You Might Be A Longtime Jeff Gordon Fan If...

You Might Be A Longtime Jeff Gordon Fan If...

If you asked a broad sampling of Jeff Gordon fans when they first became fans, more than a few would probably admit that it was either during or after the 1995 championship season. There are some fans that remember "the old days." A time before multi-million dollar sponsorships, covers of cereal boxes, and appearances on late night TV shows. In a way, this separates the neophytes from the veterans.

You remember when Jeff raced against "The King" (NOT Richard Petty).

You remember the mustache and cringe every time it surfaces in an old picture.

You remember when Jeff drove for DIET Pepsi.

You know what the California State Monza Championships are.

Your JGNFC number is under 300.

You still think of Jeff Gordon as a sprint car racer.

You'd give your first born to see Jeff run just one more race against Steve Kinser, Sammy Swindell, and Robbie Stanley.

You're still elated that Jeff won a heat race at the Kings Royal.

You know just how prestigious that is.

You still think of Chad Knauss as a tire changer.

You watched Blacker win a race.

You know why Jeff toasted Dale Earnhardt with a champagne glass of milk at the 1995 Winston Cup awards banquet.

You were a weekly viewer of Thursday Night Thunder.

You remember that win at Richmond in '96 and know just how important it really was.

You remember the "missed shift" and still get antsy whenever Gordon's leading the field on a restart.

You remember when Rick Hendrick and Ray Evernham participated in a pit stop. And you loved it even though it was one of the longest four tire pit stops the team has ever had.

You bought a t-shirt from Jeff Gordon after a sprint car race.

You remember the cool October day in 1992 when the rainbow-colored #24 car was unveiled.

You know why Ray Evernham got a $60,000 fine.

You still can't get over what Ricky Rudd did in October 1994.

You know where the "Fuzz Car" raced.

You know why Jeff didn't go to Japan for the exhibition race in 1997.

You have mixed feelings every time you hear the word "ChromaLusion."

You remember the fire at North Wilkesboro.

You know what happened in turn three when he was leading the Winston Open.

You know why Jeff and Ray spoke at Princeton University.

You remember when Jeff's associate sponsors included Coca Cola, Valvoline, and Snickers.

You remember Jeff winning at Phoenix (NOT in Busch racing).

You know where Bob met his demise.

You thought the DuPont Chevrolet looked better without the headlight decals.

You still think stock car racing is just a temporary fling for him.

You know the importance of Williams, Arizona.

You know what happened to cost Jeff a victory in the 1995 Daytona 500.

You know why Jeff wanted to pull out of the race at Talladega in 1995.

You say to people, "Jeff's a good racer today. But you should have seen him 20 years ago!"

You know the significance of Eldora, Winchester, Columbus, Selinsgrove, and Bloomington. And you smile every time you hear those words.

You remember the original name and URL of this Web site (It WASN'T www.gordonline.com).

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