As I read a lot of these comments I have to laugh. Some people try and find something wrong with everything now a days. I think it was cool that he wheeled that midget around for a few laps. Yes the track was a little dry but so what, he still wheeled it and he had fun doing it and a lot of people enjoyed watching it. Good job Jeff. At I wasn’t a Jeff Gordon fan but I am now.
A long time ago, in a galaxy… I vividly recall seeing Jeff Gordon as a (I think) 17 year old on Thursday Night Thunder. I called my older brother and told him “remember this name: Jeff Gordon. He’s fast, he’s smart and he’s going to be famous”. It was the “smart” part that convinced me. Those races were all basically sprints. Gordon was consistently up front and had a brilliant sense of when to pull the trigger for the win. Listen to his throttle work smooth out in this video after a few laps. He was and is a great talent.
I saw Jeff win the Bellville Midget Nationals in Rollie's car on Jeff's 18th birthday. Jeff lapped everyone but 4th or 5th place that night. I also stayed in the same hotel as Jeff that night. The party was pretty cool too.
Look @ Jeff, Dudes a legend. Jeff Gordon is the man. He’s been my racing hero my whole life. He still leaves a significant impact considering he hasn’t been on the track for a few years now… He has set some records that will never be broken & will be hard to match. Very rarely would you see him be intimidated by any driver. Jeff is the true definition of a wheel man. Iv witnessed him win a lot of races as a kid & as an adult. Jeff is by far one of the greatest racing drivers.
Larson if anything is like Aj Foyt and Tony Stewart put them in anything and they will get the hang of it pretty quick Gordon only did midgets and sprint cars, larson rn is doing late dirt model series world of outlaw cars silver crown cars midgets, if he wanted to he could probably do indycar if he wanted to
@@73krimzen there are certain things im seeing with Larsons dominant season its kinda reminding me of Gordans 97 season where Gordan went on his dominating year for the championship, just dominating most races and if he doesnt win he is just that consistent that really is the only resemblance im seeing out of Larson right now , Gordan and Larson are my favorite drivers of all time but in the dirt world Larson blows Gordon out of the park, in the cups series larson still has quite a bit to prove that he can be just as good if not better than gordan..
@@73krimzen Larson still has alot to prove and plenty of time to be compared to Gordon in Nascar. Further once Jeff left the dirt for Nascar that's what he focused on. I'm sure had he wanted too, he would have continued to be dominant in lower series or dirt had he tried. When F1 comes calling as they did with Jeff, then we can start talking about how great Larson is...and that's coming from me, a fan of Larson. Besides, it's been Jeff that's touted Larson's ability for years and pushed for HMS to sign him years ago.
" I would love to go more with a wetter track" JG. Atta boy, wet er down fellas the Champ wants to stretch his legs. I love seeing him on a track again.
I agree dude, I would love to watch a nascar legends league of them doing this….I hated Gordon back in his day but as I’ve watched for 30 years now I really appreciate all his accolades even more and I’d love to see him race anything anywhere
That’s awesome my late uncle followed Jeff throughout his career, after his unfortunate passing in 1999 I saved all of the memorabilia he had collected and his love for racing started my racing career that also unfortunately ended however I may no longer be a driver but I will be a lifelong fan of not only Jeff Gordon but Hendrick motorsports. Kyle Larson and Chase Elliot being the next generation of Hendrick has been so revitalizing.
I saw Jeff many a year ago when he was 14. He raced at Lawrenceburg because at 14, he was not allowed to race in California. He raced a sprint car and if I remember right he won the feature (if he didn't win I've had another brain fart cause I'm old). What's ironic is the track announcer didn't think he should be allowed to race. But he did and the rest is history. I later met Jeff at a race in Florida driving the Baby Ruth car. He was very friendly, remembers the race at the Burg and gave my Wife an autographed Couse (my spelling). A true gentleman.
Was the race at " Barberville"? The baby Ruth car was a Ford and he drove it for Bill Davis racing out of High Point NC 😁 My buddies used to race go cart at Barberville Florida.
