Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordonis an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver and currently an announcer for Fox NASCAR. He formerly drove the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in 23 full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series seasons between 1993 and 2015, and currently serves as a substitute driver for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth4 August 1971
CityVallejo, CA
CountryUnited States of America
happen six stay unless
That's been kind of the way A.J. wrestles. You don't know what's going to happen unless you stay out there for six minutes.
beginning drive happened johnson telling toward underneath year
That is what happened to us, I think. At the beginning of the year we went more toward them. ... But I've been telling them all year that I can't drive it like that. You put the same thing underneath me (that Johnson had), and I don't like it.
absolutely apologize disputes happened laps pit run
I want to apologize to the fans. That was absolutely uncalled for what happened today. To run that many laps under caution, all the disputes on pit road, I'm embarrassed by it and I want to apologize.
benefit control doubt drivers happen tried
They at least tried to give the drivers the benefit of the doubt to control it on their own. But as we all know, that doesn't happen very often. We're competitors out there, and we're going to do everything we can to get an advantage. Once it's started, you've got to do it as well. You don't have a choice.
certainly happen living mean win
It's not that we should win a championship every year, but we certainly should be contending. That doesn't mean it's going to happen every year. But when it's not, we're not living up to our potential.
behind car coming fantastic guys happened lap mad maybe thinking ticked weeks
Some weeks guys do a fantastic job, other weeks ... you never know. Something may have happened that he was just ticked off. You don't know. Sometimes things set you off to where you don't want to get out of anybody's way, you're mad that you're a lap down, you're mad your car is wrecked, maybe it wasn't your fault, you're not thinking about being kind to the guy coming up behind you.
glad good happened matter needed nervous race running
I'm still nervous about the championship. The way our season's gone, no matter how good we're running you don't know what's going to happen. This was a race we needed to put together. And I'm glad it happened here at Bristol.
chose expecting happened together
I don't think even Dale really chose to be the leader. It just kind of happened over time. Just expecting someone else to be the leader, I don't know if that necessarily happened. We do it together as drivers.
gives happens happy matt mean racing rarely stuff sure
I'm sure he didn't mean to do it and all that stuff, but I wasn't happy about it. I showed it to him after the race. I like racing with Matt ... that stuff rarely happens with him. But I'm going to give it back what he gives to me.
humbling last year
Last year was a very humbling experience. I don't want to ever go through that again.
dinner earned enjoyed everybody looked racing respect respected type whether
I feel like over the years that I've been here that I've earned more respect. But I don't know if I'll ever have the type of respect that Dale had. Because Dale had that kind of respect, everybody looked up to him. Whether they enjoyed racing with him or having dinner with him or not, they all respected him tremendously.
battling brings bristol chase corners envelope guys pushing tight track
I think Bristol already brings that out in guys, because there's such tight corners and the track is fast, and I just think you're going to see guys battling to get into that chase who are going to be pushing the envelope really, really hard.
bumper close fast good great knows smooth
I never got close enough to his bumper to find out how good he was. . . . He knows how to get around this place good. He was smooth and fast and made some great moves.
crank front
Something is going on with the front end. I can crank the wheel, and it won't do anything.