Jeff Gordon Reveals Ongoing Joke With Rick Hendrick Regarding Recent NASCAR Role: “I Waited Until I Was 50 to Have a Real Job”
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DARLINGTON, SC – SEPTEMBER 01: Former NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon prior to the running of the 70th annual Bojangles Southern 500 on September 1, 2019 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina (Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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DARLINGTON, SC – SEPTEMBER 01: Former NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon prior to the running of the 70th annual Bojangles Southern 500 on September 1, 2019 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina (Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
What is the true measure of success? Well, if you keep aside all the metrics put forward by self-help gurus, then a person can be called successful if he/she has earned hundreds of millions following their passion, and it is at an age of 50 that they get a job, that too a job that keeps them close to their passion. Just look at Jeff Gordon.
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Inarguably, one of the greatest drivers ever in not just NASCAR, but in the history of motorsports, Gordon built his fortune by following his passion for racing. And as records and numbers will tell you, he was quite good at it.
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CHARLOTTE, NC – MAY 22: 2019 Jeff Gordon (L) smiles while chatting with Richard Petty during the NASCAR 2020 Hall of Fame announcement ceremony at the NASCAR Hall of Fame on May 22, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jason Miczek/Getty Images)
Yet despite saying farewell to racing, he couldn’t keep himself away from what he knows best. So after a stint as an analyst, Jeff Gordon now has a “real job” at Hendrick Motorsports.
He was appointed as the Vice-Chairman at his former team by Rick Hendrick and, in a recent interview, Gordon revealed an ongoing joke with Mr. H.
“This is a 27/4 (job),” Gordon laughed. “Rick and I joke all the time because, for some reason, I waited until I was 50 to have a real job. And I wouldn’t have been prepared for it any sooner.”
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Jeff Gordon re-realized his passion for racing in this new role
The four-time Cup champion admitted how, with his new job, he was reminded of how passionate he is for racing, how much he loves the sport.
“I’m looking forward to just as many years being in a role like this and being part of a great organization like this, and contributing,” Gordon said.
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DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 05: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and Jeff Gordon, Vice Chairman of Hendrick Motorsports talk on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 05, 2021 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
However, he also admitted how he isn’t sure whether he’ll be able to contribute as much as he did as a race car driver. And to that we can say, he’s on a good path already. Gordon was key in signing Kyle Larson, who delivered the second Cup championship in a row for HMS.
So if it continues the way it is going right now, this Jeff Gordon fella could be a big name in the executive circles pretty soon.
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