Article: Gordon is on a mission, Star driver credits Jimmie Johnson for his success

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Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, certainly knows how to jump-start a championship season.

He has wins at Talladega, Ala., and Fontana, Calif., earlier in the year, but would readily admit he's had his fair share of ups and downs when things weren't going well.

And even though he has the most wins this season with four, the critics at times forget his stellar performances, especially with lackluster outings such as the one he suffered through at Charlotte this past May.

But as of late, he's enjoying some good times.

All you have to do is simply look at his performances the past two weeks to realize that he and his Robbie Loomis-led crew ...

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