Jeff Gordon to come out of retirement

Jeff Gordon

Four-time Cup champion Jeff Gordon said Wednesday that “I’m coming out of retirement" to compete in Sunday’s eNASCAR Pro Invitational Series iRacing event at a virtual Talladega Superspeedway.

The race will be at 1 p.m. ET Sunday on Fox, FS1 and the Fox Sports App. It will be Gordon’s first start in the series.

Gordon made the announcement Wednesday night during FS1’s iRacing program.

.@JeffGordonWeb IS GOING IRACING AT @TalladegaSuperS!!

Sunday at 1p ET on FOX, FS1 and the FOX Sports App. pic.twitter.com/TOQ6uCkJS5

— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) April 23, 2020