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Jeff Gordon Media Transcript

Found August 08, 2012 on Start 'N' Park Blog: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Jeff Gordon,  Richard Childress,  Marcos Ambrose,  Kyle Busch
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THE MODERATOR:  Good afternoon, everyone.  Welcome to today’s NASCAR teleconference.  We are joined by Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.  The four-time champion scored his first win of 2012 and his 86th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory Sunday. Gordon has rerouted from a 35th place ranking following the Daytona 500 and currently sits second in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Series wild card standings. Next on the schedule is the road course race at Watkins Glen International, where Gordon have four wins and nine top-10 finishes.  He has more road course wins, nine, than any other driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history. Jeff, you have mentioned in interviews following the Pocono win that the win put more pressure on the team over these next several race weeks, but you are up to the challenge.  Talk about how the team has persevered throughout the season, and what are your expectations the remaining five races leading...
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