Jeff Gordon and wife, Ingrid, expecting their second child
Jeff Gordon confirmed Thursday that his wife, Ingrid, is pregnant with their second child.
The baby is due in August, Gordon said.
The news comes on the heels of Jimmie Johnson announcing last month that he and his wife, Chandra, are expecting their first child in July. Carl Edwards’ wife, Kate, is expected to give birth to their first child in the next week.
Elliott Sadler and his wife are also expecting a child later this year.
“I don’t know what’s going on in our sport right now,” Gordon quipped at NASCAR Media Day. “We’re really excited. We were hoping to be able to add a second [child] to our family, and now we’re able to make that a reality.”
Gordon and Ingrid had their first child in 2007.
“Ella is excited about being a big sister,” Gordon said. “She can’t stop talking about it at home.”
Gordon said he is not trying to outrun Johnson, his teammate, in the baby department.
“When he told me his news, I was like, ‘Wow.’ I kinda had an idea that they were interested in starting a family,” Gordon said. “We had been talking to some of our friends that we would like to have a second, and it was shortly after that that we realized that we were pregnant as well.”
