Gordon moved into the lead with 34 laps still to go
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Jeff Gordon charged from four laps down to win his sixth Nascar Nextel Cup race at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.
Gordon, in the Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, passed then leader Sterling Marlin with 34 laps remaining and held on comfortably for his 71st career win.
The win netted him $186,051, while Kasey Kahne earned himself $143,915 when he moved into second place by the finish line.
Mark Martin, driving a Ford, completed the podium places.
Nextel Cup-Advance Auto Parts 500 results:
1. Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 500 laps, 72.099 mph (116.007 kph)
2. Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 500
3. Mark Martin, Ford, 500
4. Ryan Newman, Dodge, 500
5. Rusty Wallace, Dodge, 500
6. Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 500
7. Ricky Rudd, Ford, 500
8. Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 500
9. Elliott Sadler, Ford, 500
10. Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 500
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