It's a nice day here, and I've been doing some of my favorite outdoor activities (golf, biking, etc.) So, instead of writing my own review of the race, (I never saw it... again) I'll just use Gordonline.com's review... along with all of our features. Could Jeff Gordon had made a daring move to pass Robby Gordon in the closing laps of the Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway? Probably. But rather to put a strong finish at risk, Gordon raced clean and came up a bit short at the finish line. Robby Gordon, who led the most laps at Sonoma, captured his second career victory. "On this racetrack it's hard to pass," Jeff Gordon said. "We were faster than him and he was blocking, which you need to do and it was a good move. My hat's off to him. They did what they needed to do. They had the track position. I did everything I could to go by him, but that's all we had for him." Though, when pressed, Gordon admitted that a runner-up finish to close the points gap was on his mind. "I had to keep (points) in mind," Jeff Gordon said. "Robby's pretty hungry at these road course races. There were a couple of times where I could have made some moves on him but it was very iffy. As agressive as Robby is, you want to be careful when you're going for a championship." Combined with Matt Kenseth's 14th place finish and Dale Earnhardt Jr's 11th place effort, Gordon moved up to second in the standings and trails Kenseth by 174 points. |