0 1 0 , ▁Gordon ▁strugg led , ▁recording ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁one ▁win ▁during ▁the ▁three ▁seasons ▁at ▁the ▁S amsung ▁ 5 0 0 , ▁his ▁first ▁win ▁at ▁Texas ▁Motor ▁Speed way . ▁In ▁the ▁three - year ▁times pan , ▁Gordon ▁recorded ▁six ▁total ▁pol es , ▁including ▁four ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁a ▁third - place ▁points ▁finish ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁behind ▁HMS ▁team m ates ▁Mark ▁Martin ▁and ▁champion ▁Johnson . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁season , ▁Gordon ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁driver ▁in ▁NAS C AR ▁history ▁to ▁pass ▁US $ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁in ▁career ▁w inn ings . ▁ ▁Martin ' s ▁crew ▁chief ▁Alan ▁Gust af son ▁joined ▁Gordon ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁after ▁Steve ▁Let arte ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁D ale ▁E arn hardt , ▁Jr .' s ▁team . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁at ▁Phoenix , ▁Gordon ▁won ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 6 6 ▁races ; ▁At ▁the ▁A aron ' s ▁ 4 9 9 , ▁Gordon ▁broke ▁the ▁tie ▁for ▁the ▁third - most ▁pol es ▁with ▁C ale ▁Y ar borough . ▁At ▁Po cono , ▁he ▁tied ▁Bill ▁Elli ott ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁wins ▁at ▁the ▁track ▁with ▁five , ▁and ▁at ▁Atlanta , ▁he ▁defeated ▁Johnson ▁to ▁claim ▁his ▁ 8 5 th ▁career ▁win , ▁third - most ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁behind ▁Richard ▁Pet ty ▁and