Some Gordon/SNL highlights:

NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon traded his helmet and logo covered flame retardant suit for a host of wigs, mustaches, outrageous costumes and a boa constrictor when he hosted NBC’s Emmy Award-winning “Saturday Night Live” January 11. During his 90 minutes on the live broadcast, the four-time Winston Cup champ played numerous roles including an animal expert, a fighter pilot and a Blockbuster Video store manager. Gordon addressed the stereotypes ascribed to NASCAR fans in his opening monologue when he confronted a disruptive couple in the audience (SNL’s Chris Parnell and Rachel Dratch) only to expose them as a conservative couple from Connecticut just trying to fit in. Gordon donned a boa constrictor to match wits with recurring character “Brian Fellow” (Tracy Morgan) on another edition of “Safari Planet.” In addition, Gordon donned a mullet wig to play the cousin, cameraman and sole guest on the very low budget basement talk show “The Terrye Funck Hour” and played a fighter pilot showing up a carpet salesman dad (Seth Meyers) at an elementary school career day as well as playing a waiter contending with a rambling, incoherent Gary Busey (Jeff Richards) in a parody of the reality show “Star Dates.”(NBC PR)(1-12-2003)