I remember having a TON of Jeff Gordon collectables, one of my favorites was one of the autobiographies that was made in early 2000. Inside were pictures from his 1990s USAC migdet days. I am absolutely stunned that this original car is still around after this long! So amazing to see my childhood hero do some dirt track laps for old times sake.
That's what happens when you turn 40 and realize that somehow you have allowed yourself to become as big "around" as you are tall.... your inseam will tell you faster than anything, happens to the best of us.... all the sudden your jeans ride a touch lower whichs is freaky., I have become bigger around than I am tall so I have begun to try and control it.......plus the disc degeneration in my back is pulling my shoulders closer to the floor 23lbs lost so far..... its gonna get tougher and tougher I caught myself profile as I was drying off out of the shower and holy cow ....... I am about 7-8 months along, fat-ass I am Peace!
@Don Hunter Jeff didn’t have any ambitions of racing Indy after he went down south for NASCAR. And it’s highly unlikely that Rick Hendrick would allowed him to run the 500, even if he had wanted to do it.
They did add a bit of water before but werent expecting Jeff to get into it. They quickly realized their mistake and ordered up the trucks... Jeff wanted to run. Then they prepped it properly and didn't film it.... well done.
Tim: "Want some water put down on the track...and go more"? Jeff: "Yeahhh, a little water would be great! I love it!" 25 + years not setting foot in a midget, Jeff you looked pretty damn good and elbows were up! To cool my hero!
Love it...got pictures of Jeff hot footing a midget at Sun Prairie WI.. during the Pepsi nationals...was a different time was glad to be able to see it...Tony Stewart used to show up occasionally also
30 Years ago, John Bickford would be there asking JEFFREY these questions: How did throttle and brake feel? Throttle twitchy or smooth? Foot feed travel control short or too long? Brake response-- pedal location? and a list of other questions as he was teaching Jeffrey how to sort out a race car and report back to the chassis guys and owner. He listened and learned well!
It did Jeffs heart good after 25 years of steping into a midget really enjoying himself perhaps bringing back memories when he was totally committed himself with this kind of racing during his days of youth and competing in many races.
Has a 21 year old never saw him in a dirt car just saw him in a NASCAR this video is cool especially since I am really into sprint cars and motorsports in general
What a VJJ. Set up a press conference. Get in a car and give the up and coming an opportunity to "Thursday night thunder" someone that supposedly was the best.
California boy converted to a Hoosier, but I guess he's ok. Maybe getting the water truck out for 10 minutes was gonna break the deal? Would be great to see the RSX series take off and keep guys like Jeff, Jr, and the ilk race every now and then.
I'm betting a lot of people giving crap on the track, has never driven race car let alone one similar to a midget. Is the track great? No, but it isn't as bad as most people are saying it is.
@@CertifiedForkLiftOperator69420 Yup, same with the same iRacing people think they can drive a real car, because they're fast on iRacing. Don't get me wrong, I've had iRacing, for 8 going on 9 years, but I have more years in real cars. Every time I race a real car, then go into iRacing. I have to forget how to drive a real car to do decent in iRacing.
So I stepped out of midgets to go do winged sprint and then legend. Then returned to midgets 8yrs later and it took me about 1-2 hrs to get back to where I had been. People don’t understand how a drivers muscle memory works. When you change cars you forget everything you knew and adapt to the new car. You still have an idea of where you need to be but your constantly making corrections by muscle memory that’s for another car. So you won’t jump back in after so many years and just take off like before. You can’t stop driving a particular car at all if you want to be proficient. It’s a perishable skill. Also dirt to me is far difficult that asphalt. Dirt you turn the car with the gas and brake as much as the steering wheel. If you notice the best stock car drivers have a dirt background because the asphalt gets wore down and if you have dirt track skills you will have an Advantage especially running the car loose. I can’t stand the armchair drivers that have never turned a lap and don’t understand what actually goes into driving each car type.
It wasn't supposed to be a hammer down track, it was a Promotional shoot. They were interested in having him hanging it out and tearing up the car or himself. If they want to have him ripping up the track they will do a test session. Hell yeah! I would have liked to have seen him be able to turn it loose also but that wasn't what the day was about!
