Today, NASCAR fans honored the 20th anniversary of Jeff Gordon's win in the inaugural Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1994. Gordon went on to win the race for the fifth time in his career, breaking a tie with Hendrick teammate Jimmie Johnson for most wins in the race. It was also Gordon's 90th career win in the Sprint Cup Series, proving that even after more than two decades in the series, he still knows how to win.
Gordon also won the Brickyard 400 in 1998, 2001 and 2004. He won his third and fourth championships in '98 and '01, and was also a title contender in '04. Gordon's win today contains three milestone points: it comes just before the 20th anniversary of his win in the first NASCAR race at the Brickyard, it once again makes him the driver with the most wins in the race, and it puts him just 10 wins from a potential 100th Cup Series victory. Gordon is now the third driver, along with Richard Petty and David Pearson, to win 90 races in NASCAR's top series.
In addition, Gordon extends his points lead in the series, once again making for talk that 2014 could see him win his fifth series championship. Also, Gordon now only has to attempt to qualify for the next six races to officially be locked into the Chase for the Sprint Cup, which fans know he will. Gordon, along with Hendrick teammates Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kasey Kahne, now look to have another good race next week at Pocono, where the last four races have been won by each one of them.
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