The 2007 UAW-Ford 500 was a Nextel Cup (now Sprint Cup) event held at Talladega Superspeedway on October 7, 2007. If you watched the race most of the day, you might have wondered where Jeff Gordon was. He wasn't easy to miss because he had a special paint scheme, but because he rode around in the back all day to avoid the Big One. But once the competition cleared a bit, Gordon drove to the front, making a thrilling last lap pass on teammate Jimmie Johnson (2nd) to grab his 80th career victory. Gordon also took over the points lead by nine markers on Johnson. Stats