A video released Tuesday reportedly shows recently retired NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon in a high speed chase on the freeways of Los Angeles while members of the California Highway Patrol follow. NASCAR fans can relax however as the video is not only staged, by has a happy ending.
Tuesday’s video prank isn’t the first involving Gordon. Back in 2013 a video surfaced that showed Gordon allegedly pranking a car salesperson. A year later another video debuted that showed Gordon slipping into the role of a fugitive cab driver. That prank sought playful revenge of an automotive writer who had accused Gordon of being part of a deliberate staged video with the car salesperson. There is little doubt that the video released isn’t staged.
This latest video was produced by Gordon’s new employer Fox Sports. Gordon, a California native, raced for Hendrick Motorsports from November 1992 until the end of last season, winning four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships (1995, 1997, 1998 and 2001), 92 races and 80 pole positions. Gordon, named one of “NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers” in 1998, sits third behind only NASCAR Hall of Fame drivers Richard Petty (200) and David Pearson (105) in all-time victories, is a three-time Daytona 500 champion and record five-time Brickyard 400 winner.
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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