( Motorsport-Total. com)– A surprise on the entry list for the Porsche Carrera Cup North America race on the very first weekend of September (September 2nd to 4th) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway infield circuit! Among the more than 30 entries in the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup will be driven by Jeff Gordon.
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Jeff Gordon drives the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Gordon, who formally retired from the NASCAR Cup Series at the end of 2015 after 23 years prior to including 8 more races in 2016, has actually completed simply as soon as considering that: the 2017 Daytona 24 Hours, in which he together with Jordan Taylor, Ricky Taylor. and Max Angelelli.
Now, 5 and a half years later on, Gordon goes back to the cockpit for the Indianapolis weekend of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America, which is on the calendar prior to Labor Day (September 5). And in this occasion there is a return. Due to the fact that the 911 driven by Gordon is preserved by Ray Evernham.
In the 1990 s, Gordon, with Evernham as his team chief in the #24 Hendrick-Chevrolet, had actually interfered with the NASCAR scene and won 3 of his 4 titles. The 4th title can be found in the 2001 season with Robbie Loomis as team chief.
” I’m eagerly anticipating returning in a race vehicle and completing in a group field with gifted chauffeurs,” states Gordon, whose Porsche will “certainly” bring the No. 24 at the Indianapolis circuit.
” It’s constantly unique when I get a possibility to race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Ray [Evernham] and I kept speaking about doing another race together one day. We felt that Indy was the ideal location to do it. This will be a fantastic method to invest the vacation weekend and produce brand-new memories.”
