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Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive To End Hunger/AARP Chevrolet, met with media and discussed last weekend’s race at The Glen, the importance of racing at Chevrolet’s hometown track near Detroit, the upcoming race at Atlanta, and more. YOU ARE CURRENTLY 15TH IN POINTS AND HAVE ONE WIN SO FAR THIS SEASON. TALK ABOUT COMING TO MICHIGAN THIS WEEKEND “Oh, it’s going to be an interesting weekend with everything that happened the last time that we were here, with tires. This is one of my favorite tracks and always has been. It’s big and fast. The repave and then having a test here a couple of weeks ago and then the start of the day was very exciting and interesting with the lack of grip and then all the issues those guys had putting fluid down on the track so it made for a very challenging day to start, that’s for sure. There towards the end, the track starting getting grip back and we started seeing the speeds get faster and faster. So, it’s going to definitely be an interesting weeken...
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