▁faith ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Sports ▁Illustr ated ▁magazine ▁interview , ▁Gordon ▁stated : ▁" I ▁wasn ' t ▁brought ▁up ▁[ with ▁religion ]. ▁It ▁was ▁something ▁I ▁got ▁introduced ▁to ▁when ▁I ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁Cup ▁Series . ▁I ▁expl ored ▁it ▁and ▁learned ▁a ▁lot ▁from ▁that ▁experience . ▁I ▁feel ▁it ' s ▁helped ▁make ▁me ▁a ▁better ▁person , ▁but ▁I ▁choose ▁to ▁do ▁it ▁more ▁priv ately ▁now ." ▁ ▁Mar ri ages ▁and ▁children ▁ ▁Gordon ▁met ▁Bro oke ▁Se ale y , ▁a ▁Miss ▁W inst on ▁Cup ▁model , ▁in ▁victory ▁l ane ▁at ▁Day ton a ▁International ▁Speed way ▁after ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁two ▁qual ifying ▁races ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Day ton a ▁ 5 0 0 . ▁The ▁pair ▁began ▁d ating ▁in ▁secret ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁un written ▁rule ▁prohib iting ▁drivers ▁from ▁d ating ▁the ▁models . ▁Se ale y ' s ▁role ▁as ▁Miss ▁W inst on ▁concluded ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁season , ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁public ly ▁revealed ▁their ▁relationship ▁after ▁the ▁NAS C AR ▁awards ▁ban quet ▁in ▁December . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Day ton a ▁ 5 0 0 , ▁a ▁year ▁to ▁the ▁day ▁from ▁their ▁encounter ▁in ▁victory ▁l ane , ▁Gordon ▁reserved ▁a ▁ban quet ▁hall ▁at ▁a ▁French ▁restaurant ▁in ▁Day ton a ▁Beach , ▁where ▁Gordon ▁proposed ▁to ▁Se ale y . ▁The