For the few that gave Gordon the thumbs down.. up yours literally.. I have been watching Gordon since he won 12 races in 97 alright that was a feet..Jack Roush accused of Jeff Gordon back then when he won 12 races that he must be to the cheating must be dipping his tires.. back when Jack Roush said Gordon must be cheating somebody stole his hat The Cat in the Hat and they were making fun of it
People saying bad things about the track hasn't seen Lawernceburg Speedway before LMAO! This is a great track, it's hot as hell duh its gunna be dry. U want them to turn the whole track over for one car? get real
Well if they do this on a race day I'm sure it's a better experience for him . I'm this is a challenge to drive in 2inches of dust for sure . And I'm impressed ! But whatever . I'd be interested in the feed back on how he thought hed do in competition!
Lawrenceburg is a magic carpet compared to Brownstown. Tri-state has gotten too anal about their track. They must have 3 million dollars of track prep equipment and they grind out any character.They come out again before the features and prep it again, so there's generally very little berm. Bloomington starts out nice, but at the end of the show it has a berm a 2 feet high and that can be an issue if you hit it wrong.
As I read a lot of these comments I have to laugh. Some people try and find something wrong with everything now a days. I think it was cool that he wheeled that midget around for a few laps. Yes the track was a little dry but so what, he still wheeled it and he had fun doing it and a lot of people enjoyed watching it. Good job Jeff. At I wasn’t a Jeff Gordon fan but I am now.
Its good to see he is still checkin on his balls.
Have to agree with you Mike, this was just letting a pro driver get out and have a little fun and I have never been much of a Gordon fan either. 👍🇺🇸👍
Thank you Doug. This is Mr. Kiser , that gathering of family is a great inspiration. Pruddy Kool
It's really neat to see Jeff on the dirt again.
A long time ago, in a galaxy… I vividly recall seeing Jeff Gordon as a (I think) 17 year old on Thursday Night Thunder. I called my older brother and told him “remember this name: Jeff Gordon. He’s fast, he’s smart and he’s going to be famous”. It was the “smart” part that convinced me. Those races were all basically sprints. Gordon was consistently up front and had a brilliant sense of when to pull the trigger for the win. Listen to his throttle work smooth out in this video after a few laps. He was and is a great talent.
hell yeah man, thanks for that context
I saw Jeff win the Bellville Midget Nationals in Rollie's car on Jeff's 18th birthday. Jeff lapped everyone but 4th or 5th place that night. I also stayed in the same hotel as Jeff that night. The party was pretty cool too.
Look @ Jeff, Dudes a legend. Jeff Gordon is the man. He’s been my racing hero my whole life. He still leaves a significant impact considering he hasn’t been on the track for a few years now… He has set some records that will never be broken & will be hard to match. Very rarely would you see him be intimidated by any driver. Jeff is the true definition of a wheel man. Iv witnessed him win a lot of races as a kid & as an adult. Jeff is by far one of the greatest racing drivers.
Jeff is one of the greatest racecar drivers ever , he was what Kyle Larson is right now , and that’s unbelievable
NOT EVEN CLOSE
Larson if anything is like Aj Foyt and Tony Stewart put them in anything and they will get the hang of it pretty quick Gordon only did midgets and sprint cars, larson rn is doing late dirt model series world of outlaw cars silver crown cars midgets, if he wanted to he could probably do indycar if he wanted to
Jeff wishes he was as good as Kyle Larson is right now
@@73krimzen there are certain things im seeing with Larsons dominant season its kinda reminding me of Gordans 97 season where Gordan went on his dominating year for the championship, just dominating most races and if he doesnt win he is just that consistent that really is the only resemblance im seeing out of Larson right now , Gordan and Larson are my favorite drivers of all time but in the dirt world Larson blows Gordon out of the park, in the cups series larson still has quite a bit to prove that he can be just as good if not better than gordan..
@@73krimzen Larson still has alot to prove and plenty of time to be compared to Gordon in Nascar. Further once Jeff left the dirt for Nascar that's what he focused on. I'm sure had he wanted too, he would have continued to be dominant in lower series or dirt had he tried. When F1 comes calling as they did with Jeff, then we can start talking about how great Larson is...and that's coming from me, a fan of Larson. Besides, it's been Jeff that's touted Larson's ability for years and pushed for HMS to sign him years ago.
