LONG POND, PA - AUGUST 03: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, and Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48...

LONG POND, PA - JUNE 07: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowes Chevrolet and Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet lead the field...

CAPTION: Jun 10, 2007; Long Pond, PA, USA; Steve Letarte crew chief for Nascar Nextel Cup Series driver Jeff Gordon (24) during the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway. Mandatory...

NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon stands in his garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pennsylvania 500 auto race in Long Pond, Pa., Friday, Aug. 1, 2008

LOUDON, NH - JUNE 27: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, waits...on June 27, 2008 in Loudon, New Hampshire. LONG POND, PA - JUNE 08: Jimmie Johnson, driver of...

NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon races through turn three during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pocono 500 auto race at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., Sunday, June 8, 2008. (AP...

...Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, celebrates with his crew in the garage area after winning the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway on June 10, 2007 in Long...

LONG POND, PA - AUGUST 03: (L-R) Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet and Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, talk...

...Images for NASCAR) Steve LeTarte, crew chief for Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Dupont Chevrolet, motions...at Pocono Raceway on June 10, 2007 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images...

LONG POND, PA - AUGUST 03: (L-R) Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet and Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, stand...

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