, ▁comple ting ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁impress ive ▁single - season ▁performances ▁in ▁NAS C AR ▁history . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁ 1 0 ▁vict ories ▁( Day ton a , ▁Rock ingham , ▁Br istol , ▁Mart ins ville , ▁Charlotte , ▁Po cono , ▁California , ▁Wat kins ▁Glen , ▁Dar ling ton , ▁and ▁New ▁Ham pshire ). ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁Gordon ▁won ▁a ▁modern - era ▁record ▁ 1 3 ▁races ▁at ▁Charlotte , ▁Son oma , ▁Po cono , ▁Indian apolis , ▁Wat kins ▁Glen , ▁Michigan , ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁Dar ling ton , ▁Day ton a , ▁Rock ingham ▁and ▁Atlanta . ▁He ▁cl inch ed ▁his ▁third ▁title ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 6 4 - point ▁lead ▁over ▁Mark ▁Martin . ▁Gordon ▁set ▁W inst on ▁Cup ▁records ▁during ▁the ▁season , ▁including ▁four ▁consecutive ▁wins ▁and ▁ 1 7 ▁consecutive ▁top - five ▁finish es . ▁He ▁ended ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁seven ▁pol es , ▁ 2 5 ▁top - five , ▁and ▁ 2 7 ▁top - t ens . ▁ ▁Gordon ▁began ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁season ▁with ▁his ▁second ▁Day ton a ▁ 5 0 0 ▁win . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁races ▁at ▁Atlanta , ▁Font ana , ▁S ears ▁Point ▁and ▁Wat kins ▁Glen . ▁Before ▁the ▁race ▁at ▁Mart ins ville , ▁E vern ham ▁left ▁Hend rick ▁to ▁form ▁E vern ham ▁Mot ors ports , ▁and ▁he ▁was