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Name: Jeff Gordon - Jeffery Michael Gordon
Sport: Race Car Driver - Nascar
Date of Birth: August 4th, 1971
Hometown: Vallejo, California
Marital Status: Ingrid Vandebosch

Jeff Gordon started his racing career at a young age, and soon grew to be one of the most popular NASCAR drivers in the sport. He’s 36 years old, and has already accumulated almost 90 Million Dollars in his career. Since his debut Winston Cup race in 1993, Gordon has continued to climb the ladder of success in racing.

Childhood:

When Jeff Gordon was 5 years old, he began racing quarter midgets, a form of racing in which the car is one quarter of the size (hence the name) of regular midget race cars. These cars were meant for dirt tracks, but could reach about 45 miles per hour. Jeff caught the racing bug, and his family moved out to California to help launch his career.

Professional Career:

Gordon joined the United States Auto Club (USAC) at 16, and was the youngest person to do so at that time. He raced his first full season in the Winston Cup for Hendrick Motorsports, and he won a Daytona 500 qualifying race. In this same year, he was awarded Rookie of the Year.

In 1994, Gordon won the Lowe’s Motor Speedway in the Coca Cola 600, which is NASCAR’s longest and hardest race. He began paving the way for younger potential racers to achieve their goals in NASCAR.

1998 marks one of the best seasons that Gordon has ever had. He tied Richard Petties record for 13 wins in a single season, and it was his third consecutive year to win over 10 races.

The following year, he attempted to form a race team called Gordon/Evernham Motorsports. It survived only one year. After that, the team was named JG Motorsports.

From 2000 to 2006, Gordon’s career remained steadily victorious. He gained 26 wins in the 6 years, and was in the top 5s over 60 times. In 2006, Jeff collected over 7 million dollars in winnings.

In 2007, Gordon had 6 victories, and hit his mark of 80 career victories on October 7th, 2007, and he has won over $89,397,060 in earnings to present. He is one of the best paid athletes in all of sports.

Major Events:

Jeff Gordon has seen success in many areas, but some of his main peaks in his career are centered on the Winston Cup, which he has been champion of 4 times. He was the Winston Cup Champion in 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2001.

Achievements:

The following are a list of the 81 wins that Gordon has achieved. Starting from the most recent to the earliest:

2007 -    Bank of America 500
2007 -    UAW Ford 500            
2007 -    Pocono 500      
2007 -    Dodge Avenger 500    
2007 -    Aaron’s 499      
2007 -    Subway Fresh Fit 500              
2006 -    Toyota/SaveMart 350              
2006 -    USG Sheetrock 400     
2005 -    Subway 500     
2005 -    Aaron’s 499      
2005 -    Advance Auto Parts 500         
2005 -    Daytona 500    
2004 -    Brickyard 400              
2004 -    Pepsi 400          
2004 -    Dodge/Save Mart 350
2004 -    Auto Club 500             
2004 -    Aaron’s 499      
2003 -    Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500    
2003 -    Subway 500     
2003 -    Virginia 500     
2002 -    Protection One 400      
2002 -    Mountain Dew Southern 500              
2002 -    Sharpie 500      
2001 -    Protection One 400
2001 -    Global Crossing at the Glen     
2001 -    Brickyard 400              
2001 -    Kmart 400        
2001 -    MBNA Platinum 400   
2001 -    UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400     
2000 -    Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400
2000 -    Save Mart / Kragen 350
2000 -    DieHard 500    
1999 -    UAW-GM Quality 500            
1999 -    NAPA Autocare 500   
1999 -    Frontier at the Glen      
1999 -    Save Mart/Kragen 350
1999 -    California 500              
1999 -    Cracker Barrell 500      
1999 -    Daytona 500    
1998 -    NAPA 500       
1998 -    A/C Delco 400             
1998 -    Pepsi 400          
1998 -    Pepsi Southern 500      
1998 -    CMT 300          
1998 -    Pepsi 400          
1998 -    The Bud at the Glen    
1998 -    Brickyard 400              
1998 -    Pennsylvania 500         
1998 -    Save Mart/Kragen 350
1998 -    Coca-Cola 600             
1998 -    Food City 500              
1998 -    GM Goodwrench Service Plus 400
1997 -    CMT 300
1997 -    Mountain Dew Southern 500              
1997 -    The Bud at the Glen    
1997 -    California 500              
1997 -    Pocono 500      
1997 -    Coca-Cola 600             
1997 -    Goody’s Headache Powder 500          
1997 -    Food City 500              
1997 -    Goodwrench Service 400        
1997 -    Daytona 500    
1996 -    Tyson Holly Farms 400            
1996 -    Hanes 500        
1996 -    MBNA 400      
1996 -    Mountain Dew Southern 500              
1996 -    DieHard 500    
1996 -    UAW-GM Teamwork 500       
1996 -    Miller 500         
1996 -    Food City 500              
1996 -    TranSouth Financial 400          
1996 -    Pontiac Excitement 400           
1995 -    MBNA 500      
1995 -    Mountain Dew Southern 500              
1995 -    Slick 50 300     
1995 -    Pepsi 400          
1995 -    Food City 500              
1995 -    Purolator 500   
1995 -    Goodwrench 500         
1994 -    Brickyard 400              
1994 -    Coca-Cola 600

Website:

www.JeffGordon.com