Wax statue of Gordon set


March 10, 2006 at 12:00a.m.


LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Madame Tussauds was set to unveil a life-size wax statue of four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon this week, adding Gordon to its SPEED attraction at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. SPEED is an interactive attraction dedicated to auto racing. It was opened in August 2005 with a $200,000 wax figure of the late Dale Earnhardt, a seven-time NASCAR champion.