Gotta respect Gordon

Stewart Fan said:
It doesn't matter if you're a fan or not. Anyone who can be competitive in the top level of auto racing over a 20 year span deserves respect.
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Agreed.
Hes not a show boater...he is class
 
Stewart Fan said:
It doesn't matter if you're a fan or not. Anyone who can be competitive in the top level of auto racing over a 20 year span deserves respect.
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never had a bad word to say about jeffy. not my guy but he does drive a bowtie.
 
Among the current drivers he is in the top 5.
 
Besides being a top driver in the top sport, Gordon hosted a daytime TV program, I think it was Regis and Kelly a few years back. From what I hear he has an open invitation to do TV, but he chose to continue racing. Now he is catching flack about his age from some fans and the press, so I hope he hangs around for a while longer and continues to win and shut up the carrion eating buzzards.
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Great accomplishments and seems to be a great guy on and off the track.

I would like to think that he will be aroung for a bit longer, maybe to get to 100 wins.
 
Even if you're not a Shivvy fan, you have to admire and respect everything Jeff Gordon has accomplished in NASCAR. I think you also have to respect what Jeff Gordon means to NASCAR.
Jeff's name belongs alongside every other big name in the sport. Gordon would make my top 5 greatest driver list.
 
I honestly miss it when people hated the guy. It was a lot more fun to be a fan of his.
 
sky said:
I honestly miss it when people hated the guy. It was a lot more fun to be a fan of his.
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Come over to #18. Hurry, spots are going fast!
 
Yes, I agree. Jeff has to go down as one of the all time greats in NASCAR. Saying that pains me a bit after so many years of not liking the guy.
 
The Nature Boy said:
It's interesting that Jeff Gordon remains the only NASCAR driver to host SNL. He's probably the best crossover star NASCAR has had.
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He's a great camera personality, he's a multi millionaire, is the best in his sport & is desired by thousands of women nationwide. Perfect for TV.
 
The Nature Boy said:
It's interesting that Jeff Gordon remains the only NASCAR driver to host SNL. He's probably the best crossover star NASCAR has had.
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ChexOrWrex said:
He's a great camera personality, he's a multi millionaire, is the best in his sport & is desired by thousands of women nationwide. Perfect for TV.
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He has been great on tv and has been on huge tv shows.. I remember at one point he filled in for Regis for like.. A month.
 
sky said:
I honestly miss it when people hated the guy. It was a lot more fun to be a fan of his.
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Typically it's fun being a fan of someone who's hated, but his haters were the most immature people I know. The way he was hated on was like how high school kids act.
 
Brent said:
Typically it's fun being a fan of someone who's hated, but his haters were the most immature people I know. The way he was hated on was like how high school kids act.
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I couldn't agree with this enough. As a life long Gordon fan, there are only two insults that all the haters I know could come up with...and both were ridiculous....one was "He is a cheater" and my personal favorite "he is gay". To both my reaction always was...ummm...yeah...get a life lol
 
Some maybe surprised that I am not a big Gordon fan. I will not pretend to have a good reason and I like messing with his fans a little.

But seriously I have to admit he is one of the all time greats. I think his fans should be absolutely thrilled with his performance this year. He looks revived, and consistently fast.

FWIW I wouldnt worry about Pocono, he was stout and dominating.
 
I'm probably way out in left field here , but I always felt that Jeff brought in a change in Nascar fandom . His fanbase seemed to arise from folks who were not racing fans but they were Gordon fans . (Kinda like many of Tiger Woods fans don't watch golf if Tiger isn't playing) .Just seemed like you couldn't talk racing with a Gordon fan , they only knew how Jeff did. I agree that he was/is a superstar in the sport .
 
ted@economy said:
I'm probably way out in left field here , but I always felt that Jeff brought in a change in Nascar fandom . His fanbase seemed to arise from folks who were not racing fans but they were Gordon fans . (Kinda like many of Tiger Woods fans don't watch golf if Tiger isn't playing) .Just seemed like you couldn't talk racing with a Gordon fan , they only knew how Jeff did. I agree that he was/is a superstar in the sport .
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Know exactly where youre coming from. Ive talked to people like that who were mainly other Gordon fans, Jr fans & bandwagon Johnson fans.
 
ChexOrWrex said:
Know exactly where youre coming from. Ive talked to people like that who were mainly other Gordon fans, Jr fans & bandwagon Johnson fans.
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I think any driver who has been successful has had their share of bandwagon fans, Gordon included. I know a lot of 24 fans who only come out of the woodwork when he's doing well. We really haven't seen Jimmie have a bad season yet, it'd be interesting to see how many of his fans jump off the wagon when it happens.
 
ted@economy said:
I'm probably way out in left field here , but I always felt that Jeff brought in a change in Nascar fandom . His fanbase seemed to arise from folks who were not racing fans but they were Gordon fans . (Kinda like many of Tiger Woods fans don't watch golf if Tiger isn't playing) .Just seemed like you couldn't talk racing with a Gordon fan , they only knew how Jeff did. I agree that he was/is a superstar in the sport .
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Most of the Gordon fans I know are under 30.... I think a lot of people like myself started following racing right as Gordon hit the cup series, naturally becoming a fan.

Just like most fans under 20 nowadays(all 4 of them) are 48 fans.. And so on and so forth.
 
DUN24 said:
Most of the Gordon fans I know are under 30.... I think a lot of people like myself started following racing right as Gordon hit the cup series, naturally becoming a fan.

Just like most fans under 20 nowadays(all 4 of them) are 48 fans.. And so on and so forth.
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I'm sure that there are others , like yourself , who gradually became Nascar fans after starting off as Jeff Gordon fans . I just haven't met that many .( And I don't think any of the 48 fans can name another driver :) )
 
ted@economy said:
I'm sure that there are others , like yourself , who gradually became Nascar fans after starting off as Jeff Gordon fans . I just haven't met that many .( And I don't think any of the 48 fans can name another driver :) )
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I think I just became a fan of the sport and that's the driver my subconscious decided to follow.
 
When I first started watching NASCAR in the late 90's I always used to get Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton confused. But then I figured out Gordon is the one who won more lol.
 
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