HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) – Jeff Gordon is getting a lot of love at the end of the rainbow.
Maybe even more than expected.
Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne as well as fellow drivers Danica Patrick and Kyle Larson wore Gordon tribute hats before the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Patrick wore one with old-school “rainbow warriors” colors. Joey Logano posted a picture of him and Gordon on Facebook that showed them sharing a moment when Logano was little.
“You were my idol growing up,” Logano wrote. “Never did I think I’d race against you for wins. Congrats on a great career Jeff Gordon.”
Defending series champion Kevin Harvick got a modern-day keepsake when he stopped by Gordon’s No. 24 Chevrolet – which got a police escort to pit road – and posed for a photo.