Why Jeff Gordon’s Incredible Resurgence Won’t Be Ending Anytime Soon

When he turned 37, Jeff Gordon talked numerous times about retiring and how he wouldn't be racing by the time he was 40. Fast-forward six-plus years and Gordon not only is still racing in NASCAR, he may very well be behind the wheel for another 10 more years with the kind of success he's enjoying in 2014. Gordon, who earned his third win of the season on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway, has not only gotten a second wind for his career, he's performing in a way that we haven't seen in a long, long time. And there's no one better to speak to that than team owner Rick Hendrick. “I think what I see now with Jeff today is how smart he is,” Hendrick said after Sunday's race in the Michigan International Speedway media ...

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