NASCAR and race teams are still without a charter agreement for the 2025 Cup Series season, but Jeff Gordon remains “optimistic” about the process. Gordon, vice chairman for Hendrick Motorsports, spoke to reporters ahead of this Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and said he feels the teams have crafted a proposal that’s very “fair” for both NASCAR and teams. “I’ve had a lot of optimism through this whole process,” Gordon said, via Dustin Long of NBC Sports. “It’s been a long process, much longer than I anticipated. There were times that I thought we were making great progr…