SB Nation Philly - NASCAR Subway Fresh Fit 500: Jeff Gordon Breaks 66 Race Winless Streakhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48987/philly-fave.png2011-02-27T18:47:50-05:00http://philly.sbnation.com/rss/stream/17823762011-02-27T18:47:50-05:002011-02-27T18:47:50-05:00NASCAR Subway Fresh Fit 500: Jeff Gordon Breaks 66 Race Winless Streak
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<p>Last week at Daytona a total unknown won the first race of the <span class="caps">NASCAR</span> season, this week it was the was all about the big names. With 8 laps to go Jeff Gordon passed Kyle Busch and pulled away Jimmie Johnson to win the Subway Fresh Fit 500 in Phoenix. It was Gordon’s 83rd career win, which ties him with the great Cale Yarborough for fifth on the all time <span class="caps">NASCAR</span> wins list.</p>
<p>Gordon’s win snaps a 66 race race winless streak for one of the sports biggest stars. It looked for most of the afternoon that it would be either him or Kyle Busch that was destined to win. Busch had won the previous two races this weekend, but Gordon led the most laps today and really seemed to have the best car. His win means that Hendrick motorsports has now won 7 of the last 9 races at Phoenix.</p>
<p>It was a major slump breaker for Gordon, who not only hadn’t won in 66 races (over 2 years) but he’d managed just <i>one</i> top 5 finish in the last 18 races dating back to last year.</p>
<p>Busch, who had come into the race as the favorite after his great weekend in Phoenix, said that Gordon just had the better car.</p>
<p>"There at the end Jeff just had a better car than us. When I got off to a big enough I lead I thought 'man I got him' and I could hold him off with this car, but he just ran me down and flat out passed me. He was really, really fast and we couldn't hold him back. It was good to see those guys back in victory lane."</p>
<p>The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Las Vegas next week for the Cobalt Tools 400.</p>
https://philly.sbnation.com/2011/2/27/2019244/nascar-subway-fresh-fit-500-jeff-gordon-breaks-66-race-winless-streakJason Brewer2011-02-27T09:51:02-05:002011-02-27T09:51:02-05:00NASCAR Subway Fresh Fit 500: Start Time, Starting Lineups And More
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<p>Carl Edwards, who just so happens to drive the Subway sponsored car, grabbed the pole for today's Subway Fresh Fit 500 in Phoenix (3pm eastern on FOX). Edwards also happens to be the winner of the last race at Phoenix, so perhaps we should all be going out and getting our five dollar footlongs in celebration of his impending victory?</p>
<p>Maybe not... Even with Edwards on the pole and his previous success in the race, the favorite this afternoon may very well be Kyle Busch, who won both the truck race on Friday and the Nationwide series race yesterday. He led all 200 laps of the latter race.</p>
<p>Dale Earnhart Jr, who won the pole at Daytona qualified a disappointing 35th, while Daytona winner Trevor Bayne didn't fare much better qualifying 33rd. Jimmy Johnson, the all time leader in wins at Phoenix and the reigning five time NASCAR champion, will start in the #28 position.</p>
<p>Here's the full starting lineup for the Subway Fresh Fit 500 in Phoenix</p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Carl Edwards</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Kurt Busch</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Kasey Kahne</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Kyle Busch</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Regan Smith</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Joey Logano</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Martin Truex Jr.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Jamie McMurray</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Brad Keselowski</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Greg Biffle</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">David Ragan</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Denny Hamlin</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Paul Menard</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Ryan Newman</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">AJ Allmendinger</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Clint Bowyer</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Kevin Harvick</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Tony Stewart</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Brian Vickers</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Jeff Gordon</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Bobby Labonte</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Juan Pablo Montoya</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Mark Martin</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Matt Kenseth</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Jeff Burton</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">David Reutimann</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Casey Mears</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Jimmie Johnson</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Marcos Ambrose</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">David Gilliland</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Robby Gordon</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Joe Nemechek</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Trevor Bayne</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Michael McDowell</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Mike Skinner</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Landon Cassill</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">JJ Yeley</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Bill Elliott</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Travis Kvapil</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Andy Lally</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Tony Raines</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 9px;">Dave Blaney</span></li>
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https://philly.sbnation.com/2011/2/27/2330478/nascar-subway-fresh-fit-500-start-time-starting-lineups-and-moreJason Brewer