NASCAR 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup Contender: Jeff Gordon

Jeff Gordon showed two things during the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. First, he demonstrated that he can still contend for race wins and championships despite having passed the age of 40. And second, he clearly still has that fire that made him the most fierce competitor in the sport for more than a decade during the late 1990s and early 2000s.Last season, the four-time Sprint Cup champion visited victory lane on two occasions and tallied 18 top-10 finishes. Gordon has won a combined total of five races over the past two seasons after having scored only one win from 2008 to 2010. He now has amassed a total of 87 victories over the course of his career, which places him third on the all-time list, behind Richard Petty and David Pearson.Gor...

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