NASCAR had ‌crown jewel event races like the Daytona 500, the Southern 500, and the Coca-Cola 600. But in 1994, NASCAR added another marquee event to its calendar, and that was none other than the Brickyard 400. The iconic oval of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, for the first time, opened its doors for the premier stock car series event. And, this race also set off Jeff Gordon’s career, who was just 23 at that time.

“The coolest thing about racing midgets in Indiana is it paid money to race,” said Gordon, who had deep ties to the region. His parents moved from California to Indiana so that he could pursue his dream of racing cars. And in 1994, his dream began to shape up, long before he became the NASCAR Hall of Famer and icon, Gordon clinched the title of the first-ever winner of the Br

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