NASCAR WCUP: Jeff Gordon Comments From Atlanta, Post Race

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Dupont Chevrolet Monte Carlo (finished 2nd): "That was a great, great race. I'm really, really proud of these guys and this Dupont Chevrolet. But I'm really proud of Kevin Harvick and of Richard Childress Racing. It was a great win for them. He (Harvick) did what it took to win. He kept his nose clean. He was up there all day long. He had a good car. But he made the move. He took 'em three-wide and passed those two guys that were battling. I gave it my best effort. And it was a close one. I thought I might have got him. But I'm just real proud of the way this Dupont Chevrolet team is performing."

(And you ran out of gas earlier): "Well, thanks to my teammate, Jerry (Nadeau) - he really helped me out there. We were good the first half of the race. We ran out of fuel unfortunately, just a little bit of a mistake. But we rebounded from it. And we didn't have the car in the second half of the race that we did in the first half. Luckily we made some adjustments there at the end and it was capable of winning but we had to battle all day long to get it back there. I just couldn't be more pleased with this team. The guys in the pits did an awesome job. The motor ran great. I just can't believe the way thing are going for us right now."

(Having battled Dale Earnhardt so many times, did you have a sense that he was in front of your today?) - "I did when I was behind that No. 8 car. Dale Jr. was driving the wheels off that car today. Harvick, he's just doing a great job. He's smooth, he's aggressive, and it's neat to see that. A little more of something's going on. Somebody is watching over him and smiling down on him right now. We just want to say congratulations to those guys."

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