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Gordon Upset About Crew Members Leaving
Avondale, Ariz. - Jeff Gordon, at Phoenix Int'l. Raceway early
for Busch Grand Nat'l. practice & qualifying, expressed his
disappointment at the defection of 5 crew members to Robert
Yates Racing and Dale Jarrett next year.
"It was kind of interesting and definitely a surprise to us be-
cause we weren't given an opportunity to make a counter offer,"
Gordon said. "We had big plans for those guys... but obviously
they had different plans.
The Rainbow Warriors, the name given the crew by former crew
chief Ray Evernham, were trendsetters in that they were the 1st
pit crew custom-designed for that purpose. Most NASCAR pit
crews consist of employees with other duties, but the Rainbow
Warriors were put together for their athletic ability, not their
value as mechanics. Gordon won 3 Winston Cup champion-
ships with them.
Loomis Hired By Hendrick Motorsports
Hendrick Motorsports has hired Robbie Loomis away from Petty
Enterprises to serve as Jeff Gordon's crew chief next year.
According to a release, Brian Whitesell will become team mgr.
of the No. 24 Chevrolet and will handle overall management
duties. Whitesell replaced Ray Evernham at the beginning of
October when Evernham left to head up the 2001 entry of Dodge
into the Winston Cup Series. Gordon won the first two races
under Whitesell's direction, but then finished 12th, 11th, 10th,
and 10th in the season's final four races, dropping from 4th
to 6th in the final point standings. Loomis, 35, has been a
crew chief since 1991, working with Richard Petty, Rick Wilson,
Jimmy Hensley, Wally Dallenbach Jr., Bobby Hamilton and
John Andretti.
Stats of the 90's
Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon dominated the Winston Cup
Series in the 1990's, confirmed by a compilation of statistics
of the decade. Gordon was the decade's biggest winner with
49 victories, followed by Earnhardt with 35, Rusty Wallace
with 33, Mark Martin with 30, Dale Jarrett with 22, and Terry
Labonte with 11. Gordon also had a huge edge with winning
percentage (.215), where he led Earnhardt (.113), Wallace
(.107), Martin (.097), Jarrett (.073), and Labonte (.036).
Gordon also had the most victories in 5 of the decade's 10
seasons, and he did not compete in 3 of the remaining 5.
Earnhardt however, did win 4 championships to Gordon's 3.
During the decade, Gordon's earnings added up to $31,867,679,
followed by Earnhardt ($26,782,087), Jarrett ($21,460,918),
Martin ($20,762,237), Wallace ($15,866,069), and Labonte
at ($15,446,126). Martin, who did not win a championship,
did have the highest average finish, 3.6, in the standings, with
8 years in the top 5 and all 10 in the top 10. Earnhardt finished
92.1 percent of the races, the best performance of any driver.
- The above articles were written by Monte Dutton and they
came from The Nascar Newsletter. If you would like to
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