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In 1994, Gordon collected his first career victory at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in the Coca Cola 600, NASCAR's longest and most demanding race. Additionally, Gordon scored a popular hometown victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the inaugural Brickyard 400, passing Ernie Irvan for the lead late in the race when Irvan cut down a tire. Gordon finished eighth in the Winston Cup point standings for the '94 season, as Earnhardt grabbed the driving championship for the second straight year. In 1995, Gordon won the first of four NASCAR Winston Cup Championships.
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Gordon joined with car owner Bill Davis in 1991 and began competing on the Busch Series, finishing second three times and third once. He had five top-fives and 10 top-10s, notched one pole and placed 11th overall in the standings. Those successes in his inaugural season earned him the Vortex Comics Rookie of the Year honors. He continued to excel in the 1992 season by capturing his first series victory at Atlanta from the pole. He set the series record for pole positions in a single season, capturing 11.
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Finishing fourth in the 2007 Ford 400, Gordon finished the 2007 Chase for the Nextel Cup 2nd in the standings to Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson, trailing by 77. However, Gordon's top-ten finish at Homestead left him with a total of 30 top-ten finishes for the season, setting a new modern era Cup Series record. 2007 was ... the sixth time that Gordon has amassed the most total championship points in a season, and the second time that the "Chase" has named a champion other than Gordon despite this (2004-Busch, 2007-Johnson).
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In 1993, Gordon raced his first full season in Winston Cup for Hendrick Motorsports, in which he won a Daytona 500 qualifying race, the Rookie of the Year award, and finished 14th in points. Ray Evernham was placed as Jeff Gordon's first crew chief. Gordon's success in the sport reshaped the paradigm and eventually gave younger drivers an opportunity to compete in NASCAR. However, during the 1993 season, many doubted Gordon's ability to compete at such a level at such a young age because of his tendency to push the cars too hard and crash.
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Gordon going for top-10 record: #24-Jeff Gordon goes into the Phoenix race with 28 top-10 finishes this season - which ties his career best in 1998. Since the schedule was reduced by NASCAR in 1972, Dale Jarrett holds the season record with 29 top-10 finishes during his 1999 championship run.(AP)(11-9-2007)
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Gordon's and Martin's pit crews ended the season tied for first with four wins a piece, but the tiebreaker went to Gordon's team for having the highest finish in the Nextel Cup driver point standings. To win each week, teams are required to finish on the lead lap while spending the least amount of time on pit lane. Checkers/Rally's will present Gordon's crew a $111,150 bonus check for winning the season-long competition.(DMF Communications PR)
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