FYI WIRZ: NASCAR’s Jeff Gordon Leaps Forward, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Grips Lead

Thirteen different drivers have won out of 21 NSCS races in season 2012, and if that first number increases with drivers who have not yet gotten to victory lane in the next five races, the Chase for the Sprint Cup race will get tighter—crazy tight. Perhaps one or two points may define the difference between a Chase position and a denial to NASCAR’s playoffs. Jeff Gordon may have benefited from a rain-shortened race in Pocono as well as the desperate and futile moves by race leaders to secure a win, but the No. 24 team has been performing well over the past nine races since Charlotte. Gordon has advanced from 24th to 13th in points, moving one or two spots every race while Hendrick Motorsports has won seven of the last 11 NSCS ra...

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