Jeff Gordon not so great at Watkins Glen
Matt Willis
August 9, 2012

Being a NASCAR statistical blogger is about more than just the numbers, the women and the riches. It's about righting wrongs and informing your loyal fans about any misconceptions.Today, I'm doing a ...
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jonathon610 
Matt why don't you get out there and drive the tracks then. I am a Statistician for a living and am always looking at the numbers. They're telling me right now you're just a hater and need to move on and get a life.
123 Days ago
879Aaron 
Jeff Gordon deserves more respect than that! Just shows what this blogger knows!
164 Days ago
volcane1 
JJ fan here, Gordon's tough - back off - you need to stay on your comedy tour
191 Days ago
eldon58 
Matt whoever you are. What? Not as good as we thought ? If you could write as good as he has driven you wouldn't be writing Blogs on the internet. Every driver now in NASCAR should thank their privet Jet for Jeff Gordon. He brought Nascar into the main stream and brought the TV networks into the fold. And sense he has not been the dominant driver the popularity of NASCAR has dropped.
197 Days ago
anythingia05@yahoo.com 
You need to find a new type of work dude-your forecasting is for the birds-Gordon has proven he's one of the best drivers around on any track- this year, he's had terrible luck in getting taken out of races by accidents and stupid drivers in front of him. Logano? Really? hmm you better check your "eliminator" for a re-tune LOL
229 Days ago
krbaum7119 
Caught you, at the US OPEN, where can i find the eliminator for that, i bet on anything. Traitor, NASCAR , TENNIS, give us a break, two totally different lifestyles, i am now ashamed. forget all of the kudos i have given you, of course with no reply. seeya
261 Days ago
krbaum7119 
Matt, sure would like the eliminator for Richmond, HELLO, IS THERE ANYBODY IN THERE? I guess i will have to follow your other writers on NASCAR, you really need to at least say i will be back on such n such a date. I give up, GOTTA GO SEE YOU LATER BY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
261 Days ago
pauleallen 
We are actuly ditching the all time road winning racer of all time wtf is this guy smoking. So he isn't as dominating as he used to be. So what everyone has high and lows in their carrers and for this guy named Matt Willis to say gordon's not good as we think? Who has 9 wins at road courses? Is it Biffle? No, is it Kenseth? No, Gordon... Ding Ding Ding we have a winner!
265 Days ago
krbaum7119 
Matt, where the heck have you been? Vacation, Break, Leave of absence? Not, by any means wanting to know about your personal life, But the BLOG, I'm talking about your BLOG, it has been missed, I gain some much needed insight to attempt to make a somewhat productive pick each week, don't always agree with your Winner, but it does in-fact lead me to a decent pick, hope to see the BLOG soon, was kind of hoping it would be before Atlanta. Anyway hope all is well
266 Days ago
No fairweather fan 
So Matt Willis in your opinion Jeff Gordon is not a good road course driver? His stats speak for themselves. And is it not true that there was oil on the race track at Watkins which caused Jeff Gordon to crash! There should have been a caution. Before you talk trash on Jeff Gordon and his "in your opinion not that great at rOad courses" do more research on him. Yes it's true he has had a few bad years but don't ever count him out. He is one of the best drivers. My advice to you would be don't speak on something you really don't know anything about
278 Days ago
slowmego 
what a moron really you should habe to watch the sport you write about espn to many of these idiots hide behind thier keyboard and talk bs without evem having a clue
283 Days ago
Sinerchio 
You are to funny my brother .... I like clowns but I perfer to see them at the circus.
284 Days ago
WJHHJW24 
Dumb article. Worse writer. Hey idiot, Logano finished 32nd lol.
285 Days ago
Irving H. 
LOL I can see the hate pour from you keyboard. Saying Gordon isn't a good road course racer is really fooling yourself. Your "public service" is saying, here it is everybody, I dont much care for Jeff Gordon. Look at the stats dude. 19 races, 9 top 10s, 2 poles, with a 14 placed average finish. LOL bad road course racer.
285 Days ago
cougar5498 
It's stating the obvious to say Jeff Gordon doesn't own road courses like he used to - this is not news. They've really struggled with set-ups and I don't think Gordon has been able to aggressively attack the corners like he would like - like how he was able to when he was so successful on road courses in the late 90s and early 2000s. Certainly the new COT has seemed to play a factor in that. I can't make any excuses for them. They haven't had any speed at the Glen in a long time. But you'd have to be a fool to count Jeff Gordon out or not think he can't get it done. His performance gains at Sonoma and in practice at the Glen this weekend is encouraging.
286 Days ago
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