Steve Letarte is a part-time meteorologist and a full-time Nextel Cup crew chief.

Letarte, the crew chief of Jeff Gordon's car, called for an early pit stop to get fuel and make brake adjustments. Impending bad weather was a factor in calling for the unscheduled stop, and the gamble paid off.

When the rest of the field pitted for fuel, Gordon became the race leader. A short time later, the rain came and the race was stopped. Pocono Raceway officials waited for 30 minutes before declaring the race final and Gordon the winner. A total of 106 laps of the scheduled 200 laps were completed before the red flag came out.

Gordon's win was his fourth of the season and extended his points lead in the Cup Chase.

Pole sitter Ryan Newman finished second, Martin Truex third, Casey Mears fourth and Tony Stewart fifth.

The Nextel Cup Series moves to the Michigan Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., for the running of the Citizens Bank 400 Sunday afternoon. The two-mile track is a D-shaped oval. Kasey Kahne won the race last year.

Lernerville Speedway

Danny Smith of Danville, Ind., won the special All-Star Sprint show June 5 before a sparse crowd.

Rod George finished second, followed by Ed Lynch Jr., Dale Blaney and Brian Paulus. Nearly 40 Sprint cars were in the pits for the event.

Last Friday's show was canceled because of inclement weather.

A regular Fab 4 program is on tap this Friday, followed by the annual holiday fireworks display.

Tri-City Speedway

Rob Eyler of Franklin notched his first Sprint feature win of the season Sunday evening. Rod George, Bob Felmlee, Brian Ellenberger and Jody Keegan completed the top five.

Rex King, like Eyler, won his first Modified feature of the season.

Mercer Raceway Park

Jeff Schaffer of Fombell won the Jeff Hoffman Memorial Modified feature and $2,000 at Mercer Saturday night.

Scott Bonnell picked up his first Sprint feature win of the season, besting Rod George and Arnie Kent at the finish line.

Pete Wearing, the grandson of Bob Wearing Sr., captured his first career win in the special Mini-Stock division.

Mercer has a regular program on tap Saturday night.

Sharon Speedway

A total of seven feature races were held Saturday at Sharon, two were makeup races canceled the previous week by a rain storm that hit the track midway through the program.

Jarod Larson of Rock Creek, Ohio, won the crash-filled Sprint feature. Several cars were forced to the pits following crashes. Ed Lynch Jr. rolled his Sprinter after colliding with Mike Kekich. Kevin Schaeffer and Bob Felmlee also were involved in accidents and had to leave the race.

Other winners included Alan Dellinger (E-Mods), Nathan Stein (Limited Sprints), Dan Lewis (Pure Stocks) and Rex King (V-8 Modifieds).

Challenger Raceway

Robbie Blair won the Mega-Blitz special Late Model feature Sunday evening picking up $5,000 for his efforts.

Jim Lokhaiser is the racing columnist for the Butler Eagle.