It took a pair from years, but Jeff Gordon already feels just as its heroes of youth after gaining by 4ª time Brickyard 400, in the mythical oval of Indianapolis.
Gordon, that when younger lived to only 25 miles of this mythical track, registered its name between the greatest pilots, like A.J. Foyt, To the Unser and Rick Mears, also winning in 4 occasions.
“At this moment I do not have words to describe what I feel”, said Gordon after to stop its Chevrolet of the Hendrick Motorsports. “One never can get used to winning here, the atmosphere of this track is sensational, feels it immediately to one enters to the same.”
The victory of Gordon was quite simple. 5º dominated 124 of the 161 returns in the track of Indiana registering his triumph of the year and 69º of its successful trajectory in the North American series.
The unique opposition of Gordon in the race was the also winning one of the Brickyard, Dale Jarrett, that tried to surpass without success to the pilot of Chevrolet in a pair of occasions. For Dale this it was his better turn out of the year after to have taken 17º.
The majority of the yellow flags of the day took place by diverse reventones of tires. The last interruption of the test took place by slow walking excessively of Ricky Rudd, Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt Jr, who circulated with the shelled tires.
Coequiper of Jarrett, Elliott Sadler, classified 3º, whereas the rookie Kasey Kahne and Tony Stewart cleared the 5 best ones of the day. Winner 2003 of the Brickyard, Kevin Harvick, arrived 8º with his Chevy.
The unique moment of sinking for Gordon occurred to 18 returns of the end, when a unknown object hit against the tube of its Montecar it causing a hole to him that destabilized the aerodynamics of its vehicle. Bond to indicate that in the month of Gordon April a safe triumph resigned after a piece of struck concrete it. This time Jeff could cross the victorious goal.
“Man! , not as I survived that situation”, Gordon said. “Not really that it was, but I am certainly was great and the blow felt strong. I thought that everything had finished as it happened to me in Martinsville, but this time was not thus”, culminated the ex- champion.
According to the mechanics of the equipment Hendrick Motorsports, the object would have been a piece of another car hit towards some returns.
The leader of the points, Jimmie Johnson, who arrived at Indianapolis like last winner of the category, finished his day of very bad way when its V8 just by disappeared 88 completed turns.
Now his Jeff, teammate Gordon, is only placed to 97 points. The very worrisome news for Jimmie…
“Not that she happened”, Johnson said. “The pressure of the motor lowered Suddenly and there everything finished. He is dissapointing, but I am satisfied as well by the equipment since followed triumph obtained his 2º.”
No longer there are doubts that Hendrick Motorsports is the equipment to beat. Until the moment they conquered 9 victories and 6 poles. They have to 2 of its cars in the 2 first positions of the championship. An enviable situation for the rest.
