Jeff Gordon (26 images)

Jeff Gordon (R) and Ingrid Vandebosch arrive at the Vanity Fair post-79th Academy Awards party at Morton's in West Hollywood on February 25, 2007. (UPI Photo/Gary C. Caskey)

Jeff Gordon salutes the crowd prior to the running on the Goody's 500 at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia on April 1, 2007. Gordon finished the race in second but left still leading in points.(UPI Photo/Karl B. Dedlaker)

Nascar driver Jeff Gordon listens to the National Anthem prior to the start of the Citizens Bank 400 at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan on June 17, 2007. (UPI Photo/Scott R. Galvin)

Jeff Gordon celebrates in victory lane after winning the Dodge Avenger 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at the Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina, on May 13, 2007. (UPI Photo/Nell Redmond)