▁final ▁scheduled ▁race ▁as ▁a ▁driver ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 2 , ▁Gordon ▁quickly ▁began ▁the ▁transition ▁into ▁his ▁full - time ▁role ▁at ▁Fox ▁Sports . ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Gordon ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁as ▁a ▁S print ▁Cup ▁anal yst ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Speed we eks ▁at ▁Day ton a ▁International ▁Speed way ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁To ▁promote ▁his ▁first ▁race ▁as ▁a ▁broad c aster , ▁he ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁" J eff ▁Gordon ▁Police ▁Ch ase " ▁advert is ement , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁# Day ton a Day ▁campaign . ▁On ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 8 th ▁Day ton a ▁ 5 0 0 , ▁Fox ▁a ired ▁Jeff ▁Gordon ' s ▁Day ton a ▁ 5 0 0 ▁K ick off ▁C ele br ation , ▁a ▁television ▁special ▁he ▁hosted . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Early ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁Gordon ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁born ▁again ▁Christian . ▁He ▁talked ▁about ▁how ▁in ▁the ▁early - 1 9 9 0 s ▁he ▁became ▁curious ▁about ▁Christian ity ▁and ▁followed ▁some ▁drivers ▁to ▁the ▁week ly ▁chap el ▁one ▁week , ▁which ▁is ▁how ▁he ▁first ▁started ▁to ▁learn ▁more ▁about ▁God . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁Gordon ▁kept ▁vers es ▁of ▁the ▁Bible ▁t aped ▁to ▁his ▁ste ering ▁wheel . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Gordon ▁stated ▁he ▁had ▁" a ▁difficult ▁time ▁foc using ▁on ▁one ▁particular ▁faith ." ▁When ▁asked ▁again ▁about ▁his