Jeff Gordon

Race car driver, Organization founder

1971 –

78

Who is Jeff Gordon?

Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon is a retired American professional stock car racing driver and currently the Vice Chairman of Hendrick Motorsports. He famously drove the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series, many years with sponsor Dupont Automotive Finishes and the pit crew dubbed, 'the Rainbow Warriors.'

Gordon started his racing career in the Busch Series with Hugh Connerty Racing, followed by Bill Davis Racing, winning three races, and joined Hendrick Motorsports in 1993. From 1995 to 2001, he has been a four-time Sprint Cup champion, and has won the Daytona 500 three times. He is third on the all-time Cup wins list, with 89 career wins, and has the most wins in NASCAR's modern era. Gordon's 74 pole positions lead all active drivers, and is third all-time; Gordon won at least one pole in 21 consecutive seasons, a NASCAR record. He is also the active iron man leader for consecutive races participated in with 742 as of the 2014 Quaker State 400. In 2009, Gordon became the first NASCAR driver to reach $100 million USD in career winnings.

In 1998, NASCAR named Gordon to its 50 Greatest Drivers list. Ten years later, in 2008, Terry Blount of ESPN ranked him tenth in the 25 greatest drivers of all-time. Foxsports.com named Gordon as the fifth-best NASCAR driver of all time.

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Born
Aug 4, 1971
Vallejo
Also known as
  • Jeffrey Michael Gordon
  • Wonder Boy
  • Rainbow Warrior
  • Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon
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Lived in
  • Pittsboro, IN

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on July 23, 2013

Modified by JokerGem
on April 16, 2023

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