John Breeden Fri, October 30, 2026 at 11:52 PM UTC · 2 min read About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Eleven years ago, Jeff Gordon graced NASCAR Cup Series victory lane for the 93rd and final time of his illustrious career. Piloting his iconic No. 24 Chevrolet, Gordon drove to victory in the 2015 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 at the Martinsville Speedway.
It was Gordon's ninth career win at the 0.5-mile track. Not only was the win significant for being Gordon's last, but it secured his spot in the Championship 4 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
With a storybook ending at Martinsville, Gordon secured his opportunity to compete for his fifth championship in his final full-time season of NASCAR competition.
Anytime the NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Martinsville Speedway, replays of Gordon's iconic win often flood social media in the leadup to the race. Ahead of this Sunday's Cup Series Xfinity 500, it is no different.
On NASCAR's social media, the highlight of Gordon's post-race interview from that 2015 evening in Martinsville, Virginia. The highlight also shows Gordon climbing out of his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports machine, standing on top of the car, and putting his arms into the air as the cheers rained down.
"A big [Martinsville Speedway] moment with Homestead on the horizon," via NASCAR on X.
Gordon led 35 of 500 laps en route to his final career victory. The four-time Cup Series champion overtook A.J. Allmendinger with 21 laps remaining, the final lead change of the 500-lap race.
On the last restart of the race with two laps remaining, Gordon fended off Jamie McMurray to take the final checkered flag of his Cup career.
The win punched Gordon's spot in the Championship 4 race at Homestead three races later. However, Gordon would finish sixth in the race, third among the championship contenders.
Jeff Gordon has remained active in the NASCAR world since retiring for full-time competition after the 2015 season.
The third-winningest Cup Series driver out of Vallejo, California was a fill-in driver for Dale Earnhardt Jr. for a handful of races during the 2016 Cup Series season. Earnhardt Jr. was sidelined for the second half of the campaign due to concussion-like symptoms.
Earlier that year, Gordon completed his first season as a color commentator for NASCAR on FOX, alongside Mike Joy and Darrell Waltrip. Gordon continued his analyst duties into the end of the 2021 season.
After six seasons in the booth, Gordon took over as the Vice Chairman of Hendrick Motorsports, a position the retired champion driver remains in today.
In 2019, Gordon was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
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