Jeff Gordon (26 images)

NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon stands by his hauler after practice for the Coca-Cola 600 at the Lowe's Motor Speedway near Charlotte, North Carolina on May 24, 2007. (UPI Photo/Nell Redmond)

Driver Jeff Gordon chats to reporters in the press room after the Lenox Industrial Tools 300 at the New Hampshire International Speedway Loudon, New Hampshire on July 1, 2007. Gordon placed second behind Denny Hamlin. (UPI Photo/Matthew Healey)

Jeff Gordon's car is pushed out of his garage during NASCAR Nextel Cup Pepsi 400 practice at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on July 5, 2007. (UPI Photo/Martin Fried)

Jeff Gordon walks to the track after being introduced during the Nascar Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania on August 5, 2007. (UPI Photo/John Angelillo)