Jeff Gordon came within .725 seconds of posting his 85th career victory last Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Next up is Pocono Raceway, where the four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion put win No. 84 in the books back in June.
The victory, his fifth at the triangular-shaped track, matched Bill Elliott’s Pocono win mark.
A Pocono sweep would topple two milestones: he would be alone atop the all-time Pocono win list and stand alone in third on the all-time series win list. There have been six sweeps at Pocono: Bobby Allison, 1982; Bill Elliott, 1985; Tim Richmond, 1986; Bobby Labonte, 1999; Jimmie Johnson, 2004; Denny Hamlin 2006
Gordon arguably is the hottest driver in the Race to the Chase. Indy’s runner-up finish made it three top 10s in the last four races.
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