Post by dalejrfan on Jun 11, 2006 21:40:49 GMT -5
LONG POND, Pa. - Jeff Gordon was on the receiving end of a vicious hit when the right-front brake rotor broke on his No. 24 Chevrolet as he entered Turn 1 on Lap 190 of Sunday's Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway.
Gordon’s car veered into the infield, kicked up a storm of dirt and grass, then bolted back up the track and slammed the Turn 1 wall.
Gordon ended up with a 34th place finish and dropped to 11th in points, only the third time this season he was been ranked outside the top 10.
“That’s probably the worst thing you could ever ask for in a race car is to have the brakes go out going into Turn 1 at Pocono,” Gordon said. “Between the soft walls and the seat and every safety device we had in there, I never got knocked out.”
Gordon felt good enough to spend a few minutes examining his car on the track before leaving for the infield care center in an ambulance
Gordon’s car veered into the infield, kicked up a storm of dirt and grass, then bolted back up the track and slammed the Turn 1 wall.
Gordon ended up with a 34th place finish and dropped to 11th in points, only the third time this season he was been ranked outside the top 10.
“That’s probably the worst thing you could ever ask for in a race car is to have the brakes go out going into Turn 1 at Pocono,” Gordon said. “Between the soft walls and the seat and every safety device we had in there, I never got knocked out.”
Gordon felt good enough to spend a few minutes examining his car on the track before leaving for the infield care center in an ambulance