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Burton: Gordon isn't washed up

By Terry Blount

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

At age 41, Jeff Burton is trying to become the first over-40 driver in this millennium to win a Cup championship. The last one was Dale Jarrett, in 1999, at age 43. Jeff Gordon has a few years to go before he reaches to over-40 brigade (he turned 37 in August) but some people are starting to think the four-time Cup champion has lost his edge. What happened? Some folks believe the birth of Gordon's daughter, Ella, last year changed his perspective and moved his focus away from racing. Burton ...

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