This campaign year, Gordon optimistic he can reduce deficit

It is like déjà vu all over again for the No. 24 Drive To End Hunger team.   Two months ago, Jeff Gordon arrived at New Hampshire Motor Speedway 191 points out of the lead - the largest deficit he has faced this campaign. But six top-six finishes in the next eight races allowed him to cut 54 points off that margin, so why panic ahead of Sunday's Sylvania 300 when the deficit Gordon now faces is "only" 47?   "It was a disappointing result (in Chicago), but we had a fast race car," said Gordon, who finished 35th in that event after a 'stuck' throttle resulted in contact with the turn 1 wall. "We had a great run from 19th to inside the top five, and I would have liked to have seen if we had anything for them at the end.   "But we'll put that event behind us and focus on trying to win Loudon this weekend. There is still a long way to go."   Gordon's crew chief also believes the 2012 version of the "Chase for the NASCAR Sprint C...