Jeff Gordon Breaks Winless Streak at Phoenix

Racin’ with Russ - It took Jeff Gordon 66 races to get back in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Victory Lane and what better place to do so than the final outing at the current Phoenix International Raceway layout on Sunday afternoon. The tricky one-mile track is about to get a radical transformation with a different final turn and progressive banking, so there may be an asterisk next to Gordon’s name as the final winner with the current configuration. The latest win is the four-time champs 83rd, tying Cale Yarborough on the overall win chart. The race began with Carl Edwards breaking his own track record in a very strong Ford Fusion race car. Kurt Busch led for a while as did his brother Kyle, but it was Edwards taking over the point u...

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