Jeff Gordon facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Jeffery Michael Gordon |
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Born | August 4, 1971 Vallejo, California, U.S. |
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Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) | ||||||
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NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
Car no., team | 24 – Hendrick Motorsports | ||||||
2015 position | 4th | ||||||
Best finish | 1st – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | ||||||
First race | 1992 Hooters 500 (Atlanta) | ||||||
First win | 1994 Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is a retired professional American race car driver in NASCAR. He is a four-time Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup) Series champion, and a three-time Daytona 500 winner. When he drove in NASCAR, he was the driver of the #24 Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports. His main sponsor was AARP Drive to End Hunger, though his earlier sponsor was DuPont. He has 93 career wins, the third most of all NASCAR drivers. He and Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick are the owners of Jimmie Johnson's #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, who has won five championships in a row from 2006 to 2010. Gordon has appeared in various popular media, including a self-titled video game, Jeff Gordon XS Racing. He also appeared on the covers of NASCAR 98, NASCAR Thunder 2002, NASCAR 09, and NASCAR 06: Total Team Control with Jimmie Johnson. Gordon also was in Gran Turismo 5 to help players in NASCAR driving. In 2015, Gordon decided he was going to retire from driving in NASCAR. In 2016, Gordon will work for Fox Sports to help broadcast NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.. He currently works in the booth with Mike Joy and Darrell Waltrip
Images for kids
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Gordon's Bill Davis Racing Busch Series car on display in the Martin Auto Museum
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Gordon drove this 2015 Corvette Z06 as the honorary pace car driver for the 99th Indianapolis 500