Jeff Gordon

**Jeffery Michael Gordon ** (born August 4, 1971) is a retired professional American race car driver in NASCAR. He is a four-time NASCAR 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. Since 2016, Gordon has worked for Fox Sports to help broadcast NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. He currently works in the TV broadcast booth with Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer.

## Other websites

- Official website
- NASCAR bio

## Infobox (nascar driver)

- **name**: Jeff Gordon
- **image**: TSM350 - Jeff Gordon - Sarah Stierch 8.jpg
- **caption**: Gordon in 2015
- **birth name**: Jeffery Michael Gordon
- **birth place**: Vallejo, California
- **achievements**: 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1995, 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1997, 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1998, 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 2001 Winston Cup Series List of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions, Champion
2017 24 Hours of Daytona, 2017 Rolex 24 at Daytona overall winner
 1991 United States Auto Club, USAC USAC Silver Crown Series, Silver Crown Series Champion
1990 United States Auto Club, USAC United States Auto Club#USAC National Midget Series, National Midget Series Champion
1997 Daytona 500, 1997, 1999 Daytona 500, 1999, 2005 Daytona 500, 2005 List of Daytona 500 winners, Daytona 500 Winner
1994 Brickyard 400, 1994, 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series#Brickyard 400, 1998, 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series#Brickyard 400, 2001, 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series#Brickyard 400, 2004, 2014 Brickyard 400 Brickyard 400#Past winners, Winner
1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1995, 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1996, 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1997, 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1998, 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 2002, 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, 2007 Southern 500 (1950–2004), Southern 500 Southern 500 (1950-2004)#Past winners, Winner
1994 Coca-Cola 600, 1994, 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1997, 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1998 Coca-Cola 600 Coca-Cola 600#Past winners, Winner
1995, 1997, The Winston XVII, 2001 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, Sprint All-Star Race NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race#Past winners, Winner
1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1994, 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1997 Advance Auto Parts Clash Advance Auto Parts Clash#Past winners, Winner
- **awards**: 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1993 Winston Cup Series NASCAR Rookie of the Year, Rookie of the Year
1991 NASCAR Busch Series, 1991 Busch Series NASCAR Rookie of the Year, Rookie of the Year
2009 National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame#List of inductees, inductee
2009 Silver Buffalo Award List of recipients of the Silver Buffalo Award, recipient
2012 Heisman Humanitarian Award recipient
Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
2018 Motorsports Hall of Fame of America inductee
2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Jeff Gordon#Career achievements, See other awards and honors below
- **total cup races**: 805
- **years in cup**: 25
- **prev cup pos**: 38th
- **previous year**: 2016
- **best cup pos**: 1st (1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1995, 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1997, 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1998, 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 2001)
- **first cup race**: 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1992 1992 Hooters 500, Hooters 500 (Atlanta Motor Speedway, Atlanta)
- **last cup race**: 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 2016 2016 Goody's Fast Relief 500, Goody's Fast Relief 500 (Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville)
- **first cup win**: 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1994 1994 Coca-Cola 600, Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte)
- **last cup win**: 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 2015 2015 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500, Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 (Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville)
- **cup wins**: 93
- **cup top tens**: 477
- **cup poles**: 81
- **total busch races**: 73
- **years in busch**: 5
- **prev busch pos**: 57th
- **prev busch year**: 2000
- **best busch pos**: 4th (1992 NASCAR Busch Series, 1992)
- **first busch race**: 1990 NASCAR Busch Series, 1990 AC-Delco 200 (Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham)
- **last busch race**: 2000 NASCAR Busch Series, 2000 Miami 300 (Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead)
- **first busch win**: 1992 NASCAR Busch Series, 1992 Atlanta 300 (Atlanta Motor Speedway, Atlanta)
- **last busch win**: 2000 NASCAR Busch Series, 2000 Miami 300 (Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead)
- **busch wins**: 5
- **busch top tens**: 32
- **busch poles**: 12
- **updated**: October 30, 2016