Is Jeff Gordon Headed To Victory Lane?

Jeff Gordon has come close to Victory Lane in 2009 and come close last year. Close doesn’t cut it.

Gordon’s winless drought reached 47 races after Martinsville, but it looks like he's headed there soon.

Through six races this season, Gordon leads the series in top fives (four), top 10s (five), has a Driver Rating (119.6), Average Running Position (5.4) and Fastest Laps Run (191).

Of course, as if that's not bad enough, Texas is one of only two tracks at which Gordon has yet to win (Homestead-Miami Speedway is the other).

In 16 starts at Texas Gordon has scored a top-10 finish in half of them. He has six top fives, including two runner-up finishes.

Since the inception of Loop Data in 2005, Gordon has an Average Running Position of 15.4, a Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 57.3% and 97 Fastest Laps Run at Texas.

So? What do you think? He might be able to do it. I do think he's destined to a victory this year... it's just a matter of where.