Jeff Gordon gives a major update about Days of Thunder 2 (Image via Getty) In a recent article by Road and Track dated June 16, 2025, former NASCAR racer and vice president of Hendrick Motorsports ...

Jeff Gordon Talks Wooing New Fans to NASCAR, ‘The Double’ and Those ‘Days of Thunder 2’ Rumors “Look what Days of Thunder did for NASCAR in the '90s.

Mandy Curi Mon, June 16, 2025, 3:45 PM EDT Jeff Gordon on ‘The Double,’ 'Days of Thunder 2' David Jensen - Getty Images ...

Jeff Gordon laughs in response to me asking him if he's attended a special screening of Brad Pitt's new film F1 before it opens in theaters. It's hard not to smile at the irony that one of the most ...

But for Gordon, rebooting one of the best-known racing movies of all time would mean more than just reliving his glory days; it would be another strategic opportunity to attract more fans to NASCAR.

"Let's do Days of Thunder 2, I am all for that. Tom Cruise has told me it's gonna happen, so let's make it happen. I can't go back to driving, I am too old for that, so gonna have to be one of our ...

Retired driver Jeff Gordon has, in recent weeks, advocated for a sequel to Days of Thunder. He even mentioned having spoken with Cruise himself, who confirmed to him that the sequel will happen.

Start up your engines, folks. Gordon is a retired racer and one of the heads of Hendrick Motorsports, the prominent racing team with a history in NASCAR racing (the sport depicted in Days of Thunder).

Jeff Gordon agrees, and he thinks that having NASCAR return to the big screen could allow for the sport of racing to be benefited just as it was when the original film was released in 1990: “I’m all ...