BROOKLYN, MI - JUNE 14: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont/National Guard Chevrolet, leads Elliott Sadler, driver of the #19 Best Buy Dodge, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series LifeLock 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 14, 2009 in Brooklyn, Michigan. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

BROOKLYN, MI - JUNE 14: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont/National Guard Chevrolet, leads Elliott Sadler, driver of the #19 Best Buy Dodge, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series LifeLock 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 14, 2009 in Brooklyn, Michigan.

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  1. FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 08: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Toyota, leads Kurt Busch, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Dodge, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 8, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas.
  2. FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 08: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Toyota, leads Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 8, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas.
  3. Juan Pablo Montoya, bottom, of Colombia; Jimmie Johnson, right; Mark Martin, center left; and Jeff Gordon, top, exit the pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Pepsi 500 auto race, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, in Fontana, Calif. Johnson won, Gordon was second, Montoya third and Martin fourth.
  4. NASCAR drivers Jeff Gordon, left, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. mingle at the Pepsi 500 event hosted by Gordon in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009.
  5. KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 04: Actress January Jones greets Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods at the Kansas Speedway on October 4, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas.
  6. KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 04: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Dupont Chevrolet, comes in for a pit stop during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods at the Kansas Speedway on October 4, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas.
  7. KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 04: Elliott Sadler, driver of the #19 Best Buy Dodge, pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods at the Kansas Speedway on October 4, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas.
  8. KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 02: Elliott Sadler (L), driver of the #19 Best Buy Dodge, talks with teammate Kasey Kahne (R), driver of the #9 Budweiser Dodge, during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods at the Kansas Speedway on October 2, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas.
  9. KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 02: Elliott Sadler, driver of the #19 Best Buy Dodge, waits on pit road during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods at the Kansas Speedway on October 2, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas.
  10. DOVER, DE - SEPTEMBER 27: Elliott Sadler, driver of the #19 Geek Squad Dodge, comes in for a pit stop during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway on September 27, 2009 in Dover, Delaware.
  11. DOVER, DE - SEPTEMBER 26: Elliott Sadler (R), driver of the #19 Geek Squad Dodge talks with Jamie McMurray, driver of the #26 Crown Royal Ford during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway on September 26, 2009 in Dover, Delaware.
  12. DOVER, DE - SEPTEMBER 26: Elliott Sadler, driver of the #19 Geek Squad Dodge smiles during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway on September 26, 2009 in Dover, Delaware.
  13. MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 15: Best Buy Inc.'s employee Ana Gomez (R) helps Maria Vides as she pays for a digital camera at the store on September 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday that retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 2.7 percent last month with the sales of electronics, appliances, department and sporting goods stores helping boast the number along with car sales. Even as Best Buy's fiscal second-quarter earnings fell a bigger-than-expected 22% the company reports that the number of customers visiting their store increased as they continue to gain market share because of the closing of Circuit City stores.
  14. Customers enter a Best Buy store in Alexandria, Virginia, September 15, 2009. Best Buy Co's quarterly profit missed estimates on Tuesday as sales of lower-margin products like notebook computers and promotional efforts to woo shoppers ate into the top U.S. consumer electronics chain's margins. Best Buy, however, raised its forecast for the fiscal year as it saw sales trends improving, customer traffic stabilizing and continued to gain market share after main rival Circuit City closed its doors early this year.
  15. A Best Buy sign is seen on a store in Alexandria, Virginia, September 15, 2009. Best Buy Co's quarterly profit missed estimates on Tuesday as sales of lower-margin products like notebook computers and promotional efforts to woo shoppers ate into the top U.S. consumer electronics chain's margins. Best Buy, however, raised its forecast for the fiscal year as it saw sales trends improving, customer traffic stabilizing and continued to gain market share after main rival Circuit City closed its doors early this year.
  16. Michele Turco leaves a Best Buy store with her purchases in Alexandria, Virginia, September 15, 2009. Best Buy Co's quarterly profit missed estimates on Tuesday as sales of lower-margin products like notebook computers and promotional efforts to woo shoppers ate into the top U.S. consumer electronics chain's margins. Best Buy, however, raised its forecast for the fiscal year as it saw sales trends improving, customer traffic stabilizing and continued to gain market share after main rival Circuit City closed its doors early this year.

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