From Al Pearce’s Motorsports column in the Hampton Roads (VA) Daily Press, 6-23-98: “He refuses to discuss it, but it’s become common knowledge that Jeff Gordon didn’t really sleep through a crucial Winston Cup practice session last month at Charlotte. Instead, Gordon and his stepfather, John Bickford, were outside the track looking for people selling “Fans Against Gordon” t-shirts and anti-Gordon “fan club” memberships. At the precise moment teammate Terry Labonte was dinging Gordon’s car on
a shakedown lap, Gordon and Bickford were trying to get through traffic and back into the garage.”(StockCarFans)(It’s a shame fans can’t use their time in a more positive endeavor)(6-24-98)
