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Michelle R. Martinelli

Jeff Gordon is leaving FOX Sports to be a top exec at Hendrick Motorsports, and fans have mixed feelings

Jeff Gordon and FOX Sports’ NASCAR broadcast team just concluded the first half of the Cup Series season — NBC Sports took over last weekend for the remainder of the season — but Gordon won’t be back in the booth in 2022.

After six seasons in the broadcast booth with FOX, the four-time NASCAR champion and Hall of Famers is leaving TV to be the vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports, putting him second in line to team chairman and majority owner Rick Hendrick. The news was first reported by The Athletic before the team announced it Wednesday.

Gordon’s move is far from surprising, especially after Hendrick told Autoweek in 2018: “Whenever I finally step away, it’ll be Jeff Gordon in my place.”

Plus, there have been rumors lately about Gordon’s role at Hendrick expanding.

Gordon has been an equity owner of Hendrick Motorsports since 1999 and won all four of his championships and 93 races while racing for the team. And now he’s taking on a larger role specifically related to competition and marketing.

More via the HMS release:

“I cannot put into words what Hendrick Motorsports means to me,” Gordon said. “In many ways, it’s my home and the people here are my family. I’ve never lost my passion for the organization, for our sport, and for the sheer challenge of racing and winning at the highest level. Being part of the competition is where I’m happiest and feel I can make the biggest contribution to the continued, long-term success of the team.”

Understandably, fans had a lot of mixed reactions to the news Wednesday, including jokes. Those loyal to Hendrick Motorsports seem pretty pumped to see what kind of additional influence Gordon could have on the team — which has been the team to beat so far this season.

While some are excited, they’re also pretty bummed Gordon won’t be part of FOX Sports’ broadcasts. And according to FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass, Gordon’s replacement in the booth has yet to be determined, but fans had suggestions for that too.

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