Gordon added to lineup for Fan Fest on Jan. 17 at DIS

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Three-time Daytona 500 winner Jeff Gordon is the latest driver added to the driver appearance schedule for the annual Preseason Thunder Fan Fests at historic Daytona International Speedway on Jan. 16-17.

Gordon, a four-time Cup Series champion and driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, will make his appearance during the noon-4 p.m. session on Jan. 17.

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Other additions and changes to the schedule include 2008 Cup Series runner-up Carl Edwards moving to the Jan. 16 evening session and Marcos Ambrose appearing in the Jan. 17 evening session.

Drivers scheduled to make appearances on Jan. 16 beginning at 6 p.m. include Edwards, defending Daytona 500 winner Ryan Newman, two-time Cup Series champion Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton, Kyle Busch, Reed Sorenson, Aric Almirola, Casey Mears, Greg Biffle, Travis Kvapil, David Gilliland, 1995 Truck Series champion Mike Skinner and Jon Wes Townley.

Scheduled to appear on Jan. 17 during the noon-4 p.m. session include Gordon, three-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, 2003 Cup Series champion Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin, David Ragan, Colin Braun, Erik Darnell, Paul Menard and Alex Garcia.

In the 4-8 p.m. session on Jan. 17, drivers scheduled to appear include Ambrose, former Daytona 500 winners Dale Earnhardt Jr., Michael Waltrip and Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski and three-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday.

Tickets are $15 with autograph session availability limited to only 100 people per driver in advance. To purchase tickets and request access to the special autograph sessions, call 1-800-PITSHOP. Gordon's autograph session availability will go on sale at 9 a.m. ET on Jan. 5.

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• Preseason Thunder set: Fan Fests on Jan. 16-17