Jordan Taylor has been around racing all his life. He’s driven on plenty of famous tracks and rubbed shoulders with plenty of famous drivers, but he was still surprised to see just how fanatical the sport’s followers can be.
It was not long before the 2017 running of the 24 Hours of Daytona, and he was in Brownsburg, Ind., having lunch at a small restaurant with Jeff Gordon. They were going to be teammates in the race, and they were on their way to get the four-time NASCAR champ some time in a simulator. “He was getting approached by fans left and right at just a normal restaurant, not even in a race town,” says Taylor.