Last week at Talledega Jeff Gordon barley squeezed himself into the Eliminator round with a 26th place finish. With four races left in the season Gordon will be the flagman for Hendrick Motorsports. His teammates Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, and fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr did not qualify for the eliminator round.
The new NASCAR playoff format resets the points every three races so once again the points are at equal 4,000 for all drivers; Keslowski, Harvick, Newman, Edwards, Hamlin, Logano, Kenseth, and Gordon.
It's a even playing field. Everyone has a equal chance.
But were headed to Martinsville this weekend and the Big Bad wolf there is Jeff Gordon. Owning 8 grandfather clocks, Gordon is tied with Jimmie Johnson for the most wins at Martinsville. Last year Jeff Gordon won this race passing Kenseth with 21 laps to go. Kenseth led a race high 202 laps in the race but when it mattered most he couldn't keep Gordon at bay.
"Jeff's experience here got me, I'm just not that experienced running up front here" Kenseth said at the time. Gordon's driver rating of 119.9 is the best of all Chase drivers at Martinsville.
Look for Gordon to capitalize on that experience Sunday. He may not lead the most laps as was the case a year ago, but when it counts he'll be in the mix. At the end of the race when its Driver vs. Driver there's no one better at Martinsville than Jeff Gordon.
If Gordon can punch his ticket to Homestead with a win Sunday he'll be heading to a track where he has a history of showing of speed; he won there two years ago in 2012.
But this year his team is better, faster, and mentally stronger.
Out of all the drivers left in the chase Gordon is the best driver. That's why Brad Keslowski wrote a blog on why to win this championship, he has to beat Jeff Gordon.
Watch out world, Wonder boy can see the crown once again.
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