One of the very best drivers of all time
I raced with Tim and Jeff growing up in Norcal. Great to see them together after all these years. Good peeps
" I would love to go more with a wetter track" JG. Atta boy, wet er down fellas the Champ wants to stretch his legs. I love seeing him on a track again.
I agree dude, I would love to watch a nascar legends league of them doing this….I hated Gordon back in his day but as I’ve watched for 30 years now I really appreciate all his accolades even more and I’d love to see him race anything anywhere
That’s awesome my late uncle followed Jeff throughout his career, after his unfortunate passing in 1999 I saved all of the memorabilia he had collected and his love for racing started my racing career that also unfortunately ended however I may no longer be a driver but I will be a lifelong fan of not only Jeff Gordon but Hendrick motorsports. Kyle Larson and Chase Elliot being the next generation of Hendrick has been so revitalizing.
I saw Jeff many a year ago when he was 14. He raced at Lawrenceburg because at 14, he was not allowed to race in California. He raced a sprint car and if I remember right he won the feature (if he didn't win I've had another brain fart cause I'm old). What's ironic is the track announcer didn't think he should be allowed to race. But he did and the rest is history. I later met Jeff at a race in Florida driving the Baby Ruth car. He was very friendly, remembers the race at the Burg and gave my Wife an autographed Couse (my spelling). A true gentleman.
Was the race at " Barberville"?
The baby Ruth car was a Ford and he drove it for Bill Davis racing out of High Point NC 😁
My buddies used to race go cart at Barberville Florida.
Great video, great driver! Thanks for putting this together!
I remember having a TON of Jeff Gordon collectables, one of my favorites was one of the autobiographies that was made in early 2000. Inside were pictures from his 1990s USAC migdet days. I am absolutely stunned that this original car is still around after this long! So amazing to see my childhood hero do some dirt track laps for old times sake.
Ol Jeff is getting a bit pudgy!🤣😂🤣😂 Happens to the best of us!
Nah, he is just wearing a FLUFFY suit!
It does my heart good to see cars running around that track. Can't wait for August!
Possibly getting ready for a run at the Chili Bowl?
That brought back some great memories from Thursday night thunder. Gordon looks happy and a little thick on the uniform ❤️ 😆
That's what happens when you turn 40 and realize that somehow you have allowed yourself to become as big "around" as you are tall.... your inseam will tell you faster than anything,
happens to the best of us.... all the sudden your jeans ride a touch lower whichs is freaky., I have become bigger around than I am tall so I have begun to try and control it.......plus the disc degeneration in my back is pulling my shoulders closer to the floor 23lbs lost so far..... its gonna get tougher and tougher I caught myself profile as I was drying off out of the shower and holy cow ....... I am about 7-8 months along, fat-ass I am
Peace!
I love Jeff he's the real king of nascar he's the wonder boy that sealed the deal.
Jeff was at the chili bowl last year spectating, maybe thinking of racing this upcoming year?? A man can hope
Jeff has never been the kind of driver to just jump in. If he can’t be competitive he won’t run. That’s why you never saw him run Indy 500 on a 1 off
Jeff has been going to spectate a lot of the chili bowls.
@Don Hunter Jeff didn’t have any ambitions of racing Indy after he went down south for NASCAR. And it’s highly unlikely that Rick Hendrick would allowed him to run the 500, even if he had wanted to do it.
I saw Gordon run with the outlaws when he was 14
This was awesome, he's awesome and his wife is obviously an awesome cook 😁
Lmao..he looks like me in a drivers suit ha
Just like everyone with back issues. Gained a little weight as we got older. Lighten up...
@@davejohnson3037 "Lighten up" Exactly what one with back issues should do!
wicked cool, would be amazing to see him run a few races here and there
Man, they could have don just a little track prep for him. Wow that was a dry track.
They did add a bit of water before but werent expecting Jeff to get into it. They quickly realized their mistake and ordered up the trucks... Jeff wanted to run. Then they prepped it properly and didn't film it.... well done.
