Gordon, who won four Cup titles and 93 races with Hendrick Motorsports, is now vice chairman of the organization and will one day run the organization alongside Jeff Andrews, the president and general manager, when team owner Rick Hendrick decides to step back.
The former star of HMS’ No. 24 was already impressed with the development of the car’s current driver, William Byron, but Gordon believes Byron’s victory in Monday’s rain-delayed Daytona 500 only cemented his status as an elite driver in the series.
