As you may have noticed, Jeff Gordon lost DuPont as his primary sponsor for the 2011 season and now has AARP’s The Drive To End Hunger as a sponsor. The car has completely lost its rainbow look from the past 18 seasons. Gordon unveiled the new scheme on CNN’s American Morning and I have to say it is a very beautiful looking car, but as a Jeff Gordon fan it is just really hard to see Gordon drive a car without a rainbow or flames on it. I have been watching NASCAR since around 1996 and I know many other Gordon fans can agree with me on this.
It is going to be really hard for Gordon fans to get used to this new look, but you can’t deny that it eventually was going to happen. The construction business has really been hurting under the slumping economy and when you aren’t making enough money you have to step back on things to stay afloat. Unfortunately, they had to step back on their commitment to Jeff Gordon, which is really sad considering that they have sad such a long relationship together. DuPont will still be on the car for 13 races, but only as an associate sponsor and it just isn’t the same with DuPont on the side than on the front.
But, in my opinion everything will turn out ok. Gordon has been struggling since Robbie Loomis left in 2005, with the exception of 2007 when he set the modern record for Top 10’s with 30. Gordon will return to victory lane next year and win big. I predict 4-5 wins for the new 24 team and I say at least 24 Top 10 finishes. Will that lead to a championship? We’ll have to wait and see, but you can’t really say much when we have the Chase. What do you guys think? What do you Gordon fans think? I want to hear from you.
