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Jeff Gordon won his 77th career victory today at Talladega Superspeedway, moving him ahead of the late Dale Earnhardt in career wins. Obviously, both have had outstanding careers, and the numbers back it up. Here's a quick comparison, by the numbers, of their two careers on this historic day for NASCAR.
- Dale Earnhardt won 76 races in 670 starts, leaving a winning percentage of 11.3%. Gordon has now won 77 races in 482 starts, with a win coming in 16% of all races run.
- Gordon won his 77th race in his 15th full season. Earnhardt won 76 in 22 full seasons.
- Gordon's 77th came at the age of 35. Earnhardt's 76th came at the age of 49. Earnhardt (24) was four years older than Gordon (20) when he got his first NASCAR Nextel Cup Start.
- Dale Earnhardt led more than 7,000 more laps than Gordon has in his career.
- Both drivers have led 10.4% of the laps they raced in.
- Earnhardt won 22% percent of the time he went to Talladega and Gordon has done it 17% of the time.
- Earnhardt has 10 wins at Talladega in 44 starts while Gordon has 5 wins there in 29 starts.
- Gordon has finished 46% of his races in the top 5. Earnhardt finished 42% of his in the top 5.
Pretty similar, wouldn't ya say? Two of the best, for sure.
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