Jeff Gordon says Tom Cruise 'wants Days of Thunder 2'

Gordon was with Cruise during the red carpet premiere of "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning" earlier and the week, and the two have crossed paths plenty of times before. In December 2015, Cruise surprised Gordon at the NASCAR Awards Ceremony before Gordon made a speech following his final full-time season. 

It also makes sense that Gordon, who now serves as the vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports, would potentially be involved in the project. During the production of "Days of Thunder," Hendrick Motorsports built the cars used during the filming of the movie. 

"Top Gun's" sequel came out 36 years after the original 1986 film, so it wouldn't be surprising to see Cruise reprise the role of Cole Trickle over three-and-a-half decades removed from the 1990 release of "Days of Thunder."