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Gordon no longer the top dog at HMS

By David Newton

Saturday, October 24, 2009

MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- As four-time Sprint Cup champion Jeff Gordon left the podium in the infield media center at Martinsville Speedway on Friday he shrugged his shoulders and said "It's tough being me." He was kidding. Well, kind of. There is some truth to it. Had Gordon not recommended in 2001 that team owner Rick Hendrick hire Jimmie Johnson to drive the No. 48 car and work out of the same shop as his No. 24 he might have two more championships. He would have had one for sure, after fi ...

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