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Jeff Gordon wins the 2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500
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October 30, 2013
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Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
2013 Goody's Headache Relief 500 on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway in
Martinsville, Virginia. Gordon started the race in ninth, and eventually
won his first race of 2013 and snapping a 32-race winless streak. The
race, contested over 500 laps, featured a season-high 17 caution flags
for 111 laps and involving 21 drivers, and 15 different race leaders.

The race was primarily dominated by championship contenders Jimmie
Johnson and Matt Kenseth, who led 123 and 202 laps, respectively.
However, Johnson fell behind after a caution on lap 218, and dropped
back further into the field after another caution on lap 229. Kenseth
relinquished the lead on lap 237 to Clint Bowyer, and was out of the top
ten afterwards. Gordon took the lead from Bowyer on lap 282, which he
held for 57 laps. Johnson and Kenseth eventually caught up to the top
ten, while Gordon lost positions due to a pit stop, but he reached
second place with 80 laps to go. On lap 479, Gordon passed Kenseth
entering turns one and two, and led for the remainder of the race.
Kenseth finished second, followed by Clint Bowyer, 2012 champion Brad
Keselowski, and Johnson closed out the top five. Kevin Harvick,
pole-sitter Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Greg Biffle and last
week's race winner Jamie Mc Murray rounded out the top ten.

After winning, Gordon stated:

In the points race, Gordon moved up to third, 27 points behind Johnson
and Kenseth, who were both tied for the lead with 2,294. The remaining
ten drivers in the Chase for the Sprint Cup were: Harvick (2,266), Kyle
Busch (2,258), Bowyer (2,239), Earnhardt (2,238), Biffle (2,236), Kurt
Busch (2,219), Carl Edwards (2,218), Joey Logano (2209), Ryan Newman
(2,188) and Kasey Kahne (2,170).

The win was Gordon's eighth at Martinsville, tying him with Johnson for
the most among active drivers at the track. The win also clinched the
Manufacturers' Championship for Chevrolet, the eleventh consecutive
title for the American-based manufacturer.

The next race of the season is to be the 2013 AAA Texas 500 at Texas
Motor Speedway, to air on ESPN on November 3, 2013.

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! Official Top-10 Race Results for the 2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot
500
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! Position
! Car Number
! Team
! Driver
|-
| 1
| 24
| Hendrick Motorsports
| Jeff Gordon
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| 2
| 20
| Joe Gibbs Racing
| Matt Kenseth
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| 3
| 15
| Michael Waltrip Racing
| Clint Bowyer
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| 4
| 2
| Penske Racing
| Brad Keselowski
|-
| 5
| 48
| Hendrick Motorsports
| Jimmie Johnson
|-
| 6
| 29
| Richard Childress Racing
| Kevin Harvick
|-
| 7
| 11
| Joe Gibbs Racing
| Denny Hamlin
|-
| 8
| 88
| Hendrick Motorsports
| Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
|-
| 9
| 16
| Roush Fenway Racing
| Greg Biffle
|-
| 10
| 1
| Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
| Jamie Mc Murray
|}

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