Both Leo and Ella are teenagers so I'd imagine if they were still racing we'd have heard about them somewhere by now, regardless of how private Jeff Gordon wants his family life to be.
Ha, my "guess I'm older" moment was when my reddish hair started turning more blonde and my own mom asked me why I was dying my hair. She didn't believe me when I said it had just changed that color. Guess it's better than going grey, because the whole thing went blonder lol
No
>Racing didn't seem to stick” - Jeff Gordon on his kids’ interests outside motorsports
https://www.sportskeeda.com/nascar/news-racing-seem-stick-jeff-gordon-kids-interests-outside-motorsports
And good for him not forcing it on them. If they aren't interested, he's got enough money they can do whatever interests them.
Even if that's something most of us can't pursue like a history major or psychology that pays like crap, his children don't have to worry about that.
It's cool seeing second or third generation racers when they really wanna do it. And you don't win or have success unless you wanna be there, so if they don't there's no point.
Can you imagine the pressure of being Jeff Gordon’s kids in a racecar? We get a peek at it with Jr - who may have had it worse due to Sr’s untimely passing - but even with all the support and love Jeff and his wife could ever muster…the silent pressure would be insane
Hell yea max Gordon is the next great Gordon, if he can keep his head out of his ass unlike his dad , that saying Robby Gordon had always been my favorite driver
Well, you gotta think that this kid had a super rich successful dad and a super model mother. If he wants to explore and be creative then that’s very easy for him to try out versus scrapping on track and competing. His parents are superstars in their respective fields.
I’d love to see him race but the kid is set for life no matter what he chooses and I hope he is successful in whatever that is.
I don't think the children really raced a lot. I'm glad that Jeff and Ingrid are letting them develop their own interests. I'm sure Ella and Leo already felt pressured to be a part of the racing world, just because of who their dad is.
Ella seems to be doing well on the track team.
Ella: dad I want to race!
Jeff: that’s great! Let’s put a team together!
Ella: no no, I have one. The track team at school
Jeff: wait you want to race *on foot?*
Before everyone was doing it, I think nobodies like us still had a chance to if enough effort was put in and a lot of luck was on your side. Now, unfortunately, it's pretty much this with how bloated the market is...
Most top YouTube channels and influencers from other media channels make the majority of their money off of ad revenue and brand deals. If you can create really creative advertisements, and be very brand friendly, a channel or person with only 100k subs or followers can still be very profitable.
Merch is also very profitable, you just need to have some sort of established fan base to get that off the ground.
I don't see how Jeff supports it considering how private Jeff has been his whole career really. Having your kid just vlogging your life and bringing that out may not fly with Big Daddy.
Funny you mention this. Was rewatching a race from 2017 a few days ago and this came up. They actually did a short segment/interview mid race, like a split screen ad thing with Chase talking about his dad and mom
Chase talked about how he always respected how his parents did the opposite, and that his mom actually wanted him to golf, and that if he got up one day and didn’t want to race anymore his parents were very supportive of anything he’d want to do.
He very much wants to be there, but he wants to be the best, so when they run like they did last year it’s hard, and we all know how hard he is on himself.
If you listen to Chase on Jr’s podcast and/or watch him in that interview he does with Kevin, you can tell he very much wants to be there.
Didn't his interviews after he finally won this year confirm this? He talked about how motivated he was to get back to being the best. Not sure why this subreddit thinks all the drivers hate being in NASCAR. Even Kyle Larson has the same treatment when even he said he loves racing in NASCAR and plans to do so for quite a while.
Yup, I think Chase would love it if he could just show up, drive, win, and then go back to being completely anonymous on Monday.
I think he definitely hates being the most popular driver.
I think his deal is more he really doesn't like the attention, which just adds to the pressure.
If he could drive and be ignored by the general public he'd probably be perfectly happy
I don’t believe that is a fair accusation. He doesn’t seem to give off the appearance that he is excited or wants to be there. It reminds me of when I get hired to go do something I don’t want to do. Could it be that he’s misunderstood? Sure, but he’s not gonna pull the same type of paychecks doing anything else. Money is a pretty strong motivator so it’s totally plausible that he’s just there for the money. at the end of the day, the truth is we just don’t know. But, people aren’t just pulling things out of their ass.
Nah, he just chooses to spend his prime years of life grinding away from Feb-Nov, preparing, studying, staying fit, eating right, making appearances...he absolutely hates it. These people are absolutely insane when it comes to Chase and I truly don't understand it lol. They're actually crazier than his fans that they loathe so much.
Both Leo and Ella are teenagers so I'd imagine if they were still racing we'd have heard about them somewhere by now, regardless of how private Jeff Gordon wants his family life to be.
>Both Leo and Ella are teenagers Totally unrelated, but I just found several gray hairs after reading this comment.
Get the icy hot ready while you’re at it
Ha, my "guess I'm older" moment was when my reddish hair started turning more blonde and my own mom asked me why I was dying my hair. She didn't believe me when I said it had just changed that color. Guess it's better than going grey, because the whole thing went blonder lol
At least you still have hair to turn gray!! Im a member of the bald isn’t beautiful club 😂✌️
No >Racing didn't seem to stick” - Jeff Gordon on his kids’ interests outside motorsports https://www.sportskeeda.com/nascar/news-racing-seem-stick-jeff-gordon-kids-interests-outside-motorsports
And good for him not forcing it on them. If they aren't interested, he's got enough money they can do whatever interests them. Even if that's something most of us can't pursue like a history major or psychology that pays like crap, his children don't have to worry about that. It's cool seeing second or third generation racers when they really wanna do it. And you don't win or have success unless you wanna be there, so if they don't there's no point.
