Hall of Fame NASCAR Driver Jeff Gordon has been named vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports (HMS)!

The four-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion will be leaving his role as NASCAR broadcaster for FOX Sports to become the second-ranking team official to chairman and majority owner Rick Hendrick.

Gordon will maintain a daily presence at HMS with a focus on the organization’s competition and marketing groups in his role as vice chairman and co-owner.

Gordon will remain in his role with FOX Sports through the end of the 2021 calendar year. He will step into his executive management role at HMS effective Jan. 1, 2022.

By: Buck Stevens