alla de ga ▁races . ▁In ▁November , ▁Gordon ▁claimed ▁his ▁first ▁win ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁winning ▁his ▁nin th ▁career ▁Mart ins ville ▁race ▁in ▁the ▁Go ody ' s ▁Head ache ▁Rel ief ▁Sh ot ▁ 5 0 0 , ▁adv ancing ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁Championship ▁Four ▁at ▁Hom est ead . ▁This ▁would ▁be ▁his ▁only ▁win ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁his ▁ 9 3 rd ▁and ▁final ▁win ▁of ▁his ▁NAS C AR ▁career . ▁In ▁his ▁final ▁race ▁as ▁a ▁full - time ▁compet itor ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Ford ▁E co Bo ost ▁ 4 0 0 , ▁Gordon ▁finished ▁ 6 th , ▁falling ▁just ▁short ▁of ▁his ▁quest ▁for ▁the ▁fifth ▁championship ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Gordon ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁make ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Cup ▁Series ▁at ▁the ▁Br icky ard ▁ 4 0 0 , ▁driving ▁the ▁No . ▁ 8 8 ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁for ▁the ▁injured ▁D ale ▁E arn hardt ▁Jr . ▁He ▁also ▁ran ▁at ▁Po cono , ▁Wat kins ▁Glen , ▁and ▁Br istol . ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁E arn hardt ▁would ▁be ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁Gordon ▁would ▁fill ▁in ▁at ▁the ▁Dar ling ton , ▁Richmond , ▁D over , ▁and ▁Mart ins ville ▁races . ▁He ▁recorded ▁his ▁best ▁finish