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FEATURE STORY, NASCAR – Sprint Cup Series » Harris: Letarte Ignores Criticism, Presses On 
Jeff Gordon and Steve Letarte will work toward future championships together. (Photo by Geoff Burke/Getty Images)
The end-of-season rehash and planning session last fall between crew chief Steve Letarte and his driver, Jeff Gordon, was no bed of roses.
The two had a few things to work out after a one-win, third-place season, and it wasn’t just the four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion who was doing the talking.
“The only fight I had was at the end of last year when I sat down with Jeff to make sure we were on the same page with where this team needed to go,’’ Letarte said last weekend after signing a three-year contract extension that keeps him with the Hendrick Motorsports team through 2014. ”once we got that out of the way, the rest of it has really been kind of natural.”
Some people may be surprised to see the Letarte-Gordon tandem staying together. Gordon, who hasn’t won a title since 2001, has earned only 10 of his 82 wins since Letarte took over as his crew chief in the fall of 2005.
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I won't EVEN start about “Small Mart”… all I will say on the matter is this: They will NEVER, and I do mean NEVER get one red cent of my hard earned money. Why? Simply put, I can buy 12 gague shotguns there (not that I would, being the non-violent peace loving soul that I really am), but I can't buy a lousy CD because the artist chose to say “FUCK” a couple of times… It also doesn't help the matter any that the Small Mart in my area is situated smack dab in the middle of the ghetto where ALL assorted dregs of society converge to feel special since they just got a paycheck from their government jobs… Yes, I am a Black man, and no, I am not in any way shape or form trying to incite a riot here because of my disdain for the way society has become a rapidly rotting cesspool of inhumanity. As I have always heard it said: “STUPID IS FOREVER; IGNORANCE CAN BE FIXED.” Once again, you have given the people a quality post and I for one am glad that you have the guts to speak your mind without fear of being slammed by those who display the ignorance which has come to ruin a beautiful existence for the rest of us.
For the record, my Aunt's brother in law is also a “partner” in the firm. While does have some stories to tell, I can't fault him for trying to provide for his family, and that in itself is becoming increasingly difficult on so many levels.
And as for Home Depot and Lowes, since I am a NASCAR fan of sorts, the nod has to go to the former since my girlfriend and I loathe Jimmie Johnson and anything else that is Hendrick Motorsports. I hate to admit it though, but Lowes does have a better selection of products overall, so don't worry JJ fans, I still pump money into the 48 team, only out of necessity.
Keep on fighting the good fight, Evan. I'll drop in again soon.
Peace and blessings.
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I think that they should be fined and docked points because of what happened. Jr was, and it was just an old bracket that Nascar said was ok and then when it came to the track it wasn't ok anymore. So they have to be "fair" across the board and any modifications to the COT car will have a severe penalties just like Nascar has said before.
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#1992Tweet Hendrick Motorsports is never gonna have a better driver than Jeff Gordon.
there are so not cheating Jeff Gordon and Jimmy Johnson are just trying to get another championship
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