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Jeff Gordon's First Leg to End Hunger

By Tina Johnson-Marcel, February 18, 2011 07:44 PM

For professional race car drivers, it's simple: Finish fast and finish first.

For NASCAR champ Jeff Gordon, it's no different, except this Sunday he'll have one more goal: wiping out hunger.

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