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Jeff Gordon won Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway, his first victory of the season and his ninth career at the .526-mile oval.
Doing so clinched a spot in the Championship Round at Homestead-Miami Speedway and ensures, in his final full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, Gordon will enter the finale in championship contention.
Here's how NASCAR Nation reacted: