What Jeff Gordon Learned From Jimmie Johnson

About this episode

Jeff Gordon discusses the evolution of great drivers and shares insights from his career and experiences with Jimmie Johnson.

Jeff Gordon joins Stacking Pennies to talk about what actually makes great drivers great, how Jimmie Johnson pushed him to evolve, why Hendrick got stronger when it stopped working in silos, what Darlington really feels like, and why sprint car talent doesn’t automatically translate to NASCAR. Plus Corey Day, the modern driver pipeline, Jeff’s career recalibration, and a few unreal stories from one of the legends of the sport. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Corey LaJoie

Guest: Jeff Gordon

Topics covered

• great drivers
• NASCAR evolution
• driver pipeline
• Darlington experience
• sprint car talent

Keywords

• Jeff Gordon
• Jimmie Johnson
• NASCAR
• Hendrick
• Darlington
• sprint car
• driver pipeline
• Corey LaJoie

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hendrick

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