CONCORD, N.C. (AP) – Jeff Gordon earned the first of his 82 victories at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Now, 16 years later, he’s stuck in the longest losing streak of his career.
But his pole-winning run has him in strong position to snap that 59-race drought Saturday night at Charlotte, where he has five career victories, but only one since 1999. It was Gordon’s first pole of the year and a breakthrough victory this weekend would bolster his chance of winning the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
Gordon says winning the pole was “a huge shock.”
Saturday night marks the halfway point in the Chase, and Gordon goes into the race ranked fourth in the standings. He’s 85 points behind Jimmie Johnson, the four-time defending series champion.
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