Jeff Gordon hasn't missed Victory Lane an entire season since 1993, but says it's not because he's lost the passion. By Dustin Long The Roanoke Times Jeff Gordon celebrates his last win, which came last year at Lowe's Motor Speedway. CONCORD, N.C. -- There was that March day in Martinsville, Jeff Gordon nearly won. That July night at Daytona before he was wrecked in the final laps. And that day out in Fontana, Calif., in February. Other than that, there have been few races the sport's winningest active driver has come close to taking the checkered flag. His last NASCAR Sprint Cup victory came a year ago at Lowe's Motor Speedway when gas prices averaged $2.75, the Dow Jones topped 14,000 and few had ever heard of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Gordon's 35-race winless streak entering Saturday night's race is the second-longest in...
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