Jeff Gordon completed a perfect weekend after starting from pole and obtaining a forceful triumph in the Infineon Raceway de Sonoma, 1 of the 2 mixed circuits that NASCAR in the year visits.
Gordon obtained his 4º triumph in this track of 1,99 miles, doing it by 3º time from pole. In addition the ex- champion increased to 8 his triumphs in mixed circuits accumulating a total of 67 victories in his file.
“After some bad races he is comforting to return to prevail in this track”, said Gordon, after to have led 92 of the 110 turns of the fight. “I managed to secure much difference in the beginning which represented a great advantage to me on the end.”
Gordon crossed the line of goal an advantage of 1,032 seconds, something as well as 10 cars of advantage, on the surprising Jamie McMurray.
McMurray expressed that at no moment it could to attack and to surpass to Gordon.
“Jeff has been terribly strong in this race”, said Jamie, “Obvious it knows very well this track, and its strategy of race was the best one.”
The ex- pilot of IndyCar and CART, Scott Pruett, obtained his better result of the year arriving 3º in his Dodge. Pruett is a specialist in this type of circuits, because it always ran in them and in addition he is one of the best conductors of championship TRANS-AM.
Rusty Wallace, others of the teachers in mixed circuits, circulated in 4º position, just behind Pruett, when its car remained without fuel to 1 turn of the end. Wallace fell until the position 28º.
“It owned a great car but I remained suddenly without fuel”, explained Rusty. “I pressed very it last on the end since the equipment alerted to me that still it had much combustible in the car, but the reality was another one
”, adding, “During last the 4 races I counted on an exceptional car, but always by some smaller reason I did not secure a good result. He is dissapointing but we are not going to lower the arms”, ended up saying to the winner of 36 races and 1 title of pilots in 1989.
The present leader of the championship, Jimmie Johnson, classified 5º, 6 positions in front of his immediate pursuer in the contest Dale Earnhardt Jr Now Jimmie extended to 27 points his advantage, whereas the champion Matt Kenseth stays in 3º put after arriving 20º.
Gordon promoted 2 positions in the contest becoming 3º more winning pilot of the year.
The Nextel series now will travel until Daytona to dispute to Pepsi 400 the following weekend.
