▁replaced ▁by ▁team ▁engineer ▁Brian ▁Wh ites ell . ▁With ▁Wh ites ell , ▁Gordon ▁won ▁at ▁Mart ins ville ▁and ▁L owe ' s . ▁During ▁the ▁year , ▁Ch ip ▁Gan ass i ▁Racing ▁owner ▁Ch ip ▁Gan ass i ▁contact ed ▁Gordon , ▁express ing ▁interest ▁in ▁signing ▁him , ▁while ▁Dallas ▁Cow bo ys ▁owner ▁Jerry ▁Jones ▁wanted ▁to ▁partner ▁with ▁him ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁team . ▁However , ▁Gordon ▁signed ▁a ▁lifetime ▁contract ▁with ▁Hend rick ▁Mot ors ports ▁starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁which ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁equ ity ▁owner ▁in ▁his ▁No . ▁ 2 4 ▁team . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁season ▁saw ▁Gordon ▁enter ▁his ▁first ▁campaign ▁with ▁Pet ty ▁Enter pr ises ' ▁Rob bie ▁Lo om is ▁as ▁his ▁crew ▁chief . ▁With ▁Lo om is , ▁Gordon ▁recorded ▁his ▁first ▁win ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁T alla de ga ▁race , ▁giving ▁him ▁his ▁ 5 0 th ▁career ▁victory . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁races ▁at ▁S ears ▁Point ▁and ▁Richmond . ▁Gordon ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁nin th ▁in ▁points . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁Gordon ▁won ▁six ▁races ▁at ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁D over , ▁Michigan ▁( the ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁win ▁for ▁Hend rick ▁Mot ors ports ), ▁Indian apolis , ▁Wat kins ▁Glen , ▁and ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁race ▁at ▁Kansas . ▁Gordon ▁became ▁the ▁third ▁driver ▁to ▁win ▁four ▁W inst