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Gordon a 'Victim of His Own Success'

While Jeff Gordon's win at Texas Motor Speedway was a big deal to most of us, it wasn't as significant as we've all made it out to be. Sure, he broke a 47-race winless streak and snagged a win on one of the two remaining tracks he hadn't conquered, but the whole incident was terribly overplayed and revealed just how much...

Numbers: Jeff Gordon's Winless Streak

Sunday afternoon, the longest drought in between wins in Jeff Gordon's Sprint Cup career finally came to a close with a 'W' in Texas Motor Speedway's Samsung 500. Here's a quick look at No. 24's drought by the numbers:14,037 - Laps completed between victory lane visits540 - Days in between wins for Gordon [Lowe's, Oct. 13,...

Gordon Snaps Losing Streak in Texas

For the first time since October 2007, we don't have to hear about Jeff Gordon's winless streak.Gordon went from worst a year ago at Texas Motor Speedway to first on Sunday to win the Samsung 500 and cement the No. 24 as a legitimate championship contender. "How ironic is this that we go on this streak and end it at...

FanHouse Warmup: Samsung 500

The Essentials Race: Samsung 500 Where: Texas Motor Speedway Time: Sunday 2 p.m./EDTTV/Radio: FOX Sports, PRN RadioForecast: Sunny, 62 degreesDistance: 334 laps (501 miles)Pole Winner: David Reutimann2008 Winner: Carl Edwards The Storylines For the sake of racing in general let's hope that Saturday's Nationwide Series...

One Year Later, No. 00 on Top in Texas

The old cliché 'what a difference a year makes' couldn't have rang more true for Michael Waltrip Racing's No. 00 Friday afternoon at Texas Motor Speedway.A year ago, that No. 00 driven by Michael McDowell suffered one of the single-most violent crashes in NASCAR history as it first slammed the turn one wall before rolling...