UPDATE: Jeff Gordon will drive the #24 [both he and William Byron will drive #24] with sponsorship from Axalta and Pepsi. The scheme is the same that he won with at Talladega on April 25, 2004.
.@JeffGordonWeb is stepping out of the TV booth and onto the virtual track this Sunday for the #ProInvitationalSeries race!
He’ll pilot this No. 24 @AxaltaRacing / @Pepsi Chevy — the same scheme he won @TalladegaSuperS with in 2004. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/oAaQM3NpYm
— Hendrick Motorsports (@TeamHendrick) April 24, 2020
ORIGINAL POST 4-23-2020: Jeff Gordon announced that he will be running Sunday’s eNASCAR iRacing invitational from virtual Talladega Superspeedway.
The four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and current FOX analyst has been in the booth for the first four races in the eNASCAR simulation league.
“Man, I’m gonna give it a try,” Gordon said. “Coming out of retirement boys!”
.@JeffGordonWeb IS GOING IRACING AT @TalladegaSuperS!!
Sunday at 1p ET on FOX, FS1 and the FOX Sports App. pic.twitter.com/TOQ6uCkJS5
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) April 23, 2020