One of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series contemporary legends turns 42 on Sunday, and more importantly, he just turned into the Top 10 in the points standings after last week in Indianapolis. I refer to Jeff Gordon, who’s got a lot of momentum as the circuit arrives back at Pocono Raceway for the GoBowling 400 (1 PM ET, ESPN) on Sunday.
One marquee driver having a rough 2013 got off the mat last week in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as Tony Stewart got his first win of the season and rejuvenated his postseason hopes. Now Greg Biffle has to do the same, as the circuit heads to northeast Pennsylvania and Pocono Raceway for Sunday’s action.
For the second time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, the drivers come to The Long Pond at Pocono, where the Pennsylvania 400 runs on Sunday at noon EST. The last race here was on June 10 and produced one of the surprises of the season, when Joey Logano won, the lone high point of his 2012 season. A few other drivers are desperate for their own big high point as just six more races, including Sunday’s, are between now and the final Sprint For The Cup.
The drivers of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series make their way to the Pocono Mountains of northeast Pennsylvania on Sunday afternoon for the 14th race of the 36-race schedule, and they do so with the top of the standings getting tighter with each passing week.Matt Kenseth’s third-place finish last week in Dover moved him to within a point of standings leader Greg Biffle, the closest Kenseth has been the top since he kicked the year off by winning the Daytona 500. Biffle struggled to 11th, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. also took advantage to move to within ten points.