41.   Gordon has never won more than four at any other track on the circuit.

42.   Government trucks filled with soldiers and armored tanks could be seen rumbling through deserted avenues, leaving wide white tracks on the asphalt.

43.   He considered that a blessing because the practice laps he took around the track on Saturday were less than scintillating.

44.   Have you been able to track back on this guy?

45.   He first went to the races with his father, Jim, at Ellis Park, a small western Kentucky track on the Indiana border.

46.   He holds a spotlight outside his window and slows to a crawl, looking for fresh tracks on a dirt embankment paralleling the road.

47.   He intends to get track back on television on a regular basis.

48.   He left the track on a stretcher.

49.   He likes the idea of having so many guys from the wrong side of the basketball tracks on his team.

50.   He has, however, run on an outdoor track on the ground at least once.