Jeff Gordon Wins at Dover, Contender Round Set

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Jeff Gordon won the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway as the field for the second round of the Chase was set on Sunday.

 

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Gordon led 94 laps on his way to the victory, but he did not have the dominant car for most of the race.  Kevin Harvick led 223 laps before cutting a left-front tire and settling for a 13th place finish.

Gordon took the lead on lap 305 and dominated the remainder of the race, clinching his spot in the next round of the Chase.

“We came in here with a little bit of extra pressure because we weren’t guaranteed to be in,” Gordon said.  “It’s about making a statement, and I don’t know how you make a bigger statement than what this team just did.”

Harvick won the pole for the race, and he led the first 148 laps before giving up the lead to Brad Keselowski.

Keselowski led until debris brought out the caution on lap 171.  Harvick’s team got him off pit road first, and he regained the lead.

Harvick set sail once again when the race restarted, and he led until a round of pit stops on lap 250.  Following pit stops, Harvick was leading when he cut down a left-front tire that ended his chances at the victory.

Keselowski led following a caution for debris, and he led for 45 more laps, before Gordon chased him down and took the lead.  He led throughout the final round of green-flag pit stops, and he won his fourth race of the season.

Unofficial results:

1. Jeff Gordon

2. Brad Keselowski

3. Jimmie Johnson

4. Joey Logano

5. Matt Kenseth

6. Kyle Larson

7. Martin Truex Jr.

8. Ryan Newman

9. Clint Bowyer

10. Kyle Busch

11. Carl Edwards

12. Denny Hamlin

13. Kevin Harvick

14. Tony Stewart

15. Brian Vickers

16. Paul Menard

17. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

18. Kurt Busch

19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

20. Kasey Kahne

21. Greg Biffle

22. Jamie McMurray

23. AJ Allmendinger

24. Austin Dillon

25. Danica Patrick

26. Marcos Ambrose

27. Casey Mears

28. Aric Almirola

29. Justin Allgaier

30. Cole Whitt

31. David Ragan

32. Reed Sorenson

33. David Gilliland

34. Alex Bowman

35. Landon Cassill

36. Mike Bliss

37. David Stremme

38. Travis Kvapil

39. JJ Yeley

40. Mike Wallace

41. Michael Annett

42. Josh Wise

43. Timmy Hill

The Challenger round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup ended on Sunday, setting up the 12 drivers who will compete over the next three races in the Contender round.  AJ Allmendinger, Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle and Aric Almirola were eliminated from the championship hunt following Sunday’s race at Dover.

Below are the 12 drivers competing in the Contender Round.

1. Brad Keselowski

2. Joey Logano

3. Jeff Gordon

4. Kevin Harvick

5. Jimmie Johnson

6. Kyle Busch

7. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

8. Matt Kenseth

9. Ryan Newman

10. Carl Edwards

11. Denny Hamlin

12. Kasey Kahne

Next week, the Sprint Cup Series heads to Kansas Speedway.  The Hollywood Casino 400 can be seen next Sunday at 2:00 p.m. EST on ESPN.

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Weekly Pull List: 9/24/14

All the comics available this week can be found on Comixology, and any comics news is on Comic Book Resources.

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Chew #43
Saga #23
Sex #16

Titan
Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor #3

DC
Batman Eternal #25

Marvel
Amazing Spider-Man #1.5
Amazing X-Men #11
Cyclops #5
Deadpool #35
Edge of Spider-Verse #3
Guardians of the Galaxy #19
Inhuman #6
Loki: Agent of Asgard #6
Magneto #10
Mighty Avengers #14
New Warriors #10
Savage Wolverine #23
Storm #3

Be sure to pick up...

Saga #23
If you haven't been reading this series, you're one of the few.  This series has been absolutely amazing, and this issue should be more of the same.  Do yourself a favor and start reading this amazing series.

Amazing Spider-Man #1.5
This is the big finale!  This mini-series has been pretty cool, and this issue should be a good wrap-up.  But probably the best thing about this series wrapping up?  The normal run of Amazing Spider-Man should return to bi-monthly.

Thanks for reading!!  Leave a comment below with the comics you'll be picking up this week!

Joey Logano Wins in New Hampshire

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Joey Logano won his fourth race of the season on Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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Logano won the Sylvania 300 after using pit strategy to get to the front and hold off the rest of the field.

“Four tires were good and we were able to get some good restarts and get ourselves back up there,” Logano said.

Logano had to be strong over a series of late restarts in a race that featured a season-high 15 cautions.  

“We’re doing what we have to do to win this thing…the guys did a good job of setting this thing up.  They gave me something to win with today.”

Logano’s teammate Brad Keselowski won the pole for the race, and he led the first 35 laps of the race.  Following a competition caution, Denny Hamlin used pit strategy to get to the front and take the lead.

Kevin Harvick ran Hamlin down on lap 71 to take the lead.  He led until Logano took the lead during a caution on lap 170.

Logano led through numerous caution periods that included many Chase contenders, including Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne and Ryan Newman.

After debris brought out the caution on lap 211, Brian Vickers took the lead and he led until Keselowski chased him down for the lead on lap 227.

Following a caution on lap 263, Keselowski led the field to the green flag on the restart.  Logano got into Keselowski, causing both drivers to get loose.  That allowed Harvick to take the lead, but he only held on until the next restart on lap 273.

Logano took the lead from Harvick, and held off Harvick and Kyle Larson over the final two restarts to take the victory.

Unofficial results:

1. Joey Logano

2. Kyle Larson

3. Kevin Harvick

4. Jamie McMurray

5. Jimmie Johnson

6. Aric Almirola

7. Brad Keselowski

8. Kyle Busch

9. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

10. Brian Vickers

11. Austin Dillon

12. Martin Truex Jr.

13. AJ Allmendinger

14. Clint Bowyer

15. Paul Menard

16. Greg Biffle

17. Carl Edwards

18. Ryan Newman

19. Danica Patrick

20. Justin Allgaier

21. Matt Kenseth

22. Casey Mears

23. Kasey Kahne

24. Marcos Ambrose

25. Landon Cassill

26. Jeff Gordon

27. David Gilliland

28. Alex Bowman

29. Michael Annett

30. Tony Stewart

31. Reed Sorenson

32. Travis Kvapil

33. Josh Wise

34. Mike Wallace

35. Timmy Hill

36. Kurt Busch

37. Denny Hamlin

38. Cole Whitt

39. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

40. David Stremme

41. Corey Lajoie

42. David Ragan

43. Clay Rogers

Next weekend, the Sprint Cup Series heads to Dover International Speedway for the final race in the Challenger Round of the Chase.  The AAA 400 can be seen next Sunday at 2:00 p.m. EST on ESPN.

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