Jeff Gordon and supermodel changed the tenor of NASCAR.

Byline: David Whitley

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. _ Throw away the redneck joke book for good. NASCAR officially has arrived.

Its good ol' boy image breathed its last smoky breath last week. Jeff Gordon announced he was engaged to . . .

Ingrid Vandebosch?

She's from Belgium. Occupation: Supermodel.

Somewhere, Fireball Roberts is doing doughnuts in his grave.

This is going to take a little getting used to. After all, what kind of men marry Belgian supermodels? Rock stars. Formula One playboys. Donald Trump.

Now NASCAR's leading man is wedding a woman you'd expect to see on James Bond's arm? Let's see the NFL top that. …