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It was what Jeff Gordon was saying and where he was saying it that caught the ear of Winston Cup garage types several years back.
What he was saying was thanks--to his engineers.
Where he was saying it was the dais at the year-end Winston Cup awards banquet in New York. You know, the place on the dais where the Winston Cup champion sits.
It wasn't just empty thank-yous Gordon and Ray Evernham, then his crew chief, were issuing.
Engineers--real laptop-toting, degree-bearing, pocket protector-wearing engineers--had played significant roles in the three Winston Cup championships Gordon and his Hendrick Motorsports team had won to that ...