0 0 , ▁Gordon ▁set ▁a ▁track ▁record ▁with ▁a ▁lap ▁speed ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 2 0 . 6 7 4 ▁seconds ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁pole ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁fifth ▁at ▁Richmond , ▁breaking ▁the ▁tie ▁with ▁Mark ▁Martin ▁for ▁most ▁pol es ▁at ▁the ▁track ▁among ▁active ▁drivers . ▁Gordon ' s ▁winning ▁a ▁pole ▁in ▁ 2 1 ▁consecutive ▁seasons ▁set ▁a ▁NAS C AR ▁record . ▁However , ▁despite ▁finishing ▁ 8 th , ▁Gordon ▁was ▁win less ▁and ▁was ▁knock ed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ase ▁initially ▁by ▁finishing ▁one ▁point ▁behind ▁Jo ey ▁Log ano . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Gordon ▁would ▁be ▁added ▁into ▁the ▁Ch ase ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁found ▁that ▁Log ano ' s ▁team ▁had ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁David ▁Gill il and ' s ▁Front ▁Row ▁Mot ors ports ▁team ▁for ▁Gill il and ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁a ▁spot ▁to ▁Log ano ▁so ▁that ▁Log ano ▁could ▁secure ▁his ▁t enth - place ▁position ▁over ▁Gordon . ▁At ▁the ▁Mart ins ville ▁race , ▁Gordon ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁race ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁first ▁at ▁Mart ins ville ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Gordon ▁recorded ▁four ▁wins , ▁starting ▁at ▁the ▁May ▁Kansas ▁race ; ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁he ▁had ▁won ▁at ▁least ▁four ▁times ▁in ▁a ▁season . ▁Enter ing