NASCAR Results: Jeff Gordon wins at Martinsville with 6/1 odds

The fans erupted in cheers.

Carl Edwards came within an eyelash of winning a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title in 2011, when he lost the championship to Tony Stewart on a tiebreaker.

Sunday's victory at Martinsville Speedway may soon join the Brickyard wins in his list of faves.

Kenseth denied his act of retribution was intentional, claiming a tire failure was the culprit for him veering into Logano, whom coincidentally Kenseth's had a beef with since Logano cost him a victory two weeks ago. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won last year's Goody's Headache Shot 500.

He noted that Sunday's incident was a "coward move" coming from his opponent. At the time, Bowyer was mathematically still in contention to win the title.

"The structure in which we have around us is not very strong as far as an authority figure saying, 'No, you can not do that anymore, '" Hamlin said. Now, "I love that we just keep proving them wrong and finding a way to move on", Gordon said with a smile. People are going to fall on both sides of this [Kenseth-Logano] controversy, and then Jeff's success at Martinsville has also resonated with the fans.

Logano's title hopes weren't ruined by Kenseth but severely damaged.

The racer mentioned in the NASCAR website that what happened in Kansas was an entirely different thing. Jimmie Johnson, who was eliminated in the first round of the Chase, topped the chart. With Gordon already earning one of the four championship spots at Homestead, there are three spots left.

One interested observer was race victor Jeff Gordon, who saw the whole incident unfold in front of him. "But you've got to be there and be ready for that moment when it comes, and we were".

"Everyone is just doing what they have to do I guess". He was beaming from ear to ear with smiles, celebrating in an on-track victory lane, which has been a tradition for years.

It's Gordon's first win of the season and the 93rd of his career.

There are 500 laps on the docket for this race, meaning there's a ton of opportunities for laps led and fastest laps bonuses. They continued to cheer when highlights of Kenseth dumping Logano were shown after the race. I don't have anything else to say.

In that sense, NASCAR has a mess on its hands.

Q. The obvious one to start with, the discussion with Kenseth. Where do you think Brain France got the idea to prohibit racing back to the flag when caution flies or that races should not end under yellow?

"Well, it's a really disappointing day", Kenseth said. "There's a lot to digest", O'Donnell told reporters at the track. "Drivers at their best. We worked all night really to work on it and get it better". "I'd go back to this incident as a one-off that we'll look at". Both are among the final eight drivers still remaining in the Chase.

With his actions Sunday, Kenseth backed up his Talladega words that the racing is "just kind of out of control". Kyle Busch, 4,039 points 3.

"You can't get yourself ran over", Kenseth said. "It's because of this racetrack right here that I feel that way". "I think it's 'BS'". But they don't have to listen to me for squat. I mean that: unreal.

Joey Logano: Can he make it four in a row and tie the modern-day record for consecutive victories?

He got the win thanks to a few ridiculousness from another veteran.

Logano had led 207 of the 500 laps and was furious, calling it "just a complete coward move". We have four races left. Gordon held off Jamie McMurray over the final two laps. "I can't believe it". It only makes it that much more meaningful to me, that it's been this long, that it's been in this format.