It was the second of two sprint cup series races held at the auto club speedway the other being the auto club 500 and in 2009 and 2010 it was run in october as part of the chase for the sprint cup. Nascars jeff gordon takes car salesman on terrifying ride for pepsi max prank. Nascar driver jeff gordon takes car salesman for wild ride. Jeff gordon may be fun to watch when hes racing in nascar, but its a little less fun when hes burning rubber behind the wheel of your car and you dont know its him. I didnt get in the cab imagining that jeff gordon is going to pick me up to prank. Jeff played the part of an exconvict cab driver who just happened to pick up travis. Jeff gordon fuel up pepsi racing nascar graphic t shirt. Nascar driver jeff gordon pranks blogger with test drive 2. The film served as part of a viral marketing advertising campaign to promote pepsi max.
Disguised as an excon turned cab driver, jeff gets some revenge on auto journalist travis okulski who cried fake on the original test drive. Mar 06, 2014 back in the spring of last year, the jeff gordon prank that was pulled for pepsi went viral, but it wasnt long for skeptics to call it a fake. Jeff gordon raceway in 2015, phoenix international raceway was renamed after gordon exclusively for the running of the quicken loans race for heroes 500 on november 15. Nascars jeff gordons test drive prank terrifies car salesman. In a new pepsi spot, gordon puts on an elaborate disguise facial hair, wrinkles and shows up at a car dealership to test drive a chevy camaro with an unsuspecting car salesman. Undercover jeff gordon takes car salesman on a wild test drive. Vintage 90s pepsi nascar winners circle jeff gordon racing tshirt mens size l. Nfl qb jared goff pranks unsuspecting college football team duration. Feb 27, 2014 racing champ jeff gordon pulls off priceless revenge prank. Jeff gordons alltime drive prank still makes us laugh every. Frentzen was born on 18 may 1967 in the west german city of. Fail factory best race drivers girls pranks of 2016 duration.
Meet malaysias very own professional racing champion and renowned drifter leona chin who has bagged several championship titles in several divisions across the globe. Last year the nascar driver disguised himself and took an unsuspecting car salesman on. Disguise as an everyday user of vehicles, if not a bit of a rube. Racing champion jeff gordon teams up with pepsi max to pull a prank on an unsuspecting automotive journalist who had questioned the authenticity of. Gordon gets in the driver seat with an unsuspecting used car salesman. Gordon and pepsi max now known as pepsi zero sugar collaborated in 20 to give a car dealership employee the ride. Feb 09, 2017 jeff gordons alltime drive prank still makes us laugh every time. It was just over a year ago today when the staff got a chance to ride in the 553 hp lexus lfa with professional driver scott pruett. Nascar driver jeff gordon gets revenge in pepsi max. The video, which has been viewed by more than 40 million on youtube, was widely derided as a stunt to promote pepsi max. Nascar driver takes unsuspecting car salesman for wild ride. So to prove the critics wrong, they did another one with jeff gordon. Jeff gordon has been driving fast and furious for over two decades, and this hilarious prank on an unsuspecting car salesman is no different the nascar superstar and recordholder began his career on the racetrack in the early 90s and quickly rose to become one of the mostrecognizable names in american racing history when the speed demon teamed up with pepsi for a sponsorship deal, the.
Racer girl pranks these impatient driving instructors with. Nascar champion pranks again in 2nd pepsi max video. Disguised jeff gordon takes reporter on wild ride to evade. The driver runs around and the first thing he says is i got you back. In the new ad, gordon dons an intense neck tattoo and poses as a taxi driver. Pepsi max ad featuring nascar star goes viral video. For whatever reason, i found gordon as a pompous, arrogant jerk with no sense of humor. Mar, 20 jeff gordon goes for a test drive that this car salesman wont soon forget. Having a small budget can result in some pretty awesome pranks, but having a company like pepsi as a sponsor and a professional race car driver as your accomplice and the results are freaking epic. Among the nonbelievers was travis okulski, deputy editor at jalopnik, who reached out to stuntmen, gathered evidence and was fairly vocal about proving that it wasnt professional race car driver.
It became incredibly popular, racking up more than 40 million views on youtube, but a lot of people believed in may have been faked obviously the dealership etc all knew, but did the. He is a fourtime nascar sprint cup series champion and a threetime daytona 500 winner. Jeff gordon gets revenge in new pepsi test drive prank ad. Pepsi and nascars jeff gordon pay back jalopnik editor.
