When you've got the Daytona 500 out there at stake and everything riding on the line, guys go for it, and the guys that go for it are the ones that are either going to win or they're going to wreck.

and Brad Keselowski due to the placement of his pit stall (at the start of the backstretch) slowing him down because of NASCAR's timing lines for the track. After starting third at Pocono Gordon won for 2nd time his 84th career win tying for 3rd all-time with Darrell Waltrip and Bobby Allison and his fifth win at Pocono tying him with Bill Elliott for all-time wins at the racetrack. On May 13 2007 Gordon held on despite an overheating car and a late charge by Denny Hamlin to win the Dodge Avenger 500 the 78th win of his career and his 7th at Darlington Raceway.

48 Lowe's Chevrolet driven by Jimmie Johnson who won five consecutive Cup championships from 2006 to 2010. Gordon along with Rick Hendrick are the co-owners of the No.