WELCOME BACK | NASCAR legend a 5-time Brickyard 400 winner Jeff Gordon will briefly pause his retirement over Labor Day weekend when he competes in the IMSA Porsche event on the road course at IMS.
On Wednesday, it was announced that Gordon will briefly step out of retirement to race in the IMSA-sanctioned Porsche Carrera Cup North America on Labor Day weekend.In the race, Gordon will reunite with longtime crew chief Ray Evernham. It marks the first time the championship-winning combination has teamed together since 1999.
“I’m looking forward to getting back in a race car and competing against a talented field of teams and drivers,” Gordon said. “It’s always special when I get a chance to compete at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Ray and I have always talked about running another race together, and we felt like Indy was the perfect place. It’ll be a fun way to spend the holiday weekend and make some new memories.”
The 93-time NASCAR Cup race winner is no stranger to the road course at IMS. In 2003, he had his first taste of the Indy road course in a famous “seat swap” with Formula One driver Juan Pablo Montoya.
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