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    Gordon captured his first pole of the season, waiting until the second-to-last race to extend his streak of 17 consecutive seasons with a pole, with a qualifying lap of 191.117 mph Friday at the 1 1/2-mile, high-banked Texas track. "We weren't waiting ... We were working hard every weekend. And you know we've been very close.... But the fact that we did get it and to do it here at Texas, a track where we have struggled at until recently, this is a great place to do it. We're focused on ending this season the best we possibly can." " Only David Pearson and Richard Petty have longer streaks than Gordon of seasons with a pole. Full Article at Kansas.com
    We weren't waiting ... We were working hard every weekend. And you know we've been very close.... But the fact that we did get it and to do it here at Texas, a track where we have struggled at until recently, this is a great place to do it. We're focused on ending this season the best we possibly can.
    Jeff Gordon – Jeff Gordon SOURCE: Kansas.com 1 month ago
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Gordon on pole in Texas
  1. I would hardly say we own the place, but you know I think that we really didn't get enough credit for the first three or four races here. We were the best car at just about every one of those races and we just had crazy weird things happen to us
    Jeff Gordon – Jeff Gordon SOURCE: Kansas.com 1 month ago
  2. It just started a trend of not good results and they just continued.
    Jeff Gordon – Jeff Gordon SOURCE: Kansas.com 1 month ago

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