TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) -Jeff Gordon announced Tuesday that his wife is expecting a baby boy, though the four-time NASCAR champion won't push his son into racing.
``Whatever is going to be their passion in life, I want to support that,'' Gordon said during a break during testing at Talladega Superspeedway. ``If it's racing, I'll support that.''
The baby, due in August, will be the second child for Gordon and his Belgian wife, Ingrid. Their daughter, Ella, will be 3 in June.
The couple learned the baby's gender last week.
``For us, the ultimate was having a boy and a girl,'' Gordon said. ``We want two, and we want both. We were going to be totally content and fine, and stop even if it was a girl.''
Gordon is part of a baby boom this season in NASCAR. Elliott Sadler and Carl Edwards became first-time fathers last month, and four-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson is expecting the birth of his first child in July.
Juan Pablo Montoya's wife is expecting their third child in July.
