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Kahne no one-hit wonder

By Jerry Bonkowski
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, June 4, 2004

Newman It's hard not to feel for Kasey Kahne. It's tough enough he's had to endure the pressure of replacing a living legend, the now semi-retired Bill Elliott, behind the wheel of the No. 9 Dodge Intrepid. Then, because of Kahne's success thus far this season -- including runner-up finishes at Rockingham, Las Vegas and Texas, as well as a third-place showing at Atlanta -- comparisons between Kahne and Jeff Gordon's early years slowly began, reaching a crescendo last week before the Coca-Co ...

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