Best team, best car, huge ego, questionable behavior on and off track... He's the Michael Schumacher of NASCAR.
I don't remember the race in question Tim, so I can't comment.
But Gordon _is_ a shmuck, so get's got it coming when someone nails him!
I'm much more apt to like a hardass who's honest about it (Stewart, Harvick) than someone who plays Mr. Good Guy, then takes cheap shots at the on-track competition