Showers of rainfall and praise - Albany Times Union
Gordon, a three-time Daytona 500 winner, announced in January he plans to retire from full-time racing and become part of Fox's broadcasting crew in 2016. Gordon has no wins and two top-five finishes this year for Hendrick Motorsports. Hours before the start of the race, fans flocked near the garage area under overcast skies to have pictures taken near a replica of Gordon's iconic rainbow-colored No. 24 Chevrolet — another send-off the track helped arrange for Gordon. The world champion won on home soil for the third time on Sunday as the inclement weather provided the conditions for a thrilling British Grand Prix in Silverstone, England — a riposte to some of the complaints about Formula One being boring this... Hamilton, the current points leader, overcame a bad start to hold off Nico Rosberg 's challenge in front of 140,000 fans for his fifth win of the season. Source: www.timesunion.com
