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Article: Green Barron: Young driver fills bill Gurney glad he offered Californian spot on team

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May 28, 1998
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Alex Barron just might be the best race-car driver you've never heard about.

Dan Gurney sure hopes so.

When Gurney had a seat to fill on his CART team and the need to fill it in a hurry he turned to Barron, a 27-year-old Californian just two years removed from go-karts. Sure, Barron was inexperienced. But he was fast. And he was level-headed, the kind of driver who could understand both a race car and a sponsor. And he was available. "I made my decision pretty quickly, and like any decision you

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