“Jeff Gordon will miss the Nov. 23 exhibition race at Suzuka City, Japan, to undergo surgery to remove a polyp from a vocal cord. The surgery is scheduled for Nov. 19, two days after the Atlanta season finale. Ricky Craven, Gordon’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate, will drive Gordon’s car in Japan.(iRace)(actually Craven will drive one of his cars repainted, still a Hendrick car(11-4-97)
