▁the ▁Br icky ard ▁ 4 0 0 , ▁the ▁twenty - year ▁anni versary ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁race , ▁the ▁day ▁was ▁declared ▁" J eff ▁Gordon ▁Day " ▁by ▁Indian apolis ▁mayor ▁Greg ▁Ball ard . ▁Gordon ▁passed ▁team mate ▁K ase y ▁K ah ne ▁with ▁ 1 7 ▁la ps ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁win , ▁breaking ▁a ▁tie ▁with ▁team mate ▁J imm ie ▁Johnson ▁for ▁most ▁wins ▁in ▁the ▁event , ▁and ▁tied ▁with ▁former ▁Formula ▁One ▁driver ▁Michael ▁Sch um acher ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁wins ▁at ▁Indian apolis . ▁Gordon ▁also ▁won ▁at ▁Michigan ▁and ▁D over , ▁his ▁first ▁wins ▁at ▁the ▁tracks ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁At ▁Texas , ▁Gordon ▁and ▁K es el owski ▁were ▁racing ▁for ▁the ▁win ▁when ▁K es el owski ▁tried ▁to ▁shoot ▁between ▁Johnson ▁and ▁Gordon , ▁which ▁cut ▁Gordon ' s ▁left ▁rear ▁t ire ▁and ▁sp un ▁him ▁out . ▁Gordon ▁fell ▁to ▁ 2 9 th , ▁while ▁K es el owski ▁would ▁finish ▁third . ▁Following ▁the ▁race , ▁Gordon ▁confront ed ▁K es el owski ▁in ▁pit ▁road ▁over ▁the ▁incident ▁with ▁both ▁drivers ▁being ▁surrounded ▁by ▁their ▁pit ▁cre ws . ▁However , ▁it ▁es cal ated ▁into ▁a ▁b raw l ▁due ▁to ▁K es el owski ▁being ▁sh oved ▁from ▁behind ▁by ▁Har v ick , ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁batt led ▁with ▁K es el owski ▁in ▁the ▁final