Jeff Gordon

Jeff Gordon
Gordon in 2015
Born	Jeffery Michael Gordon (1971-08-04) August 4, 1971 (age 45) Vallejo, California
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg)
Achievements	1995, 1997, 1998, 2001 Winston Cup Series Champion 2017 Rolex 24 at Daytona overall winner 1991 USAC Silver Crown Series Champion 1990 USAC National Midget Series Champion 1997, 1999, 2005 Daytona 500 Winner 1994, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2014 Brickyard 400 Winner 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2007 Southern 500 Winner 1994, 1997, 1998 Coca-Cola 600 Winner 1995, 1997, 2001 Sprint All-Star Race Winner 1994, 1997 Advance Auto Parts Clash Winner
Awards	1993 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year 1991 Busch Series Rookie of the Year 2009 National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame inductee 2009 Silver Buffalo Award recipient 2012 Heisman Humanitarian Award recipient Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) See other awards and honors below
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career
805 races run over 25 years
2016 position	38th
Best finish	1st (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001)
First race	1992 Hooters 500 (Atlanta)
Last race	2016 Goody's Fast Relief 500 (Martinsville)
First win	1994 Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)
Last win	2015 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles 93 477 81
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
73 races run over 5 years
2000 position	57th
Best finish	4th (1992)
First race	1990 AC-Delco 200 (Rockingham)
Last race	2000 Miami 300 (Homestead)
First win	1992 Atlanta 300 (Atlanta)
Last win	2000 Miami 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles 5 32 12
Statistics current as of October 30, 2016.

Jeff Gordon
Gordon with first wife Brooke
Born	Jeffery Michael Gordon (1971-08-04) August 4, 1971 (age 45) Vallejo, California, U.S.
Residence	Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Former NASCAR driver (1990–2015) Founder of Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation (1999–present) Co-owner of No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (2001–present) Color analyst for Fox NASCAR (2015–present)
Home town	Pittsboro, Indiana, U.S.
Salary	$18.2 million
Spouse(s)	Brooke Sealey (m. 1994–2003) Ingrid Vandebosch (m. 2006)
Children	Ella Sofia (b. 2007) Leo Benjamin (b. 2010)
Parent(s)	William Gordon Carol Bickford
Relatives	James Bickford (cousin)
Website	jeffgordon.com
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Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is a retired American professional driver and currently an announcer for Fox NASCAR. He formerly drove the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in 23 full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series seasons between 1993 and 2015, and served as a substitute driver for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in select races during the 2016 season.

Gordon started his professional racing career in the Busch Series with Hugh Connerty Racing, followed by Bill Davis Racing, winning three races, and began racing full-time in the Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports in 1993. He is a four-time Sprint Cup champion, having won the title in 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2001. He also won the Daytona 500 three times in 1997, 1999, and 2005. He is third on the all-time Cup wins list with 93 career wins, the most in NASCAR's modern era (1972–present). Gordon's 81 pole positions led all active drivers and is third all-time; Gordon won at least one pole in 23 consecutive seasons, making this a NASCAR record. He was also the active "iron man" leader for consecutive races participated in with 797 through the 2015 season.