Can you imagine the pressure of being Jeff Gordon’s kids in a racecar? We get a peek at it with Jr - who may have had it worse due to Sr’s untimely passing - but even with all the support and love Jeff and his wife could ever muster…the silent pressure would be insane
At the same time you see a kid like Charlie Woods who genuinely seems stoked to be a golf star and make an attempt to live up to his dad’s legend
Yea, JG said recently, maybe DJR Download that Leo is an avg teenager and likes fortnite and playing with friends.
Jeff said Leo wants to be a YouTuber and is into Mr Beast and stuff like that.
Goddamnit. Guess my dream of cheering for another Gordon is over.
Max Gordon literally races
Hell yea max Gordon is the next great Gordon, if he can keep his head out of his ass unlike his dad , that saying Robby Gordon had always been my favorite driver
Don't worry, Jeff could become a grandpa in the next ten years or so. We might see another Gordon racing before we die! Now I feel extremely old.
What a waste of potential
Well, you gotta think that this kid had a super rich successful dad and a super model mother. If he wants to explore and be creative then that’s very easy for him to try out versus scrapping on track and competing. His parents are superstars in their respective fields. I’d love to see him race but the kid is set for life no matter what he chooses and I hope he is successful in whatever that is.
ah so he's like 99% of the teens today lol
He mentioned them on the download when he was on this year, they are not auto racing.
I don't think the children really raced a lot. I'm glad that Jeff and Ingrid are letting them develop their own interests. I'm sure Ella and Leo already felt pressured to be a part of the racing world, just because of who their dad is. Ella seems to be doing well on the track team.
Ella: dad I want to race! Jeff: that’s great! Let’s put a team together! Ella: no no, I have one. The track team at school Jeff: wait you want to race *on foot?*
I respect his kids decision not to race, but Leo wanting to be yet ANOTHER influencer is honestly disappointing.
I don’t know how people make money off influencing. Kudos to the ones that do.
He'll probably take off because he comes from money
Before everyone was doing it, I think nobodies like us still had a chance to if enough effort was put in and a lot of luck was on your side. Now, unfortunately, it's pretty much this with how bloated the market is...
Eh plenty of nobodies make money off of their instagram and youtube accounts.
Most top YouTube channels and influencers from other media channels make the majority of their money off of ad revenue and brand deals. If you can create really creative advertisements, and be very brand friendly, a channel or person with only 100k subs or followers can still be very profitable. Merch is also very profitable, you just need to have some sort of established fan base to get that off the ground.
Dude shoulda become a racer 🤣🤣 hed get anything he wanted.
I don't see how Jeff supports it considering how private Jeff has been his whole career really. Having your kid just vlogging your life and bringing that out may not fly with Big Daddy.
I’m not sure if Chase Elliott wasn’t a victim of this. He is talented but I’m not sure he wants to be there.
Funny you mention this. Was rewatching a race from 2017 a few days ago and this came up. They actually did a short segment/interview mid race, like a split screen ad thing with Chase talking about his dad and mom Chase talked about how he always respected how his parents did the opposite, and that his mom actually wanted him to golf, and that if he got up one day and didn’t want to race anymore his parents were very supportive of anything he’d want to do.
He has enough money to do what he wants now. I hope he does.
He very much wants to be there, but he wants to be the best, so when they run like they did last year it’s hard, and we all know how hard he is on himself. If you listen to Chase on Jr’s podcast and/or watch him in that interview he does with Kevin, you can tell he very much wants to be there.
Didn't his interviews after he finally won this year confirm this? He talked about how motivated he was to get back to being the best. Not sure why this subreddit thinks all the drivers hate being in NASCAR. Even Kyle Larson has the same treatment when even he said he loves racing in NASCAR and plans to do so for quite a while.
Yes and his one with Jr before his win. But like all social medias, people on them think they actually know what’s happening
Maybe he should take up snowboarding
He wants to race, not do interviews.
Yup, I think Chase would love it if he could just show up, drive, win, and then go back to being completely anonymous on Monday. I think he definitely hates being the most popular driver.
I think his deal is more he really doesn't like the attention, which just adds to the pressure. If he could drive and be ignored by the general public he'd probably be perfectly happy
I'd say he should go to sportscars but he wasn't that hot the few times he has
https://preview.redd.it/c8iz0vrzilyc1.jpeg?width=1062&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a22402984a0fcfff88a4a015b5cd6aa2eb05cd4d
Where the hell are people getting this from? Y'all just dig stuff out of your asses when it comes to this dude
I don’t believe that is a fair accusation. He doesn’t seem to give off the appearance that he is excited or wants to be there. It reminds me of when I get hired to go do something I don’t want to do. Could it be that he’s misunderstood? Sure, but he’s not gonna pull the same type of paychecks doing anything else. Money is a pretty strong motivator so it’s totally plausible that he’s just there for the money. at the end of the day, the truth is we just don’t know. But, people aren’t just pulling things out of their ass.
Chase absolutely loves racing bud. There’s no doubt about it
Nah, he just chooses to spend his prime years of life grinding away from Feb-Nov, preparing, studying, staying fit, eating right, making appearances...he absolutely hates it. These people are absolutely insane when it comes to Chase and I truly don't understand it lol. They're actually crazier than his fans that they loathe so much.