{"id":4301,"date":"2018-05-04T12:45:03","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T16:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=4301"},"modified":"2018-05-04T12:45:03","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T16:45:03","slug":"nascar-jeff-gordon-to-be-honored-at-dover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2018\/05\/04\/nascar-jeff-gordon-to-be-honored-at-dover\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR &#8211; Jeff Gordon to be Honored at Dover this Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend <strong>NASCAR<\/strong> visits the Monster Mile at Dover International Speedway. <strong>Jeff Gordon<\/strong>, the four-time NASCAR Cup champion, will be honored with a marquee plaque on the <strong>Monster Monument<\/strong> at Victory Plaza.<\/p>\n<h1>Jeff Gordon to be Honored at Dover this Weekend<\/h1>\n<p>Gordon who was NASCAR\u2019s most successful driver during the very successful (notice I didn\u2019t say \u201cGood ole days\u201d) of the 1990s and 2000s, will become just the fourth driver honored with a Monster Monument marquee plaque. The other drivers honored by the track are Bobby Allison, David Pearson and Richard Petty. Pretty good company indeed.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon, whose primary sponsor for most of his career was <strong>Dupont<\/strong> which has its headquarters in Delaware, won five times at the Monster Mile. Only <strong>Jimmie Johnson<\/strong> (11), <strong>Richard Petty<\/strong> (7), and <strong>Bobby Allison<\/strong> (7) have more victories at Dover.<\/p>\n<p>Dover International Speedway President and CEO, <strong>Mike Tatoian<\/strong> and Motor Racing Networks (MRN) will host the event on Saturday, May 5, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cJeff provided millions of NASCAR fans, both at Dover and across the country, with plenty of thrills and excitement during his incredible career,\u201d<\/em> Tatoian said. <em>\u201cOnly the best drivers in the sport have their names on the Monster Monument, and only the best of the best receive the honor of a marquee plaque. Jeff has certainly earned his place among that group.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Gordon now works as a broadcaster for <strong>Fox Sports<\/strong> and will be in the booth this weekend for the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Sunday, May 6th, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Thanks for reading.\u00a0 You can catch me on WTBQ Monday and Fridays.\u00a0 1110AM, 93.5FM or on line.\u00a0 You can follow me on twitter @jimlaplante.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>MAIN PHOTO:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a id=\"1a-mDu2ERARqAMBIlJaQxg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.in\/detail\/913562662\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'1a-mDu2ERARqAMBIlJaQxg',sig:'JoEZ6o4v-EeYCjmulutE1FQi5P2CbdEG6HBFaiGP930=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'913562662',caption: true ,tld:'in',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend NASCAR visits the Monster Mile at Dover International Speedway. 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