NASCAR Fandom Left Enthralled as Chase Elliott’s Replacement Set to Show Off “Jeff Gordon” Element During Cup Series Debut in COTA

While NASCAR is going through a rough patch now with drivers and the community expressing their frustrations, and the previous race being caution-ridden, fans are anticipating the upcoming race at the Circuit of the Americas, and they have many reasons to be excited.

One of these has to do with Jeff Gordon. The four-time Cup Series champion and Vice Chairman of Hendrick Motorsports needs no introduction, and among the millions whom he has inspired, there is someone special.

Among Gordon’s most passionate followers is the driver replacing Chase Elliott at COTA! Ardent fans already know who the wild racer pitching in as the #9 driver is, and for the ones that haven’t caught up to the news, it’s Jordan Taylor!

With three IMSA SportsCar Championships and a 24 Hours of Le Mans win under his belt, Taylor has had a solid racing career driving for Corvette Racing. With his experience, the witty Orlando native can be considered a road-course specialist.

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Jordan Taylor takes a page from Jeff Gordon’s book

For those unaware, Jordan Taylor has an online alter-ego named Rodney Sandstorm, through whom he charmingly parodies 90s racers and Jeff Gordon. Hendrick Motorsports certainly seems to have hit a home run with this one!

By bringing in a charismatic young lad like Jordan, fans are definitely in for a treat. For the past few days, Jordan has been teasing the community about his entry into NASCAR. And guess what, the part-time NASCAR driver revealed his plans on Twitter.

Staying true to his inner Rodney Sandstorm, Taylor paid tribute to his inspiration, Jeff Gordon, by bringing out the iconic rainbow colors to his helmet.

This act of unveiling his helmet for the weekend kicked off a series of retweets and comments by fans, garnering over four thousand likes and hundreds of retweets within hours.

Fans are excited to see the Jeff Gordon colors coming back to tracks

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With Jordan Taylor tweeting his arrival in such a colorful fashion, the fans expressed their support and excitement in the comments section. A fan suggested that Taylor gets the helmet signed by Jeff Gordon, while others expressed disbelief.

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Another fan wrote, “Love this. It’s going to be a great race and the @JeffGordonWeb  rainbow design tops it all.”

Having someone like Jordan Taylor with his out-of-the-world, witty charm and insane driving skills has made this week’s race in COTA even more exciting.

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