victory.
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More rain lashed Suzuka on Friday afternoon, but once again Michael Schumacher made the best of the conditions to top the times for Ferrari.
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Weather forecasters said there was a chance of rain yesterday. By 6 p.m., folks had to wonder if there was a chance it would ever stop.
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Jeff Gordon spun out Matt Kenseth with four laps to go, then held on to win Sunday&#039;s Nextel Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway.
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It was an inauspicious start to the 10-race playoff for NASCAR&#39;s Nextel Cup championship, with rain washing out qualifying yesterday at New Hampshire International Speedway.
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Loudon, NH (Sports Network) - Jeff Gordon will assume the pole position for Sunday&#39;s Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire International Speedway after a steady rain washed out Friday&#39;s qualifying session.
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Ryan Newmanâs record run snatched the pole while Jeff Gordon picked the worst time for a lackluster qualifying effort Friday at Martinsville Speedway.
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Jeff Gordon claimed no joy after winning the pole for tonight's Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway, his sixth of the season, after rain forced the cancellation of qualifying.
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As the 10-race Chase for the Nextel Cup begins with today&#39;s Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson have got to like their chances.
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Oscar Alvarez of Colombia took advantage of a dried-out course following a morning of heavy rains and shot a 3-under-par 67 for the first-round lead at the U.S. Amateur on Monday.
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DARLINGTON, SC -- Rain canceled qualifying at Darlington Raceway on Friday so starting lineups for this weekend&#39;s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Series races have been set by points.
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No. 24 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports: Gordon finished third at Richmond and climbed from second to first in the points standings.
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Jeff Gordon has not won since June 10, when his crew chief, Steve Letarte, used a cunning pit strategy to help Gordon win a rain-shortened race at Pocono.
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Jeff Gordon will try to make it three straight California victories in Sunday&#39;s Pop Secret 500. The four-time NASCAR champion has already won the April race at California Speedway and the June event on the road course at Sonoma in 2004.
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Hurricane Gordon gained strength as it  swirled through the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday but posed no  threat to land, while a tropical depression off Africa could  become Tropical Storm Helene within a day, forecasters said.