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Jeff Gordon Biography
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| Name : | Jeff Gordon |
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Date of birth :
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4 August 1971
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Place of birth :
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Vallejo, California, USA
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Birth name :
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Jeffrey Michael Gordon
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Nickname :
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Wonder Boy
Rainbow Warrior
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Height :
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5' 8
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Jeff Gordon Trivia
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- Pit Crew nicknamed "The Rainbow Warriors"
- Scored Hendrick Motorsports 100th Victory.
- Won 2 Daytona 500's
- Won 60+ NASCAR Nextel Cup Races
- Became the youngest driver in Winston Cup history to achieve 50 career wins.
- Was the first driver ever to win Rookie Of The Year in both the Busch Series and the Winston Cup Series.
- Won 4 NASCAR Winston Cup Championships (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001), joining Richard Petty & Dale Earnhardt as one of only three drivers to win more than three championships.
- Has starred in several Pepsi commercials and has his own Car dealership down in Charlotte known as Jeff Gordon Chevrolet. Has his own book out entitled "Portrait of a Champion" which highlights his phenomenal 1997 Championship. Also has been in several Frito Lay commercials, some featuring his wife. Has a leukemia patient down in the pits at every race.
- Raced the Brickyard 400 in a car painted as a tribute to the 50th anniversary of Peanuts. Gordon's "copilots" were Woodstock, Joe Cool and Snoopy's WWI Flying Ace. [5 August 2000]
- As of March, 2000, Gordon has won four Winston Cup championships, 58 races and more than $45 million in prize money.
- Raced the Busch Grand National Carquest Auto Parts 300 in a car painted the promote Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). Gordon's "copilots" were Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Maul. [26 May 1999]
- Has countersued his wife, the former Jennifer Brooke Sealey, for divorce in Palm Beach County (FL) Circuit Court, saying he should not have to equally split the couple's estate, as per her request, because he risked his life to collect it. [10 April 2002]
- Made Peoples 50 Most Beautiful People in 1997.
- Reached a settlement that guarantees his now-former wife, Jennifer Brooke Sealy, at least $15.3 million. Sealy filed for divorce on 17 March 2002 after seven years of marriage, citing marital discord. (13 June 2003)
- The night after winning the first-ever Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis in 1994, he called a pizza delivery place from his hotel room and was told it would be a hour or two before he got his food because of the race. His replay to the pizza delivery worker was, "Well, will it help any if I'm the *winner* of that race?" He got his delivery within minutes.
- The driver who holds the most second place finishes when he wins is Bobby Labonte.
- Won his third career Daytona 500 in 2005 for his 70th career win in the Nextel Cup Series.
- Won 2005 Daytona 500
- Together with Casey Mears and Jamie McMurray, had a small, non-credited part in a West Wing episode: "365 Days". His picture for 2004's Chase for the Nextel Cup was shown to the first lady (Stockard Channing) as one of the reasons women love NASCAR.
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Jeff Gordon Detailed Biography
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In 2003, he became the first driver in Winston Cup history to host Saturday Night Live. At the end of the 2002 racing season, Jeff ended up in 4th place in the NASCAR Winston Cup points standings. In 2002, Jeff and teammate Jimmie Johnson competed and won in the Race of Champions in Grand Canaria, Spain. In 2001, he became the first driver to win at Kansas Speedway and he won it again in 2002 becoming the only driver to win at Kansas. At the end of the 2002 racing season, Jeff has racked up 61 Winston Cup races. His 3 wins in 2002 were at Bristol, Darlington, and Kansas. He also had 3 poles. As of 2003, Jeff continues to co-own the # 48 race team of Jimmie Johnson. Has won 4 Winston Cup Championships: 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2001 becoming the youngest driver to win than many. With his first championship in 1995, Jeff became the youngest driver at the age of 24 to win a Winston Cup title. In 1998, he tied a record by winning 13 races in a same season and by winning 4 races in a row. Won 2 Daytona 500s in 1997 and 1999. Became the youngest driver to win the Daytona 500. Won 3 Brickyard 400s including the inaugural one in 1994 and his second one in 1998 and his 3rd one in 2001 making him the first driver to win it more than twice.
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