Jeff Gordon a monster at Dover

Jeff Gordon's numbers at Dover International Speedway are pretty impressive. Four wins, 13 top-fives, 18 top-10s in 29 career Cup starts at the track.
But ask Gordon and he'll say his most recent race at Dover was one of his worst.
He finished ninth at Dover in June. It was one of NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow races and it was delayed a day by rain. Given his team's performance in previous Car of Tomorrow races, Gordon expected better than ninth place that day.
“We’ve performed well in the COT races, but that was probably our worst showing in the Impala,” said Gordon, driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. “Dover is a high-speed, banked concrete track, and it’s very challenging to get the correct combination in the setup. But we’re learning more and more about the COT with every race we run, so we’re hoping to be more competitive this time around.”
Gordon is tied for the lead in the Cup standings with his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson. Each has 5,210 points. Gordon had a 300-point lead in the Cup standings before the Chase started, but it was erased last week at New Hampshire International Speedway. Instead of leading the standings, Gordon was knocked to second place, 20 points behind Johnson. At least now Gordon has a share of the lead. But he said he isn't worried about how the other drivers perform. He is more concerned about his own team's performance.
"With 12 drivers racing hard for the title, you can’t focus on what the other Chase drivers are doing," Gordon said. "We’ll just focus on our own program and try to get the best finish – and most amount of points – that we possible can on a given day. That’s why I think it’s more difficult to win the championship under this format, but also why I think it’s probably more rewarding.”