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As NASCAR returns to Sonoma this weekend, the track calibration is about to shift in everyone’s mind. The Next-Gen car will be back on a road course for the first time since Austin. And as a part of it, NASCAR’s Twitter handle asked their fans, who is the best road course driver of all time? And the fans had one answer, a Hendrick Motorsports legend.

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That legend is, of course, Jeff Gordon.

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The fans voted for the four-time Cup Series champion as the best road course driver in history.

While this may be passed off as a popular opinion considering the sheer popularity of the former #24 driver, there are stats to back it.

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Gordon is statistically too, the best road course driver in history. He has won 9 times on a road course with five of his nine wins coming at Sonoma Raceway, and the rest coming at Watkins Glen.

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While Jeff Gordon sits at the top of the throne of the road course wins record, Chase Elliott isn’t far behind him. In fact, considering the number of road courses on the schedule now, and how good the #9 driver is on them, it’s only a matter of time before he passes Gordon.

Elliott currently sits third on the all-time list with 7 road course wins.

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He has won twice at Watkins Glen, twice at Charlotte Roval, once at Daytona Road Course, once at the Circuit Of The Americas, and once at Road America.

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NASCAR’s current most popular driver will have the opportunity this weekend to take his tally to 8, inching closer to his team’s Vice Chairman. Should Chase Elliott win at Sonoma Raceway, he will tie the great Tony Stewart at 8 wins.

The question is, will he be able to do so?

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Shaharyar is an experienced Senior NASCAR writer at EssentiallySports. A journalist by heart and profession, he has been at the ‘wheel’ for nearly a decade after starting with Formula 1. He has penned over 1,700 articles on the sport. Shaharyar is known for his quick reporting on controversies and feuds in NASCAR and is one of the masterminds behind "NASCAR In and Out", a Reader-Connect Program of EssentiallySports that boasts a weekly reach of fifty thousand subscribers in the US. Shaharyar believes in the conversational style of journalism, where fans are at the heart of the conversation. As a big fan of Kyle Busch, he maintains a commitment to journalistic neutrality in his coverage. A graduate of journalism from a professional university, Shaharyar blends his love for storytelling with the fast-paced nature of the sport to deliver compelling content that resonates with his readers. Despite his admiration for Kyle Busch, Shaharyar is now turning his attention to Hendrick Motorsports star Kyle Larson, whom he believes is a legend in the making. He is always looking to bring fresh perspectives and insights to his readers and engages in healthy debates and discussions about the latest developments in NASCAR. In his free time, Shaharyar enjoys watching soccer and taking long walks to unwind.

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