Nominee for the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2019
Blessed with once-in-a-generation talent and charisma, Jeff Gordon helped take NASCAR from a regional sport to the mainstream.
Gordon took NASCAR by storm in the 1990s, becoming the youngest driver in the modern era to win a premier series title as a 24-year-old in 1995. He went on to win three more championships (1997, ’98, 2001).
Born: August 4, 1971
Hometown: Vallejo, Calif.
Championships
Premier: 1995, ’97-98, 2001
Premier Series Stats
Competed: 1992-2016
Starts: 805
Wins: 93
Poles: 81
Years on Ballot: 1
In 1998, Gordon led the Rainbow Warriors – named for his colorful No. 24 Chevrolet – to a modern era-record 13 wins. Overall, he won 93 races, which ranks third on the all-time wins list. Gordon is a three-time Daytona 500 champion and won the Brickyard 400 a record five times.
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Charismatic and gifted in front of the camera, he developed one of the sport’s fiercest rivalries with Dale Earnhardt. The confident, youthful Californian served as the foil to the wily, rugged Intimidator.
Gordon was the first NASCAR driver to host “Saturday Night Live.”
He retired from full-time racing as the premier series’ “Iron Man” with a record 797 consecutive starts, and now delivers the sport to its passionate fans as a race analyst for FOX.