Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Impala SS, met with members of the media at Darlington Raceway and talked about his reaction to Dale Earnhardt, Jr. leaving Dale Earnhardt Incorporated, the repaving of Darlington, Mother’s Day and more.
ON DALE EARNHARDT, JR. ANNOUNCING HE IS LEAVING DALE EARNHARDT, INC. “You tell me, you guys are the media (laughs). I’m just focused on trying to drive the DuPont Chevrolet. Obviously yesterday I was anxious to see what all was going on as much as anybody else and like a lot of people, on one side I was shocked and on the other side I wasn’t so surprised. “
IS IT A GOOD OR A BAD THING?
“It’s obviously a good thing for some and a bad thing for others. I think for Junior it’s a great thing, you know. It puts him in a position to go out and seek what he’s looking for. If you’re DEI it’s not a good place to be. “
DOES THIS BRING NEGATIVE ATTENTION TO THE SPORT?
“Any attention that it brings to the sport is a good thing. I don’t see it as a negative thing or positive, it’s just a big story. I don’t think it’s a bad thing for the sport. “
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