Gordon returns to racing roots by promoting Indy's dirt race
Jeff Gordon, a five-time winner of the Brickyard 400 and four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, drives through a turn in a USAC midget car during an exhibition on the dirt track in the infield at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, June 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Jeff Gordon, a five-time winner of the Brickyard 400 and four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, drives through a turn in a USAC midget car during an exhibition on the dirt track in the infield at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, June 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Jun. 17, 2021 04:20 PM EDT
Jeff Gordon, a five-time winner of the Brickyard 400 and four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, drives through a turn in a USAC midget car during an exhibition on the dirt track in the infield a Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, June 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Jeff Gordon, a five-time winner of the Brickyard 400 and four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, drives through a turn in a USAC midget car during an exhibition on the dirt track in the infield a Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, June 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Jun. 17, 2021 04:20 PM EDT
Jeff Gordon, a five-time winner of the Brickyard 400 and four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, climbs into a USAC midget car before taking some exhibition laps on the dirt track in the infield at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, June 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Jeff Gordon, a five-time winner of the Brickyard 400 and four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, climbs into a USAC midget car before taking some exhibition laps on the dirt track in the infield at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, June 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Jun. 17, 2021 04:19 PM EDT
Jeff Gordon, a five-time winner of the Brickyard 400 and four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, talks about driving a USAC midget car before taking some exhibition laps on the dirt track in the infield at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, June 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Jeff Gordon, a five-time winner of the Brickyard 400 and four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, talks about driving a USAC midget car before taking some exhibition laps on the dirt track in the infield at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, June 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Jun. 17, 2021 04:20 PM EDT
Jeff Gordon, a five-time winner of the Brickyard 400 and four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, talks about driving a USAC midget car after taking some exhibition laps on the dirt track in the infield at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, June 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Jeff Gordon, a five-time winner of the Brickyard 400 and four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, talks about driving a USAC midget car after taking some exhibition laps on the dirt track in the infield at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, June 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Jun. 17, 2021 04:19 PM EDT
Jeff Gordon, a five-time winner of the Brickyard 400 and four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, prepares to drive a USAC midget car during an exhibition on the dirt track in the infield at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, June 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Jeff Gordon, a five-time winner of the Brickyard 400 and four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, prepares to drive a USAC midget car during an exhibition on the dirt track in the infield at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, June 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Jun. 17, 2021 04:19 PM EDT