NASCAR BANQUET 400 NOTES (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Gordon's day turns sour late By JOHN STURBIN Star-Telegram Staff Writer CHART: CUP REPORT KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Jeff Gordon's cozy relationship with Kansas Speedway took a hit during Sunday's Banquet 400, along with his designs on a fifth NASCAR championship. Gordon finished 39th in Round 3 of the 10-race Chase for the Nextel Cup, dropping him from second in points behind leader Jeff Burton to sixth overall. Ironically, on a day when fuel strategy won the event for Tony Stewart, Gordon's race was ...