What Jeff Gordon Learned From Jimmie Johnson

Stacking Pennies with Corey LaJoie

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4.8 • 850 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Jeff Gordon joins Stacking Pennies to talk about what actually makes great drivers great, how Jimmie Johnson pushed him to evolve, why Hendrick got stronger when it stopped working in silos, what Darlington really feels like, and why sprint car talent doesn’t automatically translate to NASCAR. Plus Corey Day, the modern driver pipeline, Jeff’s career recalibration, and a few unreal stories from one of the legends of the sport.

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0:00.0	Hey friends, you're listening to Stack and Penny's.
0:01.9	Corley of Joy here alongside Ryan Flores, big guest coming in.
0:07.7	We have an empty chair right next to me that will soon be filled by none other than
0:10.8	Hall of Famer, Jeff Gordon.
0:12.9	Really looking forward to that conversation.
0:14.6	We break down Darlington and all things, HMS, all things NASCAR and Sprint Car Racing.
0:20.2	Let's just go ahead and get right into it.
0:21.4	Let's start stacking pennies.
0:29.7	Stagging them deep, selling them cheap.
0:32.3	I'd taste like gasoline, rubber, and victory.
0:35.5	We're out here, stagnant panties.
0:46.0	All right, guys, the moment in time has come.
0:49.3	Please welcome into an ounce of sunscarov, four-time Cup Series champion.
0:51.5	Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon.
0:52.9	Thank you, thank you.
0:54.3	Honored to be on the show.
0:54.9	Man, welcome. How's it been this?
0:55.7	I don't know how it's taking this long.
0:57.2	I know.
0:57.5	Every time I see it, you're actually one of the ones that reaches out. Like, hey, man, listen to your, you know, I hear you on Sirius X-M. Love what you guys are doing. So I'm like, hey, let's go. So I fired you off a text before Daytona.
1:09.1	I appreciate you lining it up because you're a very busy man.
1:12.4	Things are busy.
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