Your heart will pound. Your seat will shake. Your vision will blur. And every second of every lap will stay with you forever. Nothing compares to the NASCAR Experience live
NASCAR
CLICKON PICTURE
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Gordon receives gifts from Atlanta Motor Speedway
Jeff Gordon gets a special gift from AMS's president Ed Clark.(Harold Hinson Photo)
Gordon receives gifts from Atlanta Motor Speedway:
"Jeff you're going to be receiving quite a few things this year, I'm
sure, as people pay tribute to you," track president and general manager
Ed Clark said. "Atlanta has a special bond with Jeff Gordon. He started
here and some of the most memorable moments in Atlanta Motor Speedway
have involved Jeff. He's had five wins and celebrated four championships
here. He's a real ambassador for the sport and someone we're all real
proud to have been able to work with. You're not going anywhere, so this
isn't a goodbye, but we have two things we want to present to you."
The first was a framed replica of this year's souvenir program featuring
Gordon signed by the entire full-time track staff. The big unveiling,
literally, was a maroon and yellow bandolero for Gordon's kids, Ella and
Leo. "Leo is going to want to sleep in this," Gordon said on
inspection. "I have a feeling this might end up in his bedroom for a
year or two before he can drive it. But that's awesome. I was watching
practice for XFINITY earlier and I saw the 'Thanks 24' out there in the
grass. It put a big smile on my face. You're right, it's a very special
place to me." Gordon said he'd never forget his first race - or his
first driver's meeting at Atlanta. His first race was Richard Petty's
last and the King gave all the drivers a money clip with their starting
position on it. Which Gordon still has. "I wasn't that proud of (my
starting position) at the moment," Gordon said with a chuckle. "I think
we started 21st. But I'll remember that forever."(AMS)(2-28-2015)
No comments:
Post a Comment