0:00 Gatorade Duel

3:49 Subway Fresh Fit 500

25:52 Aaron's 499

42:17 Dodge Avenger 500

59:18 Pocono 500

1:17:50 UAW Ford 500

1:30:43 Bank of America 500

Jeff Gordon won that championship in 2007, I don't care what the official history says. He totally dominated that year.

I cringe everytime I think of 07. It was the year when NASCAR started the screw with my emotions. I felt cheated and ripped off as a fan. Jeff did better than anybody this season, and instead it was forgotten about and Jimmie overtakes the spotlight. And 30 top 10s. Cmon that's just robbery right there. I will always hate the chase with a passion.

You know this is old when the lapped cars start at the front on restarts

That fucking Pepsi paint scheme is fucking fire🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

I’m glad to see that there is an entire community that feels the same as me in regards to Jeff Gordon’s 2007 season 🤣

if it wasnt for chase/playoff crap system that shouldnt even exist, Jeff Gordon could have been a true 7 time champ 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001. (2004, 2007, and 2014).

Without the chase gordon should have had 7-8 champions

Such a memorable season. Disappointed that a championship didn't come out of it, but still such a great one to remember

I hate virtually every rule change that NASCAR has made over the last 20 years. Getting rid of the old points system is the worst decision they could have ever made. What's ironic is they were trying to eliminate boring end of season point races brought on by dominant performances by forcing parity, but that's what ultimately strangled the growth of the sport. Parity is great for the NFL because teams are represented by cities, the more cities that are competitive, the more the populations of those cities buy tickets. NASCAR doesn't work that way. Drivers aren't represented by a particular city or market. Nobody gives a shit if David Reutimann has an equal shot at the championship. His 5 fans don't make a difference. The sport thrives on dominating performances by a few stars.


The problem with introducing parity is that dominating performances is what built stars. Stars and dominance drew crowds. The biggest boom in NASCAR came when Earnhardt went to the black car and won 4 championships in 5 years, kicking everyone's ass - which drew fans. Jeff Gordon comes in and wins 40 races and 3 championships in 4 years, destroying everyone in his path - which drew fans. Too much parity means there are virtually no dominant seasons any more. Everyone is too equal. Competitive engineering (some would call cheating) is completely mitigated. Nobody can pass, the champion has 4 wins. RIP NASCAR.

Don't give a damn about the Chase, Gordon took a shit on NASCAR in this year and was the only valid champion.

I love that race off Jeff Gordon great

You know, I just realized that half of Jeff's wins came in the COT that year. lol He also had a better average finish in the gen-4 car than that of Jimmie Johnson, (8.8 to 14.5) a better average finish in the COT than that of Jimmie Johnson, (5.5 to 6.9) led more laps, (1300 to 1290) got more top-5's, (21 to 20) more top-10's, (30 to 24) and had fewer DNF's. (1 to 4) All in all, there's only 3 areas where Jimmie beat Jeff that are worth bragging about: Jimmie got more wins, (10 to 6) completed more laps, (10,318 to 10,240-- provided that info is right) and he earned more Chase Points. A big part of that was having 2 more wins than that of Jeff going into the chase, and winning 4 races in a row at the most convenient of times.

Nascar hasn't been the same for me since Jeff retired. It has opened me up to other forms of racing though, but damn it's not the same as watching Jeff and rooting for him relentlessly on Sundays. Love these edits.

2007 average finish
jeff gordon: 7.3
jimmie johnson: 10.8

3 Daytona 500 wins
5 Brickyard 400 wins
9 Martinsville wins
12 plate track wins (6 at each track)
30 top tens in one season (modern-era record
Average finish of 5.7 in one season
13 wins in one season (modern-era record)

Just some of Jeff Gordon's accomplishments

This was probably my favorite NASCAR season out of all the years I've been alive

Yeah Johnson had 10 wins that season, but Gordon led the points 27/36 races, had more top 5's and top 10's, had less DNF's, led more laps, and was overall more consistent than Johnson. The championship should've been his.

My god that talladega spring race was so good. The shot of Jeff, Tony, and Jimmie going down to the bottom together was awesome. 3 of the sport’s greatest to ever do it. Also what a hell of a way to pass Dale Sr

Man this brings me back to 9th grade, and I’ve been a Jeff Gordon fan since I started watching NASCAR. This was definitely a favorite season of mine as well as 04. Jeff was competitive the whole season. I just hate the Chase former and the playoff format now is worse.#24ever