Tim:
"Want some water put down on the track...and go more"?
Jeff:
"Yeahhh, a little water would be great! I love it!"
25 + years not setting foot in a midget, Jeff you looked pretty damn good and elbows were up!
To cool my hero!
Love it...got pictures of Jeff hot footing a midget at Sun Prairie WI.. during the Pepsi nationals...was a different time was glad to be able to see it...Tony Stewart used to show up occasionally also
Reminds me of him running up at Sun Prairie...way back when!
30 Years ago, John Bickford would be there asking JEFFREY these questions: How did throttle and brake feel? Throttle twitchy or smooth? Foot feed travel control short or too long? Brake response-- pedal location? and a list of other questions as he was teaching Jeffrey how to sort out a race car and report back to the chassis guys and owner. He listened and learned well!
Thank you Jeff for all the years of fun times
It did Jeffs heart good after 25 years of steping into a midget really enjoying himself perhaps bringing back memories when he was totally committed himself with this kind of racing during his days of youth and competing in many races.
Has a 21 year old never saw him in a dirt car just saw him in a NASCAR this video is cool especially since I am really into sprint cars and motorsports in general
Just having a good ole’ time. That was fun to watch.
Can someone tell me the differences between midget and 410 sprint car. Thanks
That track was dry and the kart was digging and diggin like a shovel 🎱 love Jeff
Where is the video when they prepared the track ?
What if this sparks his want and need to race a bit more and he does the Chilli bowl this year.....
What a VJJ. Set up a press conference. Get in a car and give the up and coming an opportunity to "Thursday night thunder" someone that supposedly was the best.
too late for this year
I wish Jeff would take a shot at the Knoxville Nationals and/or Chili Bowl.
He speaks as smooth as Jeff drives.... wow ol' butter tongue
I used to watch Jeff on Thursday Night Thunder on Ted Turner’s channel 17 in Atlanta. Larson is the closest to Jeff.
We love you Jeff.
Couldnt put down a little water for the poor guy after not being in one for so long
Why are there always those that have to criticize everything.
Because they can't do it but they want everyone to think they can who is they bullshitters of the world
I love that asphalt oval called the Lucas oil raceway in Indiana the ARCA CRA Jegs Super Series super late models are da best
Going back to their roots... all of these guys. I'd love to see Carl Edwards out running a Modified or Super Late Model
I can’t take Jeff serious without the mustache hahaha
Hell yeah
He was starting to make a groove!!!
The man has class, he was/is a great champion. 👍👍🏁🏁
how do we see that go pro footage ?? Awesome video
My old boss Danny Presnall painted Jeff's original diet Pepsi helmet. RIP Prez! Viva La Pro Helmet Designs!!
Good to see Jeff back in a race car!!!!!!!!
I watched him race every week. He was 16.
Jeff we need u back pleaze
To everyone asking why he was off-pace, that track had no prep work. This was mainly for media. They worked on the track after this video.
He also ain’t race in years. And hasn’t been on dirt even longer.
What about the spoiler room
Man I miss him on the track. Such a great driver.
Thunder!!!!!! Memories Champ!
Was watching him when he was 15.
Possibly getting ready to do some SRX racing on the dirt with Tony!
Jeff one of the best
Pure gold. That was awesome
Jeff is the GOAT
California boy converted to a Hoosier, but I guess he's ok. Maybe getting the water truck out for 10 minutes was gonna break the deal? Would be great to see the RSX series take off and keep guys like Jeff, Jr, and the ilk race every now and then.
Absolutely brilliant! Well done Jeff, great to see you in a midget again 👍
Looks like he’s driving on the beach.
Fuck yeah the boss is back at it
I was at Jeffs first race, Richard Pettys last race.
Holy shit. Jeff looks like he opened a donut shop and ate his way out of stock.
Probably has some extra rib and back protection in the suit. He's not gained weight like that.
What a talent Jeff is, he deserves better than what they gave him to drive on! Shame..... but as always he is polite about it. 👌
This is way to cool!
Hey! Me and Jeff have the same body build. I guess 🐐 are all built the same
Wouldn't it be cool if Jeff ran a season in world of outlaws?