Gordon, okulski and pepsi max state that the prank is real. Mar 14, 20 but despite the car salesmans mostly genuine surprise and the use of several curse words as the fourtime sprint cup champion pulled uturns and burnouts in the street car, jeff gordons prank is likely faked. Crazy old man driving prank rally driver petter solberg amg joar. Jeff gordon plays prank on terrified reporter with a phony. Watch sebastian vettel totally rip off jeff gordons test. The pepsi max 400 was a nascar sprint cup series stock car race held annually at the auto club speedway in fontana, california. Jeff gordon teamed up with pepsi max for test drive 2, a prank in which the nascar driver posed as a taxi driver and took a reporter on a wild police car chase. Pepsi wasnt happy about all the doubt, so they colluded with jeff and a cop to prank one of the automotive journalists of jalopnik, travis okulski, who openly called the video fake. Nascar driver jeff gordon gets revenge in pepsi max commercial. Dp charles papert on pepsi maxs latest hidden camera prank. We shot the spot over two days in concord, north carolina, just down the road from the charlotte motor speedway. Jeff gordons latest pepsi max car prank is hilarious. Yesterday pepsi released an ad featuring jeff gordon terrifying a used car salesman by taking him on a vomit inducing test drive. Nascar driver jeff gordon takes car salesman for wild ride in.
When a nascar champion is shopping for a used camaro, something must be up. Jeff gordon is back to his old prankster tricks again. The latest example is pepsi and nascars jeff gordon putting out a video on youtube of the race car driver pranking an unsuspecting car. Jeff gordon pranks car dealer in test drive pepsi ad video. Mar 05, 2014 putting an unsuspecting car blogger in the back as nascar driver jeff gordon flees the cops. Jeff gordon gets revenge in new pepsi test drive prank ad time. This time the victim is with one of the most critical journalists that wrote about their first prank. I have no doubt that gordon is an excellent driver, but i. Undercover jeff gordon takes car salesman on wild test. Pepsi max jeff gordon commercial prank drive youtube. The film was directed by peter atencio and stars nascar driver jeff gordon. Jeffery michael jeff gordon is an american former professional stock car racing driver, currently an announcer for fox nascar, and a top executive for hendrick motorsports. To believe this video really captured a prank played on an unsuspecting car lot. Feb 27, 2014 a year ago jeff gordon took an unsuspecting car salesman on a hairy testdrive.
I directed this video for pepsi s zero calorie soda brand starring nascar driver jeff gordon, featuring him taking a hapless salesman on a hiddencamera prank test drive in a chevy camaro. Feb 27, 2014 last year, jeff gordon and the folks at pepsi max put out a youtube clip that showed an incognito gordon taking a car salesman for a nascarlike test drivejoy ride through an abandoned parking lot. The film was released through pepsi s youtube channel on march 12, 20. The subsequent ride around a parking lot may cause you to see your life flash before your eyesand let out some expletives. Last year the nascar driver disguised himself and took an unsuspecting car salesman on a wild test drive in a viral ad for pepsi. Mar 14, 20 the race car driver took one car salesman on the ride of his life. Disguised jeff gordon takes reporter on wild ride to evade cops new, 3 comments jeff gordon went undercover as a cab driver to pull a prank on. Requesting to test drive a 2009 chevrolet camaro, gordon gets in the driver seat with an unsuspecting used car salesman. Back in the spring of last year, the jeff gordon prank that was pulled for pepsi went viral, but it wasnt long for skeptics to call it a fake. Jeff gordon addresses nascar tire tampering allegations.
Mar 21, 20 jeff gordon, a professional race car driver, decided to play a little prank on an unsuspecting car salesman for what hopes to be a viral advertisement for pepsi. How does someone have such great driving skills when all they do is. That jeff gordon terrifying a car salesman pepsi ad is. Combining a crazy prank, a fastdriven sports car and a pro driver gave this pepsi commercial the edge it needed to go viral extremely fast. Extreme pepsi max commercial prank with nascar jeff gordon so funny test drive. Pepsi and nascars jeff gordon pay back jalopnik editor with cop car chase prank. Mar 12, 20 nascars jeff gordon takes car salesman on terrifying ride for pepsi max prank gabe. Get the best deals on jeff gordon nascar action figures when you shop the largest online selection at.
The first, albeit short, clue is the disclaimer at the 23second marker, which reads closed course. Jeff gordon has just about seen it all behind the wheel of his iconic no. Nascar driver takes unsuspecting car salesman for wild ride in pepsi ad. Jeffery michael jeff gordon born august 4, 1971 is a retired american stock car racing driver and current racing analyst for fox nascar. Test drive 2 jeff gordon takes reporter for a wild ride youtube. This pepsi prank with nascar drive jeff gordon hits close to home for us at. Extreme pepsi max commercial prank with nascar jeff gordon. Jeff gordon pranks car dealer in test drive pepsi ad.
Pepsi max and jeff gordon test drive prank, grande prairie auto. The latest example is pepsi and nascars jeff gordon putting out a video on youtube of the race car driver pranking an unsuspecting car salesman. Jeff gordon, a professional race car driver, decided to play a little prank on an unsuspecting car salesman for what hopes to be a viral advertisement for pepsi. Extreme pepsi max commercial prank with nascar jeff gordon so.
