Gordon and Earnhardt

Jeff Gordon matched Dale Earnhardt for career Cup wins Saturday night at Phoenix International Raceway. Gordon won the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race at Phoenix, the 76th of his career, and is tied with Earnhardt in Cup wins.
Gordon has four wins at Talladega Superspeedway, site of Sunday's Cup race, and 11 restrictor plate wins.
Earnhardt won 10 times at Talladega, eight of those in restrictor plate races.
Gordon can pass Earnhardt with another win at Talladega.
“Obviously, last Saturday night’s win was special,” said Gordon, driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. “Anytime you accomplish something that ‘Senior’ did, you’ve done something special. But I also know that, if he were still with us, I’d still be chasing him."
Gordon is leading the Cup standings by 74 points over Jeff Burton.
“I have to give a lot of credit to my crew chief, Steve Letarte,” Gordon said. “He has done a great job of leading this team, building the team chemistry and preparing great race cars. One of the things that impresses me the most is his ability to stay calm no matter what situation we’re facing. When I had problems with my helmet radio before the race at Phoenix, he calmly told me what hand signals I should use during the race to relay the car’s handling to him. Luckily, we were able to replace the helmet, but I like the fact that that situation didn’t unnerve him."