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      <title><![CDATA[Jeff Gordon sponsor's paint business acquired by The Carlyle Group]]></title>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Carlyle Group, one of the world's largest and most successful
investment firms with a portfolio of businesses that includes Hertz Rental Car,
Allison Transmission and Dunkin' Donuts, announced today that it has acquired
DuPont's paint business. Although the people, products and technologies will remain
the same, the paint business, which sponsors the No. 24 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/jeff-gordon-sponsor-s-paint-business-acquired-by-the-carlyle-group/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jeff Gordon hopes to carry 2012 season ending  momentum into Daytona]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Daytona Beach, Fla. - Last November in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Jeff Gordon notched NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory No. 87. 

This February 24 in the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, the four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion will attempt to win two consecutive in The Sunshine State as he begins his third decade in NASCAR's premier division.

The ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/jeff-gordon-hopes-to-carry-2012-season-ending-momentum-into-daytona-431625/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jimmie Johnson excited about new Gen-6 car heading to Daytona  Speedweeks]]></title>
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HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – When the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series haulers pull into the
garage Thursday at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, they will be carrying a newly designed
racecar. NASCAR’s sixth-generation racer (Gen 6) features a look that will seem familiar to many
race fans. It’s a look that takes the sport back to its roots, when the Chevrolet that sat on the
showroom ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/jimmie-johnson-excited-about-new-gen-6-car-heading-to-daytona-speedweeks/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jimmie Johnson says Knaus still looking for speed in new Chevrolet SS ]]></title>
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Jimmie Johnson

NOT WINNING A CHAMPIONSHIP IS ONE THING, BUT TWO SEASONS NOT WINNING A CHAMPIONSHIP IS THERE ANY
DANGER IN LOSS OF MOMENTUM OR ANYTHING?  “No, we haven’t thought of it as a loss of momentum.  I
think back to the five in a row and really how special that time was.  It didn’t happen for a lot
of reasons, it’s tough.  We were very fortunate to get that done.  When I ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/jimmie-johnson-says-knaus-still-looking-for-speed-in-new-chevrolet-ss/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dale Earnhardt Jr. hopes tandem racing is gone with the new Gen-6 car]]></title>
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.

2013 is here.  You ready?    Yup, ready to go.

How is the new car?    We'll get to see how the car is once we get on the racetrack,
run a few laps.  Feel pretty confident that we're going to have strong Speedweeks.  Just ready to
buckle down and get to it.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/dale-earnhardt-jr-hopes-tandem-racing-is-gone-with-the-new-gen-6-car/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kyle Busch races to victory in 2nd Daytona Duel]]></title>
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Daytona Beach, Fla. – Kyle Busch excelled in the second Budweiser Duel at the Daytona
International Speedway.  His speed was the second fastest in Duel history.  Leading 19 of the 60
laps, Busch narrowly beat out Kasey Kahne to score his second Duel victory.

Kahne took second with 22-year old Austin Dillon third.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kyle-busch-races-to-victory-in-2nd-daytona-duel/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Five-time champ Jimmie Johnson reaches 400 starts at Daytona]]></title>
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DAYTONA BEACH – Few athletes have ascended to the top of their sport like
Jimmie Johnson, who will be making his 400th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start in the 55th running of
the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 24.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/five-time-champ-jimmie-johnson-reaches-400-starts-at-daytona/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Johnson snakes to victory in 55th Daytona 500]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Daytona Beach – Jimmie Johnson staved off a group of determined chargers to win the 55th running of the Daytona 500.  Taking command as the race wound down, the five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup title holder flashed his championship form to the delight of the large crowd that was standing and cheering in the closing laps.

For Johnson, he won the 500 for the second time, becoming the 10th ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/johnson-snakes-to-victory-in-55th-daytona-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Johnson's nickname becomes "Seven Time" after Daytona 500 win]]></title>
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Daytona Beach – Since winning his fifth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title, Jimmie Johnson has become known as “Five Time,” but with his second Daytona 500 victory, his new nickname seems to be “Seven Time.”  At the early-morning Champion’s Breakfast on Monday, Johnson, crew chief Chad Knaus, team owner Rick Hendrick and the crew all held up seven fingers in recognition of their ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/johnson-s-nickname-becomes-seven-time-after-daytona-500-win/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jeff Gordon and company ready for Phoenix Challenge]]></title>
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AVONDALE, Ariz. Two years ago, Jeff Gordon and No. 24 crew chief Alan Gustafson won at Phoenix
International Raceway (PIR) in only their second event working together. A lot has changed since
then. A lot has changed since the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series raced here in November.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/jeff-gordon-and-company-ready-for-phoenix-challenge/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Johnson getting little rest before Phoenix 500]]></title>
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HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – It was a long week for the driver of the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet fielded by
Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. And while there was certainly no rest for
the wicked after the five-time champion won the Daytona 500 last Sunday, Johnson wouldn’t deny
that it was wicked awesome and well worth the chaos that ensued.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/johnson-getting-little-rest-before-phoenix-500/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Johnson, Hendrick drivers have Phoenix figured out]]></title>
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Hendrick Motorsports, specifically Jimmie Johnson in the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, have Phoenix International Raceway figured out. That doesn't bode well for drivers aiming to keep Johnson from getting back to his championship ways and claiming a sixth Sprint Cup.

In a pre-season media poll, Johnson was voted as this year's title favorite. He got off to that task on ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/johnson-hendrick-drivers-have-phoenix-figured-out/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gordon and Johnson are always favorites at Martinsville]]></title>
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When the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Martinsville (Va.) Speedway as it will this weekend for Sunday's STP Gas Booster 500, it's not hard to pick out a few favorites. Drivers at the top of the list include Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jeff Gordon in the No. 24 Chevrolet and Jimmie Johnson in the No. 48 Chevy and Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/gordon-and-johnson-are-always-favorites-at-martinsville/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Johnson dominates for his eighth win at Martinsville ]]></title>
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Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet was one of just a handful of cars to spend time up front during the STP Gas Booster 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway on Sunday. After leading 346 laps of the 500-lap race, Johnson drove into victory lane to celebrate his sixty-second-career win and his eighth at Martinsville to take sole ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/johnson-dominates-for-his-eighth-win-at-martinsville/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Richmond provides quite the guessing game for the No. 24 team]]></title>
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            RICHMOND, Va.(April 23, 2013) - Richmond International Raceway has been the site of two of Jeff Gordon's 87 career NASCAR Sprint Cup victories. And one very memorable runner-up finish.

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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA["New York loft for sale, $30 million. Ask for Jeff."]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jeff Gordon is busy at Darlington this weekend as he hopes to notch his first win of the 2013 season. Yet at the same time, Gordon's real estate agent is showing his three-bedroom residence at 15 Central Park West.  

On Saturday night in South Carolina, Gordon will take the green flag for his 700th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career start at the track that is “too tough to tame”. While ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/new-york-loft-for-sale-30-million-ask-for-jeff/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 00:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
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