Should have prepared the track atleast
I'm betting a lot of people giving crap on the track, has never driven race car let alone one similar to a midget. Is the track great? No, but it isn't as bad as most people are saying it is.
usually the iracing nerds talking shit.
@@CertifiedForkLiftOperator69420 Yup, same with the same iRacing people think they can drive a real car, because they're fast on iRacing.
Don't get me wrong, I've had iRacing, for 8 going on 9 years, but I have more years in real cars. Every time I race a real car, then go into iRacing. I have to forget how to drive a real car to do decent in iRacing.
GET THIS MAN IN THE CHILLI BOWL
So I stepped out of midgets to go do winged sprint and then legend. Then returned to midgets 8yrs later and it took me about 1-2 hrs to get back to where I had been. People don’t understand how a drivers muscle memory works. When you change cars you forget everything you knew and adapt to the new car. You still have an idea of where you need to be but your constantly making corrections by muscle memory that’s for another car. So you won’t jump back in after so many years and just take off like before. You can’t stop driving a particular car at all if you want to be proficient. It’s a perishable skill. Also dirt to me is far difficult that asphalt. Dirt you turn the car with the gas and brake as much as the steering wheel. If you notice the best stock car drivers have a dirt background because the asphalt gets wore down and if you have dirt track skills you will have an Advantage especially running the car loose. I can’t stand the armchair drivers that have never turned a lap and don’t understand what actually goes into driving each car type.
It wasn't supposed to be a hammer down track, it was a Promotional shoot. They were interested in having him hanging it out and tearing up the car or himself. If they want to have him ripping up the track they will do a test session. Hell yeah! I would have liked to have seen him be able to turn it loose also but that wasn't what the day was about!
So rumor has it that Jeff is afraid to get back behind the wheel
well it sure looks like we can squash this shit out of that rumor right now. 😎
If the track was prepped it would have looked way faster especially no ruts
Nothing can be as fun as dirt track oval racing
Jeff said it, track was wayy to dry to wring the car out more. Thanks Jeff and friends.
Thanks Jeff!
For the few that gave Gordon the thumbs down.. up yours literally.. I have been watching Gordon since he won 12 races in 97 alright that was a feet..Jack Roush accused of Jeff Gordon back then when he won 12 races that he must be to the cheating must be dipping his tires.. back when Jack Roush said Gordon must be cheating somebody stole his hat The Cat in the Hat and they were making fun of it
People saying bad things about the track hasn't seen Lawernceburg Speedway before LMAO! This is a great track, it's hot as hell duh its gunna be dry. U want them to turn the whole track over for one car? get real
Well if they do this on a race day I'm sure it's a better experience for him . I'm this is a challenge to drive in 2inches of dust for sure . And I'm impressed ! But whatever . I'd be interested in the feed back on how he thought hed do in competition!
Lawrenceburg is a magic carpet compared to Brownstown. Tri-state has gotten too anal about their track. They must have 3 million dollars of track prep equipment and they grind out any character.They come out again before the features and prep it again, so there's generally very little berm. Bloomington starts out nice, but at the end of the show it has a berm a 2 feet high and that can be an issue if you hit it wrong.
Nice to see Jeff back in Indiana where he belongs! Looks like he was having a lot of fun
The booth put some weight on jeff
I really enjoyed the part where 5 minutes in Jeff did some laps in the midget 😂
Less talk more laps!!!
I think we need Tony to get Jeff in a winged car
I really wanna see what he could've done on a heavy track
I definitely love me some Jeff Gordon on dirt. Makes me remember how much fun it is to watch him run.
that track was very dry, just shows you he can drive anything in any conditions! Nice!!!
We race similar in uk but with stroker small block engines and bumpers. BriSCA F1 stock cars, created by WW2 American soldiers after the war👌🏁
Super cool.
Track is so dry LOL rooster tailing the whole way haha
He could drive a manure spreader.🇺🇸🐻
Why didn't they put some water on the track?
Jeff chilli bowl confirmed please make it true
Gordon's New Lease on Life
Looks like Jeffy needs to change his name to Porky.
Someone give him a drive in chilli bowl