Jeff Gordon is a professional NASCAR driver who races for Hendrick Motorsports. He drives the Number 24 Chevrolet Impala sponsored by DuPont. His first NASCAR race was in 1992 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, which also happened to be the final race in the career of 7-time NASCAR Cup champion Richard Petty.http://hendrickmotorsports.com/Jeff-Gordon-DuPont-Racing-Team-24_dBio.asp?team=2&pers=29
A native of Vallejo, California, Gordon spent the latter half of his childhood in Pittsboro, Indiana. When he was 5 years old, his stepfather constructed a racetrack on a converted fairground in Vallejo. After winning hundreds of races over the next several years, his family moved to Pittsboro when Gordon was 13 years old in order to give him a better chance to sharpen his racing skills.http://www.nascar.com/news/headlines/cup/gordon.j.bio/
Career
Jeff Gordon has been racing as a member of Hendrick Motorsports since his rookie year in 1993.http://hendrickmotorsports.com/Jeff-Gordon-DuPont-Racing-Team-24_dBio.asp?team=2&pers=29 His current teammates at Hendrick include Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and four-time defending Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson.http://hendrickmotorsports.com/teams.asp
In Gordon's 18 years of NASCAR driving, he has won 82 Cup races, which ranks sixth all-time in NASCAR history. Among those wins are 4 times at the Brickyard 400 and 3 times at the Daytona 500. He has won ten or more races in a season 3 times. Additionally, he has started from the pole in 68 races, which is 4th all-time.http://jeffgordon.com/aboutjeff/
Gordon won Rookie of the Year in 1993, finishing 14th in Series points. Two years later, he finished atop the Series Cup standings, becoming the youngest Cup Series champion in the modern era of NASCAR. He has won 3 more Cup Series championships since then, including consecutively in 1997 and 1998. http://hendrickmotorsports.com/Jeff-Gordon-DuPont-Racing-Team-24_dBio.asp?team=2&pers=29 His four total Cup championships tie him with Jimmie Johnson for 3rd on the all-time NASCAR list behind Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt, both of whom are seven-time champions.http://www.nascar.com/news/headlines/cup/gordon.j.bio/
Jeff Gordon Interview
Jeff Gordon started racing when he was a young boy in California. He is a 4-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and has 82 total checkered flags. He reveals his thoughts at his name's being in a rap song and his comfort at being in front of the camera. He also opens up about how he met his wife Ingrid.
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Fast Facts
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Date of birth
August 4, 1971
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Birthplace
Vallejo, CA
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Other Hometown
Pittsboro, IN
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NASCAR Cup Series Championships
4 (1995, 1997-98, 2001)
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Race team
Hendrick Motorsports
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Year Racing
18 (1992- ?)
