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NASCAR BECAME A WHOLE NEW WORLD WHEN GORDON/DUPONT ENTERED THE RACE

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (January 21, 2012) “A Whole New World” appropriately was the No. 1 song on the pop charts the year Jeff Gordon came on the NASCAR Cup Series scene in the rainbow-colored Hendrick Motorsports No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet and took the motorsports world by storm.

But the irony goes beyond the song title. Gordon’s first Cup Series start was seven-time champion “King” Richard Petty’s final Cup Series start at the season finale in Atlanta in 1992. The torch seemed to be passed that day as Gordon went on to accumulate four championships in his first nine full seasons and now is third on the all-time win list with 85 career victories. David Pearson is second with 105, and Petty reigns with a record 200 wins.

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3-Jeff Gordon’s 85th NASCAR Sprint Cup Win
Four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jeff Gordon fell short in his title bid, but the 2011 season was his first with multiple victories since 2007. He broke a 66-race winless streak at Phoenix International Raceway in February, added another win at Pocono Raceway in June and scored a historic 85th career victory in a weather-delayed AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in September. Atlanta’s victory gave Gordon sole possession of third among all NASCAR Sprint Cup winners, breaking a tie with NASCAR Hall of Fame member Bobby Allison and soon-to-be-inducted Darrell Waltrip.

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JEFF GORDON NAMED NASCAR ILLUSTRATED’S 2011 PERSON OF THE YEAR

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (November 16, 2011) – Four-time NASCAR Cup Series
champion Jeff Gordon has been named the 2011 NASCAR Illustrated Person of the
Year.

Gordon is the first three-time recipient of the award, but this marks the first time
he is the sole recipient. Gordon and Darrell Waltrip were named co-persons of the year
in 1997.  Gordon also shared the title when Hendrick Motorsports was named Persons
of the Year in 2004.

Other past recipients include Joe Gibbs, Mark Martin, Kyle Petty and Tony
Stewart for their influence on the NASCAR community, as well as admirable charitable
efforts.

“We are thrilled to name Jeff Gordon the 2011 NASCAR Illustrated Person of the
Year,” said Jay Pfeifer, Editor of NASCAR Illustrated. “In addition to scoring his 85th
win, third-most in NASCAR history, he took his philanthropy to a new level. By
expanding his fight against pediatric cancer to Africa, Gordon showed that compassion

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Five time Championship winning driver Jimmie Johnson and much of last year’s top 10 drivers visited the White House on September 7th, 2011 where they were honored for their achievements by President Barack Obama.

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President Obama says Jimmie Johnson is on par with some of the best dynasties in all of sports

President Obama thanks the drivers and NASCAR for their support of military families