NASCAR: Breaking Down Jeff Gordon’s Final Run

Race 2 – Pocono

This was the worst race of Gordon’s run in the No. 88 machine and it really pulls down his overall numbers as a  result. Gordon finished this was in 27th after having to deal with seatbelt issues mid-way through the race.

On the restart prior to the seatbelt issues, Gordon was running just inside of the top-10. Assuming the seatbelt issue didn’t happen, there is little reason to believe that he could not have finished there or at least in the top-15 like he did the week before in Indy.

The seatbelt not being properly fasted caused Gordon to fall back and as a result he was never able to recover. This finish was also his only finish off of the lead lap in the eight races that he ran this season in the No. 88 machine.