And this week were going back to that time jeff gordon pulled off one of the greatest pranks ever. Jeff gordon addresses nascar tire tampering allegations more popular racer says hes concerned by the investigation into bleeding, a technique used to gain a. Pepsi max has released this video, which will take your breath away. Feb 27, 2014 a promotional spot for the pepsi max soft drink. Heinzharald frentzen born 18 may 1967, nicknamed hhf, is a german former racing driver. According to several reports, the commercial was shot at. Jeffery michael gordon born august 4, 1971 is an american former professional stock car racing driver, currently an announcer for fox nascar, and a top executive for hendrick motorsports. Mar 12, 20 in a new pepsi spot, gordon puts on an elaborate disguise facial hair, wrinkles and shows up at a car dealership to test drive what appears to be a chevy camaro with an unsuspecting car. After putting on a show as a clueless car saleswoman, leona took the car shoppers. Feb 27, 2014 jeff gordon, pepsi release sequel to viral hit test drive video. Remember that pepsi ad where an unsuspecting car salesman was taken for a wild test drive by nascar driver jeff gordon.
Pepsi s first prank was criticized on the internet to be a fake. J eff gordon is back to his old prankster tricks again. Gordon is appearing in a super bowl commercial for pepsi, and he is in the commercial with another driver. Jeff gordon plays prank on terrified reporter with a phony police chase. Nascars jeff gordon takes car salesman on terrifying ride. He finished runnerup in the 1997 formula one world drivers championship, driving for williams early career.
Spending more than half my life as a nascar and dale earnhardt jr. Riding along with gordon and the salesman is a prominently displayed can of pepsi max. About a year ago, pepsi max teamed up with one of the most successful nascar drivers of all time, jeff gordon, to play a prank on an unsuspecting car salesman. Jeff gordons alltime drive prank still makes us laugh. Jalopnik writer travis okulski, who was among those. Nascar driver takes unsuspecting car salesman for wild. Tony stewart shows off his absurd car collection to jeff gordon around the track duration. Feb, 2015 similar to a stunt that pepsi did twice with race car driver jeff gordon taking unsuspecting passengers for the ride of their lives, ford decides to put their own twist on this stunt, literally in a video they call speed dating. Long before undercover lyft was even a thing, gordon and pepsi max now known as pepsi zero sugar collaborated in 20 to give a car dealership employee the ride of his life. We continue now with nascar great jeff gordon pulling off a highspeed prank in his new pepsi max ad. The race car driver took one car salesman on the ride of his life. He was born in vallejo, california, raised in pittsboro, indiana, and currently lives in charlotte, north carolina. The spot features jeff gordon a professional stock car racing driver in disguised.
This test drive video showing nascar champion jeff gordon going. Pepsi cola allrecipes race cars transportation racing vehicles food drag race cars rolling stock. Racing champion jeff gordon teams up with pepsi max to pull a prank on an unsuspecting automotive journalist who had questioned the authenticity of the original test drive. Make offer jeff gordon 2003 dupont series 1 mcfarlane figurine with pepsi bottle. Marc weinberg race car driver scares car salesman during.
Disguised by a makeup team, nascar champion jeff gordon strolls onto the lot of a used car dealership claiming to be a minivan driver named mike. To get even, gordon and pepsi decided to prank the journalist, travis okulski, with another, even crazier driving stunt. Mar 12, 20 nascar driver jeff gordon went undercover to test drive a 5th generation camaro during a promotional prank for pepsi max. Nascar driver jeff gordon pranks blogger with test drive. Gordon started his professional racing career in the busch series with hugh connerty racing, followed by bill davis racing, winning three races. Test drive jeff gordon and pepsi max go to a car dealership where a disguised jeff gordon takes an unsuspecting car salesman on the test drive of his life. Racing champ jeff gordon pulls off priceless revenge prank. Nascar driver jeff gordon went undercover to test drive a 5th generation camaro during a promotional prank for pepsi. Jeff takes the unaware man to a ride of his lifetime. But once he and a car dealer hit the road, the poor mans heart almost stops. How jeff gordon scared the crap out of me with this epic prank. I have no doubt that gordon is an excellent driver, but i was told that brad.
See more ideas about jeff gordon car, jeff gordon and jeff gordon nascar. The commercial was quickly labeled fake by an observant reporter from the auto publication jalopnik. It was only after the supposedly test drive that her true identity was finally revealed. Nascar s jeff gordon pranks used car salesman with. He pretends to be a potential customer and takes a car for a test drive nothing suspicious. Jeff gordon commercial test drive 2 pepsi max prank. Video shows jeff gordon pranking a car salesman with a wild test drive. Mitsubishi wanted to spread the word about their new sporty pickup truck, so they hired malaysian race car driver leona chin to give some unexpected car shoppers a crazy experience.
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