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Jeff Gordon used to be NASCAR’s golden boy but not anymore.  Jimmie Johnson has taken that title away and has ran with it since his arrival on the Sprint Cup Series scene back in 2001.  Johnson has forty-nine Sprint Cup victories and four consecutive championships to Gordon’s thirty wins and he won his last of his four titles back in 2001.  It was Gordon that recommended Hendrick Motorsports to offer Johnson a driver development deal with the potential of advancing to a full-time driver in 2002.  I guess I could say, be careful for what you ask for because Gordon groomed Johnson so well, he might never get that elusive fifth Cup championship.  At one point, it seemed feasible that Jeff would catch Richard Petty’s and Dale Earnhardt’s record of seven titles but at the age of 38, Gordon can just about forget that milestone.  Sunday’s race was just a microcosm of what Gordon has been through since 2001. – Full Story by Tim Gunter – SportsRadioInterviews.com