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Gordon says Kurt Busch was class of field
JIM UTTER
The Charlotte Observer
Sunday, Aug. 05, 2007
LONG POND, Pa. - Count Jeff Gordon among those impressed with Kurt Busch’s dominating win.
“If (Busch) didn’t exist today, then maybe some of us had a chance to win this thing, but wow. That’s all I can say is ‘wow,’ ” Gordon said. “We actually had a stronger car than the last time we were here.”
That’s saying a lot since Gordon won the June race that was shortened from 200 to 106 laps because of bad weather.
“We got the car to where it was a top two or three car and then we knew we weren’t going to win, so we started making some adjustments to make it better,” Gordon said.
“We actually got a little bit behind so we had to go back on those adjustments but we were pretty good there at the end.”
| TRACK FACTS Date Opened: October 20, 1968 First NWCS Race: Purolator 500, August 5, 1974 Qualifying Record: Kasey Kahne, 172.533 mph (52.164 sec.), 7/11/04 Race Record: Rusty Wallace, 144.892 mph, 7/21/96 Owner: N/A CEO: Dr. Joseph Mattioli Phone: (570) 646-2300 Tickets: (800) RACEWAY Shipping Address: Long Pond Road Long Pond, PA 18334 Mailing Address: PO Box 500 Long Pond, PA 18334 |
TRACK CONFIGURATION Distance: 2.5 Mile Oval Banking in Turn 1: 14° Banking in Turn 2: 8° Banking in Turn 3: 6° Length of Frontstretch: 3,740 ft. Length of Shortstretch: 1,780 ft. Length of Backstretch: 3,055 ft. Grandstand Seating: N/A Miles/Laps: 500 mi. = 200 laps |