Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American former professional
stock car racingdriver, who is the Vice Chairman for
Hendrick Motorsports. He raced full-time from 1993 to 2015, driving the No. 24
Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in the former NASCAR Winston Cup Series and Sprint Cup Series (now called
NASCAR Cup Series), and also served as a substitute driver for
Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in select races during the 2016 season. He is regarded as one of the most influential drivers in
NASCAR history, helping the sport reach mainstream popularity.
Gordon started his professional racing career in the
Busch Series with Hugh Connerty Racing, followed by
Bill Davis Racing, winning three races, and began racing full-time in the
NASCAR Winston Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports in 1993. He is a four-time
Cup Series champion, having won the title in
1995,
1997,
1998, and
2001. He was the youngest driver to win a NASCAR title, being 24 years old by the end of the 1995 season. He also won the
Daytona 500 three times in
1997,
1999, and
2005. Gordon has completed three
career Grand Slams and has won a total of sixteen Crown Jewel races (three Daytona 500s, four
Talladega 500s, three
Coca-Cola 600s, and six
Southern 500s), both of which are all-time records.
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