Jeff Gordon...NASCAR's Newest Legend!

Jeff Gordon, Driver of the # 24 DuPont Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Date of Birth: 8/4/1971 Hometown: Vallejo, Calif.
Car Owner: Rick Hendrick Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Crew Chief: Steve Letarte Primary Sponsor: DuPont

Gordon went on to race 650 horsepower sprint cars where, in 1986, Gordon captured his first win at the KC Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio.

At 19 years of age Jeff Gordon became the youngest USAC National Midget Champion in history. He then went on to become the youngest Silver Crown winner, after winning the USAC dirt title.

In 1991 Gordon attended the Buck Baker's driving school at North Carolina Speedway Gordon which led him to stock car racing. In 1992, Gordon began racing in the NASCAR Busch Series,and winning 3 races during his first season.

In 1993, Gordon moved into the Winston Cup Series, where he earned Rookie of the Year honors. Gordon won his first Cup title in 1995, followed by 3 more Nextel Cup Champion titles in 1997, 1998 and 2001.

• 2005 -Finished 11th in series points. ... Won four races, including his third Daytona 500, and the season sweep at Martinsville Speedway. ... 4th win came in May at Talladega Superspeedway ... Jeff finished with eight top-fives, 14 top-10s and two poles. ... Rebounded from a subpar season - for him - to finish 11th, earning more than $1 million, including a $250,000 bonus.

• 2004 -Gordon finished third in series points, only 16 points behind champion Kurt Busch. ... He won five races, including two back-to-back victory performances: Talladega/California in the spring, and Infineon/Daytona in the summer. Fifth win of season was the a fourth Brickyard 400 victory, making Gordon one of only four drivers to win four races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway; four-time Indy 500 winners A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears and Al Unser are the others. ... Six poles was series' 2nd-best total behind Ryan Newman's nine. ... Jeff led in points for four weeks, including the opening week of the Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup. During Chase, never was lower than third in the standings.

• 2003 -Finished fourth in series points.... Won three races, sweeping Martinsville’s two events and winning at Atlanta in the fall. ... The second Martinsville win and the win at Atlanta came on consecutive weeks, the 14th time he had registered consecutive wins. ... Won poles at both Martinsville races, at Watkins Glen and at Bristol’s summer race. ... Climbed to second in the NASCAR Top 10 after finishing second at Chicago in July, but finished 24th (New Hampshire) and 36th (Pocono) the next two weeks to drop from serious contention

• 2002 - Jeff Gordon recorded 3 wins, including his 60th career Winston Cup win at Darlington, 3 poles, 13 top-five and 20 top-10 finishes. He also recorded his 300th career Winston Cup start at Texas and broke the $50 million mark for career prize winnings. Jeff led a team of 3 American drivers to a victory in the Race of Champions in Gran Canaria, Spain.

• 2001 - Gordon won the 2001 Winston Cup championship, becoming only the third driver to win four championships in a career. He also led the Winston Cup Series in several statistical categories: Wins (6), Poles (6), Top-5's (18), Top-10's (24), Races Led (25), Laps Led (2,032). Jeff became the first Winston Cup driver to earn $10 million in a single season prize winnings. Also won both The Winston (Winston Cup's all-star event) and the Brickyard 400 for a third time.

• 2000 - Jeff Gordon became the youngest driver in Winston Cup history to achieve 50 career wins. Won three races in 2000 at Talladega, Richmond, and Sears Point where he set a record for six straight road course victories. Tallied 11 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes along with three poles. Finished ninth in Winston Cup points.

• 1999 - Jeff Gordon was the youngest driver to win the Daytona 500 twice and finished the 1999 season with seven victories becoming the first driver to win the most races for five straight years. Also won the most poles with seven and led the most laps with 1,320. Finished the season sixth in points and had 18 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes.

• 1998 - Gordon won the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup championship. Significant accomplishments during 1998: 13 victories, seven poles, 26 top-five and 28 top-10 finishes. First driver to win the Brickyard 400 twice. Won the "Winston No Bull Five" twice. Tied two modern era records with 13 wins in one season and four wins in a row. Won a record $6,175,867 in regular season earnings and over $9 million in overall earnings.

• 1997 - Gordon won the 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup championship. Significant accomplishments during 1997: 10 victories, one pole, 22 top-five and 23 top-10 finishes. Youngest driver to win the Daytona 500. Second driver ever to win the "Winston Million." Broke regular season and overall earning records, becoming the only driver in NASCAR history to exceed $4 million ($4,201,227) in regular-season winnings and passing the $6 million mark($6,375,658) in overall earnings.

• 1996 - Jeff Gordon finished the 1996 season with 10 victories, five poles, 2,313 laps led and had regular-season earnings of $2,484,518 to lead in all those categories. Finished second in championship points, only 37 behind teammate Terry Labonte.

• 1995 - In 1995, Jeff Gordon became the youngest Winston Cup Series champion in NASCAR's modern era in only his third full season. Significant accomplishments during 1995: Seven victories, eight poles, 23 top-10 finishes, 2,610 laps led and $4,347,343 in overall winnings - the most ever by any NASCAR driver.

• 1994 - Gordon won two Winston Cup Series races in 1994, including the inaugural Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The other victory was in NASCAR's longest race, the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Won more prize money, $1,607,010, than any NASCAR driver during the 31-race season and had seven top-five and 14 top-10 finishes.

• 1993 - Jeff Gordon was the Maxx Race Cards Rookie of the Year in the Winston Cup Series, becoming the first driver ever to win rookie honors in NASCAR's two top divisions (Busch Series, 1991). Gordon won the 125-mile qualifying race at Daytona in February of 1993 ( the first rookie in 30 years to make that accomplishment.)

• 1992 - Jeff Gordon's first career Winston Cup start was November 15 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. This race, coincidentally, was Richard Petty's final Winston Cup event.

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