With a fourth-place run at Dover, Jeff Gordon kept his hopes for a fifth championship alive—even though a late debris caution may have cost him a chance to win Sunday’s AAA 400.
Gordon was saving fuel over the final run, hoping to squeeze enough fuel mileage to finish the race without pitting. The final caution, however, put everyone back on equal terms and allowed the lead-lap cars to refuel under yellow.
“The caution came out, and we just did not have a short-run car,” said Gordon, who is tied with Kevin Harvick for fourth in the Chase standings, 39 points behind Kenseth. “We took two (tires) to get track position, which won the race (for Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson). But it just didn’t work for our car.
Gordon, however, didn’t begrudge Johnson his record eighth win at the Monster Mile.
“Congrats to Jimmie,” Gordon said. “He’s so tough here. It’s no surprise that he won. It was a great job by (runner-up Dale Earnhardt) Junior, too. That was fun to watch.”
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