In three days Jeff Gordon will make his final start in the Brickyard 400, a race the four-time Sprint Cup Champion has won five times in his storied career.
As part of his farewell season before retiring, Gordon’s former hometown of Pittsboro, Ind. hosted a parade in his honor. The parade was originally supposed to be held the week of the race at Kentucky Speedway, but was postponed due to rain.
Here’s a social media look at the parade and ceremonies, where Indiana Governor Mike Pence declared Thursday “Jeff Gordon Day” in the entire state.
Welcome back to Pittsboro, @JeffGordonWeb! #JeffGordonDay pic.twitter.com/Ryc7ixHFXb
— Indianapolis Motor Speedway (@IMS) July 23, 2015
The Jeff Gordon Day Parade will go through Pittsboro's Main St. It starts at noon but fans have found their spots. pic.twitter.com/eV2kyH8Y08
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) July 23, 2015
Jeff Gordon Day Parade pic.twitter.com/tT5DIV2ETY
— 🅻🅸🅽🅲🅾🅻🅽 (@lincolnhoward) July 23, 2015
People are setting up to watch the Jeff Gordon Day parade. @rtv6 pic.twitter.com/i3PtvLT7wi
— Arriana McLymore (@arriana) July 23, 2015
Fans are bringing out all their gear for the Jeff Gordon Day parade. @rtv6 pic.twitter.com/eozG5sXI2E
— Arriana McLymore (@arriana) July 23, 2015
Jeff Gordon: "A great day for Pittsboro. This is so cool to see all these people coming out like this" #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/hEFphzCG0X
— Jeff Gordon Online (@JGinfo) July 23, 2015
Jeff Gordon speaks to crowd at Jeff Gordon day. #nascar pic.twitter.com/rgNqDein1p
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) July 23, 2015