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Jeff Gordon's Crew Chief, Steve Letarte, Signs Multi-Year Extension

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) -- Hendrick Motorsports has signed Jeff Gordon crew chief Steve Letarte to a multiyear extension. Letarte has been with Gordon since the end of the 2005 season. Gordon has 10 wins, 14 poles and leads NASCAR in top-five finishes since they teamed up. Hendrick announced the decision Friday before...

Gordon a 'Victim of His Own Success'

While Jeff Gordon's win at Texas Motor Speedway was a big deal to most of us, it wasn't as significant as we've all made it out to be. Sure, he broke a 47-race winless streak and snagged a win on one of the two remaining tracks he hadn't conquered, but the whole incident was terribly overplayed and revealed just how much...

Johnson Holds Serve, Wins '07 NASCAR Title

Jeff Gordon said it best last week when he said Jimmie Johnson "has flat killed everyone" in the Chase for the Nextel Cup.That didn't change Sunday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway.Jimmie Johnson finished seventh in the Ford 400 to wrap up his second NASCAR Nextel Cup Championship in a row by 77 points over Hendrick...

The Jeff & Jimmie Show: Homestead-Miami

Heading to Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend for the tenth and final race of the Chase for the Nextel Cup, things in the Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson Show changed dramatically since last week's edition. Gordon now trails Johnson by 86 points in the standings. Here's a breakdown of their stats at Homestead and the...

Saturday Huge for Gordon's Chase Success

Last week at Texas Motor Speedway, we heard plenty about how Jeff Gordon didn't have a good-handling car in the Saturday practice sessions leading up to the Dickie's 500.And if Jeff Gordon wants any chance at re-capturing that Nextel Cup point lead and his fifth series championship, the No. 24 team is indeed going to have...

Steve Letarte News From the Web

05/04/12 Man with the plan Source: FOX Sports After finishing up a morning schedule of classes in high school, a 16-year-old Steve Letarte reported for work around noon each day at the Hendrick Motorsports shop outside Charlotte, NC, where his father, Don, built race car chassis.

Background on Steve Letarte

Steve Letarte (born May 14, 1979) is an American NASCAR crew chief. Born in Cornish, Maine, he is currently employed at Hendrick Motorsports as the crew chief for the No.

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