Jeff Gordon
Riding in car number twenty four of Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS/Impala SS is the ever famous Jeff Gordon, or Jeffery Michael Gordon. For the fans of Jeff Gordon, here is a Jeff Gordon biography that you may find interesting. Jeff Gordon was born on the 4th of August, 1971 in California. He was raised in Indiana, but currently resides in North Carolina.
Jeff Gordon is one of the most popular NASCAR drivers today. He is a four-time NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion. Also, Jeff Gordon is a three-time winner of the glamorous Daytona 500 series. The main sponsor for Jeff Gordon is DuPont. However, you can also see Pepsi and Nicorette logos on Jeff Gordon’s car. Quaker State, Haas, GMAC, Bosch Spark Plugs, and Georgia Pacific/Sparkle are the other sponsors for Jeff Gordon.
Basically, Jeff Gordon is such a great driver because he started at an early age. At the age of five, he was already joining quarter midget races. When his parents saw his talent for driving, they supported his passion fully. That was actually the reason that they moved to Indiana, where there were lots of racing opportunities there. By the age of 18, Jeff Gordon had already won three youth titles. And two years later, he became the youngest driver to win the USAC Silver Crown race.
It was 1991 that NASCAR fans saw Jeff Gordon in NASCAR for the first time. Within four years, he had won his first Winston Cup. In his career, he had won 4 Winston Cups, along with 79 Nextel Cup victories. Jeff Gordon goes into history as one of the only three drivers with four or more Winston Cups, and he also holds the NASCAR record for the most poles in one season with eleven poles in 1992.
Aside from being a great car driver, Jeff Gordon is also a very charming public personality. His first wife is Brooke Gordon who was a model and former Miss Winston. The Jeff Gordon divorce attracted much media attention. Some years later, Amanda Church and Jeff Gordon started dating but the relationship did not last. At present, Jeff Gordon’s wife is Ingrid Vandebosch, and all NASCAR fans are expecting the birth of the Jeff Gordon baby girl sometime in June or July 2007.
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