Jeff Gordon, Ray Evernham named as NASCAR All-Star Race dignitaries
Jeff Gordon and Ray Evernham will serve as dignitaries for the 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race, North Wilkesboro Speedway said Thursday.
Gordon will be the honorary pace car driver and Evernham will be the honorary starter.
In the last NASCAR race at North Wilkesboro, in September 1996, Gordon won with Evernham as his crew chief.
“Jeff Gordon and Ray Evernham are recognized as one of the most successful driver/crew-chief duos of all-time, capturing three championships and winning 47 races together. Jeff and Ray took the last NASCAR checkered flag at North Wilkesboro in 1996, and now we are honored they will team up again to lead the field to green for a historic NASCAR All-Star Race,” said Speedway Motorsports President and CEO Marcus Smith.
The duo join Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip as pre-race dignitaries. Petty and Waltrip are co-grand marshals for the race.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
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