Jeff Gordon's fifth victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday was not only historic in its place on one of racing's greatest stages, but also for the new win tally -- 90 -- it rolls up for this certain future NASCAR Hall of Famer.
A view of the Dardanelles from a ship. The Gallipoli peninsula (/É¡ÉËlÉªpÉµli/ ; Turkish: Gelibolu YarÄ±madasÄ±; Greek: ÎºÎ±Î»Î»Î¯ÏÎ¿Î»Î·) is located in Turkish Thrace (or East Thrace), the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles strait to the east.ap of ancient Gallipoli. In ancient times, the Gallipoli Peninsula was known as the Thracian Chersonesus (from Greek ÏÎµÏÏÏÎ½Î·ÏÎ¿Ï, peninsula) to the Greeks and later the Romans. It was the location of several prominent towns, including Cardia, Pactya, Callipolis (Gallipoli), Alopeconnesus, Sestos, Madytos, and Elaeus.
Gallipoli memorial site at the coastal town of Eceabat in Gallipoli peninsula (Niall Carson/PA). The aim of the Gallipoli Campaign was to change the course of the First World War and knock Turkey out of the conflict by attacking Constantinople.The idea was that by opening a second front 1,000 miles to the east it would assist Russia, which was cut off from the Allies.allipoli memorial site at the coastal town of Eceabat in Gallipoli peninsula (Niall Carson/PA). The aim of the Gallipoli Campaign was to change the course of the First World War and knock Turkey out of the conflict by attacking Constantinople.