![]() "Which is why I purposely didn't come to the haulers, didn't spend as much time with crew chiefs and drivers the first half of the season. "As much as maybe there were those that criticized me, I think I worked extremely hard trying to separate those two," Gordon said. Led by Kyle Larson and Saturday's Pocono winner Alex Bowman, Hendrick has won six straight Cup races headed into the second race of the weekend doubleheader.įox shares the NASCAR broadcast schedule and NBC Sports now has the rest of the season. Gordon tried to balance his relationship with Hendrick and Fox while he critiqued the drivers he had working relationships with inside the organization. It became something that was a great transition for me to step out of driving." "I don't think anything was going to change that. "I really felt like the decision was made going into the season," Gordon said. Gordon said he knew this would be the last season he would serve as analyst. He joined Fox in 2016 but maintained an active role with the team as Hendrick's only partner in the 13-time championship organization. Gordon's final call in the Fox Sports booth was the one where he called it quits. But the competition and being partnered with one of the best owners there ever will be in NASCAR, that's really what I was getting excited about." "I realized this is where my true passion lies," Gordon said. ![]() Gordon, the four-time NASCAR champion and face of the series as it soared in popularity in the 1990s, had an equity stake in Hendrick Motorsports since 1999 and his interest in the business side of the sport - topics ranging from the development of the new car to driver sponsorship - only grew, even as he called races in the Fox Sports booth. He will formally begin the executive management role at the start of 2022. The move positioned Gordon to one day succeed Hendrick at the top of NASCAR's winningest organization. Gordon is set take a daily role at Hendrick Motorsports as vice chairman and the second-ranking team official to the 71-year-old Hendrick. "I'm just really fortunate to work side-by-side with a guy that's showed us all how to do it right for so many years, and will continue to do that for a number of years to come." "I feel like I'm at the place in my life where I'm really ready for it," Gordon said Sunday at Pocono Raceway. Should Hendrick ever need to hand over the reins to Hendrick Motorsports, Gordon is now next in line. Years later, Gordon is set to head from the broadcast booth back to the boardroom. Jeff Gordon retired in 2015 and had the conversation with Rick Hendrick that the Hall of Fame driver could pursue other ventures - broadcasting, business, travel - but one day would get the call to come home. Jeff Gordon says time was right for new role at Hendrick Motorsports If that’s what it takes, no problem, I can do the same thing to him.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser You don’t go slamming someone and cut their left-rear tire. You are racing for a win and a championship. The kid is doing stuff way over his head. “To (NASCAR), it’s just a racing incident,” said Gordon. Keselowski was NASCAR champion in 2012 and has been frustrated in his attempt to regain the championship. ![]() At last week’s race at Martinsville, Keselowski showed up at Texas last in the Chase standings, and needed a win to advance to the championship round. Keselowski argued that he was battling for the win on the restart. “That’s why everybody is fighting and running him down. WATCH: Gordon Spins After Contact with Keselowski The way he races, I don’t know how he ever won a championship and I’m just sick and tired of it. “We went down into (turn) one and I just wanted to get to the outside of the 48 (Johnson) and and out of nowhere I just got slammed by the 2 and it cut my left-rear tire. I spun the tires a little but I got a pretty decent restart,” he told ESPN. Keselowski is currently 7th in points, with a strong third place finish at Texas. The crash set Gordon back to a 29th place finish. Gordon, entered the race at Texas Motor Speedway as the leader in points, battling it out for is fifth career championship. A Gordon crew member grabbed Keslowski and threw him to the ground. Keslowski responded that he “saw a hole,” and seconds later, Gordon lunged at him, touching off a melee between the drivers and crews. He got out and confronted Keselowski, asking “Are you that stupid?” Gordon and Keselowski made contact, which cut Gordon’s left rear tire, resulting in a spin. On pit road after the race, Gordon stopped next to Keselowski’s car. ![]() This weekend’s brouhaha touched off when Gordon headed for the lead on a restart. ![]()
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