Jeff Gordon remembers his last Rolex 24 at Daytona

Just when you thought Jeff Gordon was ready to hang up his helmet he's back. The four time champ is getting set to run the annual Rolex 24 at Daytona. We'll ask him about that and the last time we ran the 24 hour endurance race. I'm what he came in this is contracts on the motor racing network. Did you hear hear how we're Wrangler is covered gains for any occasion but he's a thousand great fits you'll live good Phil Kaufman no matter where you are. Wrangler advanced comfort genes are designed to keep up with you no matter where you go over what you're doing. To make the 20% stronger Denham and for weight flex technology that moves which you so you can go anywhere blue gray and be comfortable all day long. Wrangler man's cup for G. Most comfortable jeans you everywhere frown appeared today. Wranglers beat comfortable. Stay up to date with the latest news from the NASCAR garage weekdays on NASCAR today mid day we can enhance the defense experience I think that's what we're doing it is certainly an honest and right here from the drivers and teams as they chased that when he sixteen championship trophy changes good and our our sport it re energizes people makes everybody you know step up to the plate so to speak NASCAR today mid day weekdays on the motor racing network. Source SourceForge NASCAR news. Run in the Rolex 24 it's been awhile how are still going for that. I'm really excited. You know we and when I knew. Things are coming and ended homestead. You know last year. You know I was hesitant to say I never be back in the race card game because I was opened for some opportunity like this. And it's even more exciting. No and I'll be back with Wayne Taylor racing like it in 2007. But. Knowing that cadillacs introduces new card in the prototype series. In getting back in this you know this form of racing is extremely exciting to me. That car or first thing I thought it looks like mobile and that's that's exactly what I said to my kids when I showed him the spy photos the first time. You know I to me ever since I drove that Formula One car. You always. Hope that when dad get to drive. You know car like this that has this kind of technology in and offers this type of racing in the experience from the driver's standpoint and had a chance to drive the car. A couple weeks ago. You know it just a few laps so impressive so impressive so hey that's that's fine and going to Daytona to test a couple of weeks I look forward to them. What do you remember most about 57 not 2007 race compared to what you've been doing for years week to week on the cup side what jumped out at you. A lot you know first by enjoyed the cars a lot of fun to drive in the back cars. A little bit different in this car this car you know has more downforce says. More power as well as as big carbon fiber brakes so you know it's gonna be different just to drive but what I remember is so much about that experience was. You know how hard you how he's yet to take it leaving the pits on. On cold tires those cars are so stiff decide laws on the tires are state and is now on record for the first laps and you gotta get the breaks keep the tires warmed up. I the other thing was. The rain you know I'll I I was out in the car when it started raining. And that really got my attention and I got out as fast as I can because I just you know just felt so. Out of yeah in my comfort zone so I'm confident. You have to chase that we tester the second time around than you did does drain I can figure it out in you not to. I have to call for a back get your temperature. Gordon was involved in that open test for the Rolex 24 at Daytona this week. Another is set for January 6 through the eighth and the race itself was the last weekend of January. There's more and MRN dot com. This is contracts for Thursday December 15 on what he came in Concord, North Carolina.