Darlington: Jeff Gordon preview
Racing series NASCAR-CUP
Date 2005-05-04
GORDON WILL PUSH THE LIMITS IN SEARCH OF SEVENTH DARLINGTON WIN
DARLINGTON, S.C. - There is no doubt about it. According to Jeff Gordon, Darlington Raceway is the toughest track on the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup calendar.
Gordon, who dominated last Sunday's event at Talladega Superspeedway to post his series-leading third win of the season and 72nd career victory, will look to capture his seventh career victory at the egg-shaped track in Saturday night's Dodge Charger 500.
"This is a tough track," said Gordon, driver of the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet. "Before they added the safer walls here last year, we were running up near the wall lap after lap.
"With the safer walls, there's 30 less inches of racing room that we didn't have to begin with."
Last November in the first night race held at Darlington, Gordon led 155 laps before a pit road miscue late in the event relegated him to third. The track "Too Tough To Tame" proved even tougher with the setting sun.
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