With a child nearing one year old, a career that is now in its 16th year in the Big Leagues and more money than his grandchildren will ever be able to count, it's no secret that Jeff Gordon is closer to retirement than ever.  But he may have telegraphed his intentions with the recent announcement that he has signed a two-year extension with sponsor DuPont.

In the past, Gordon's extensions -- both with the team, prior to signing a lifetime contract, and with his sponsors -- have been for five years or more.  By signing a two-year re-upping, and combining it with the addition of remarrying and having a child, is he telling us the end is really near?