Jeff Gordon Inches Closer to 5th Title After Strong Martinsville Showing

Three checkered flags are all that separate Jeff Gordon from his fifth Sprint Cup championship. That statement doesn’t necessarily mean Gordon has to win all three of those final races of the season. Rather, all Gordon has to do from this point on is survive and do what he does best: continue to be consistent in each of those three remaining events. If Gordon can get through Texas, Phoenix and Homestead and manage to hold onto the lead in the points standings that he now has, his Drive For Five bid for a fifth Cup crown will be complete. Of course, Gordon go a long way toward that by finishing as high as possible in each of those last three races, much like the way he finished runner-up at Martinsville on Sunday to teammate and ...

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