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LONG POND, PA – JULY 31: Jeff Gordon (L), driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, talks with backup driver Aric Almirola (R) and crew chief Steve Letarte (C) in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway on July 31, 2010 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images for NASCAR)

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LONG POND, PA – JULY 31: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway on July 31, 2010 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images for NASCAR)

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LONG POND, PA – JULY 31: Jeff Gordon drives the #24 DuPont Chevrolet during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway on July 31, 2010 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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LONG POND, PA – JULY 31: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway on July 31, 2010 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images for NASCAR)

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LONG POND, PA – JULY 30: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, climbs in his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway on July 30, 2010 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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LONG POND, PA – JULY 30: Jeff Gordon drives the #24 DuPont Chevrolet during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway on July 30, 2010 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

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LONG POND, PA – JULY 30: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway on July 30, 2010 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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LONG POND, PA – JULY 30: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, sits in his car on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway on July 30, 2010 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)

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LONG POND, PA – JULY 30: Jeff Gordon (R), driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, signs memorabilia for fans in the garage area during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway on July 30, 2010 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images for NASCAR)

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NASCAR drivers (black shirts) Jeff Gordon, center, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. have their legs put into temporary splints by Order of the Arrow Scouts during a first aid relay during a visit by the two drivers at the National Scout Jamboree on Thursday afternoon, July 29, 2010.

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INDIANAPOLIS – JULY 25: (L-R) Bill Elliott, Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Bobby Labonte, Sam Hornish Jr., Jacques Villeneuve, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart all winners of the Indianapolis 500 or the Brickyard 400 pose before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, 2010 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images for NASCAR)

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INDIANAPOLIS – JULY 24: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, in his car in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 24, 2010 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)

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INDIANAPOLIS – JULY 24: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, looks on from pit road during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 24, 2010 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images for NASCAR)

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