Jeff Gordon gives fan one of his passenger cars

A California woman now has a car that used to be four-time Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon’s.

Gordon met a fan of his named Loraine at Sonoma over the summer. He signed the license plate to her old Jeff Gordon edition 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The car had been totaled when it caught on fire.

Here’s the car Loraine lost. I signed the tag for her @RaceSonoma. I got to hand her new keys at @citychevrolet. pic.twitter.com/6TE0Ww1M1d

— Jeff Gordon (@JeffGordonWeb) October 29, 2015

Gordon, who is retiring at the end of the season and moving to the broadcast booth, said Friday he was talking with his stepfather and they were deciding what to do with one of his cars that was in storage. And then he had an idea. He’d give the car to Loraine.

“I met her in June and immediately when I met her she shared her story with me,” Gordon said. “My heart went out to her and I could tell what a huge fan she was. Anybody that has that car, anyone that has the 24 Monte Carlo from 2003, you know they are a big fan. I felt for her and it just so happened that my stepfather and I were talking about one of our own cars that we had and had collected for many years. We had it in the warehouse and we were talking about what our plans were for that car.

“I said, ‘I have an idea’, if we can track down this lady that I met, I think that she deserves it and I wanted to give it to her. And as you saw, that is what we ended up doing. Of course it felt good, but more important was to see the smile on her face and to see the reaction. When you see one of your biggest fans get the opportunity and an experience that they will never forget – that is pretty much what life is all about in my opinion.”

Here’s the video of Gordon giving Loraine the car this week at City Chevrolet in Charlotte.