Gordon Readies for Rolex 24

Share: DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Jeff Gordon doesn’t just pay attention to details. He’s a details hound – meticulous, precise – even for a guy who’s retired. “I never said I was retiring,” Gordon said. That was a big detail to remember Friday as Gordon drove a sleek, new Cadillac prototype on a sun-drenched Daytona International Speedway. He turned laps on the road course in preparation for the upcoming Rolex 24, the twice-around-the-clock pinnacle of American sports car racing. The race isn’t until Jan. 28-29, but Gordon needs all of the track time he can get right now. “I treat this as if I am a rookie,” said the 45-year-old Gordon, a description that’s profound, even if it’s inaccurate. His “rookie” stripes are obscured by his numbers. Before he stopped racing full-time after the 2015 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, Gordon won 93 races and three Daytona 500s. And combined with his four championships, Gordon’s resume makes him a sure-fire, first-ballot NASCAR Hall of Famer when eligible. But Gordon knows that one superlative is lacking from his racing resume — a coveted Rolex 24 win. His only Rolex start came in 2007, when he finished third overall as a member of Wayne Taylor Racing. Ten years later, he’s back with Taylor, co-driving the No. 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R with …

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