Gordon holds on at Atlanta for 85th career win
PAUL NEWBERRYPAUL NEWBERRY, AP Sports Writer?
?Drivers Jeff Gordon (24). Jimmie Johnson (48) and Carl Edwards (99) race during the NASCAR Sprint Cup AdvoCare 500 auto race, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/Mark Young)
Drivers Jeff Gordon (24). Jimmie Johnson (48) and Carl Edwards (99) race during the NASCAR Sprint Cup AdvoCare 500 auto race, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/Mark Young)
Driver Brad Keselowski (2) and other cars come into the pit row area during the NASCAR Sprint Cup AdvoCare 500 auto race, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/Erik S Lesser)
Driver Bobby Labonte (47) skids across the track during the NASCAR Sprint Cup AdvoCare 500 auto race, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/Mark Young)
NASCAR official Darryl Lomick, left, jumps out of the way of driver Jamie McMurray (1) as he moves down pit row while driver Brad Keselowski (2) is readied for the track during the NASCAR Sprint Cup AdvoCare 500 auto race, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/Erik S Lesser)
Driver Jeff Gordon (24), leads Kyle Busch, center, and Matt Kenseth, rear through Turn 4 during the NASCAR Sprint Cup AdvoCare 500 auto race, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) ? Jeff Gordon has won the rain-delayed NASCAR race at Atlanta Motor Speedway for his third victory of the season and 85th of his career.
Gordon held off Jimmie Johnson by about a half-second to win the AdvoCare 500, only the second Cup race since 1978 to be run on a Tuesday. It was originally scheduled for Sunday night, but rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee forced a two-day postponement.
The four-time champion had already locked up a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, but this performance stamped him as a prime contender to end Johnson's unprecedented streak of five straight titles.
Then again, Johnson looks pretty strong, too. He thrillingly ran right on Gordon's bumper for the last 10 laps and now leads the season standings.
Associated Press
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