Jeff Gordon pranks a car salesman

George Bright · **Posted:** Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:55 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5mHPo2yDG8&feature=player_embedded

Pete Guthrie · **Posted:** Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:44 pm

the cops should have come, that would be soooooooo funny, if when he pulls off the beard and jeff gordon. He got punked by Jeff Gordon. :lol:

RodneyWright · **Posted:** Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:50 pm

George Bright wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5mHPo2yDG8&feature=player_embedded

Watched it 3 times. The look on the salesman face is priceless..... Thanks for sharing!! :mrgreen:

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

I'm gonna go do this on Friday. Anyone want to record it?

Andrew Jonell · **Joined:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:43 pm **Posts:** 1350

I hope you have a full film crew and a NASCAR test driver with you.

I like the 2009 Camaro. You know, the one with the new 2013 interior that comes with the cupholder from a truck stop.

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Thu Mar 14, 2013 8:20 am

RodneyWright wrote:

The look on the salesman face is priceless..... Thanks for sharing!! :mrgreen:

Agreed. Yes, it was staged, but I thinking everyone BUT the salesman was in on the gag. He looked to scared sh*tless. My thought the entire time was "I'd love to see Randy Melton do this!"

clinehall · **Posted:** Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:01 am

Vincent Keene wrote:

RodneyWright wrote:

The look on the salesman face is priceless..... Thanks for sharing!! :mrgreen:

Agreed. Yes, it was staged, but I thinking everyone BUT the salesman was in on the gag. He looked to scared sh*tless. My thought the entire time was "I'd love to see Randy Melton do this!"

Don't give him any ideas!

Richard Casto · **Posted:** Thu Mar 14, 2013 10:12 am

It is funny. I know I am sucking the fun out of this, but I tend to think it was 100% staged, including the sales guy. Does anyone think that Pepsi's corporate counsel wouldn't be thinking about this scenario...

Quote:

Springfield, Middle America: A Springfield car salesman who sustained injuries during the filming of a Pepsi commercial is reported to be seeking unspecified damages from PepsiCo, General Motors and NASCAR. The commercial in question was staged as a stunt in which unsuspecting salesman Gil Gunderson was to be taken on a high speed joy ride in a Chevy Camaro by NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon all the while being filmed by a series of hidden cameras. Gordon was disguised to appear as an ordinary customer who gives the impression that he has no experience with performance vehicles. At the end of the staged scenario Gordon was to expose his real identity. However during filming the car unexpectedly crashed into a metal pole at a nearby warehouse parking lot. Gunderson was taken to Burns Memorial hospital with what we reported as head and neck injuries.

PepsiCo spokesperson Dave Shutton said “We didn’t plan for the accident to happen. For authenticity purposes, Gil wasn’t in on the joke. We wanted to see real fear on the hidden cameras. But we thought it would be fine as Gil is known to be a big NASCAR and Jeff Gordon fan and that he would appreciate the joke once it was all over.” Lionel Hutz who is representing Gunderson said that his client isn’t commenting, but he did say that his client did not willingly participate in the stunt, had not signed any releases, and in fact asked multiple times during the stunt for the driver to stop prior to the crash. Hutz even suggested that criminal kidnapping charges should have been filed against Gordon and the film crew, but that he expects to find restitution in civil court. Sources close to Gunderson say that he plans to sue for a Gazillion dollars.

Richard

Andrew Jonell · **Joined:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:43 pm **Posts:** 1350

To rain on everybody's parade AND link to a Gawker Media page... http://jalopnik.com/that-jeff-gordon-te ... -453519481

Richard Casto · **Posted:** Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:21 am

Andrew Jonell wrote:

To rain on everybody's parade AND link to a Gawker Media page... http://jalopnik.com/that-jeff-gordon-te ... -453519481

RamVennam · **Joined:** Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:31 pm **Posts:** 132

lol @ one of the comments
"I knew it wasn't Jeff Gordon because the driver turned the steering wheel both ways. "

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Thu Mar 14, 2013 1:13 pm

RamVennam wrote:

lol @ one of the comments
"I knew it wasn't Jeff Gordon because the driver turned the steering wheel both ways. "

Ironic since Jeff Gordon is one the few good road racers in NASCAR.

Pete Guthrie · **Posted:** Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:16 pm

I like Robby gordon.. but i like off road racing more than oval.Hey Vincent, since wilson is right near you... Are you going to come to the rallycross with the general?

Richard Casto · **Posted:** Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:58 pm

Similar concept, but done differently. Ford Fusion commercial...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nRGmAcnThk

Fake, or not. I think it is a better execution. I watch it and think "Ford". I watch the other commercial and I don't think "Pepsi"

Richard

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