SPEEDWAY, Ind. -- At heart, Jeff Gordon is an Indianapolis purist. Growing up in a town just outside the city and racing sprint cars at the local short track, the four-time NASCAR champion was one of many who yearned to compete in the 500. Even now, with four stock-car victories at the Brickyard to his credit, he doesn't view himself in the same class as someone like his boyhood hero Rick Mears. More...