Danica Patrick, a well-known motorsports personality, recently engaged in playful banter with NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon on Instagram. Patrick, 43, posted a humorous story featuring a friend wearing a Jeff Gordon t-shirt. She wrote, “Jeff Gordon, you’re so cool. I said she should wear one of mine and she replied… ‘you have shirts?’” highlighting the lighthearted exchange between the two racing icons.
Jeff Gordon, a four-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion, had an illustrious career with 805 Cup Series race starts, achieving 93 victories, 477 top-ten finishes, and 81 pole positions. In comparison, Danica Patrick’s Cup Series career included 191 race starts, with seven top-ten finishes and one pole position.
Beyond this recent banter, Patrick also shared her thoughts on which NASCAR legend she would have liked to race against. She named the late Dale Earnhardt Sr., a seven-time Cup Series champion known as “The Intimidator.” Earnhardt Sr. competed in 676 Cup Series races, securing 76 wins, 428 top tens, and 22 pole positions. He also had a significant presence in the Xfinity Series with 136 starts, 21 wins, 75 top tens, and seven poles.
In a March 2025 appearance on the OutkickTheCoverage show, Patrick said, “Maybe, maybe get out there and door bang with Dale Earnhardt Sr. Obviously, I know Junior super well. I drove for him, he’s a friend, and his wife Amy’s great. But, you know, he was always, he was known as the intimidator. So that would be a fun person to see, like, what was that? What did that feel like?” This reflects her admiration for Earnhardt Sr.’s aggressive racing style and legacy.
Danica Patrick’s stock car racing career concluded at the 2018 Daytona 500. Apart from the Cup Series, she also competed in the Xfinity Series, making 61 appearances with seven top-ten finishes and one pole position. Since retiring from competitive racing, Patrick has pursued other interests, becoming a successful businesswoman and a respected motorsport pundit.
This recent interaction with Jeff Gordon and her reflections on racing legends underscore Patrick’s enduring connection to the sport and its history, blending humor with respect for the icons of NASCAR.
