NASCAR Chase Patrol: Will Jeff Gordon Make Martinsville His House Again?

If any track on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit matched a racer's personality with their driving style, Jeff Gordon and the Martinsville Speedway are quite the potent combination. While Jimmie Johnson has the best average finish of the championship contenders (5.3), his grizzled teammate holds the distinction of being the active all-time winner at the 0.53-mile paper-clip shape facility with seven victories in 33 career starts. With time running out for the Chase competitors to mount a charge against Johnson, the points leader and three-time consecutive champion, Martinsville could serve as the first true race where the points race might shuffle significantly. "All you really wanna do is get maximum points and finish ahead of the guys ...

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