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Jeff Gordon
Birthday: Aug. 4, 1971
Hometown: Vallejo, Calif.nascar.com
2008 -- Finished seventh in series points. ... First season since rookie year of 1993 without a win -- a streak of 14 seasons, the longest such active streak entering 2008. ... Poles came at spring Atlanta and Martinsville events, and at fall Dover and Texas events. ... Won a pole for the 16th consecutive year, good for third place behind David Pearson (20) and Richard Petty (18) for consecutive seasons with at least one pole.
2007 -- Finished second in series points. ... Finished with six wins, 21 top-fives, 30 top-10s and seven poles. Top-fives, top-10s and poles were series-highs. ... His second career series runner-up finish. ... Tied Dale Earnhardt for sixth on NASCAR's all-time wins list on April 21 at Phoenix; surpassed him the next week, on April 29, at Talladega.
2006 -- Finished sixth in series points. ... Finished with two wins, 14 top-fives, 18 top-10s and two poles. ... Returned to the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup following a year's absence.
2005 -- Finished 11th in series points. ... Won four races, including his third Daytona 500, and the season sweep at Martinsville Speedway.
2004 -- Finished third in series points, only 16 points behind champion Kurt Busch. ... Won five races, including back to-back victories twice: Talladega- California in the spring, and Infineon-Daytona in the summer. Season's fifth win was the obvious highlight: A fourth Indianapolis victory.
2003 -- Finished fourth in series points. ... Won three races, sweeping Martinsville's two events and winning at Atlanta in the fall.
2002 -- Finished fourth in series points. ... Overtook rookie sensation -- and Hendrick Motorsports teammate -- Jimmie Johnson in the standings by one place.
2001 -- Won fourth series title, third on the all-time title list behind only seventime champions Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt. ... Won series single-season record $10,879,757, breaking own mark set in 1998 and passed Earnhardt to take over the all-time money lead.
2000 -- Finished ninth in series points. ... His three wins -- at Talladega, Infineon and Richmond -- accounted for the fewest of his career since 1994.
1999 -- Finished sixth in series points. ... Won seven times, breaking a streak of three consecutive seasons in which he won at least 10 races. ... Set all-time series record for road-course wins, sweeping races at Infineon and Watkins Glen for the second consecutive year.
1998 -- Won third series title in four years -- his second in a row -- becoming the youngest three-time champion at age 27.
1997 -- Won second series title ... For second consecutive season, won 10 races. ... Won Daytona 500 for the first time. At 26, became youngest driver to win NASCAR's main event. ... Followed up with another victory the next week at Rockingham.
1996 -- Finished second in series points, only 37 points behind champion. Won series-high 10 races.
1995 -- Won first series title. ... Had seven wins and eight poles.
1994 -- Finished eighth in series points. ... Got his first win.
1993 -- Finished 14th in series points. ... Named series' Rookie of the Year, becoming the first driver to do so after also winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series' Rookie of the Year (1991).
1992 -- Made first start at Atlanta in the final race of the season where he started 21st and finished 31st. ... Gordon's first race was also the last in the illustrious career of Richard Petty.
PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY
Set NASCAR Nationwide Series record with 11 poles in 1992; also won three races that season -- all from the pole -- including his first in NASCAR, in March at Atlanta. ... Named NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year in 1991 following an 11th-place finish in the points; also won U.S. Auto Club Silver Crown Series championship that season. ... 1990 USAC Midget champion at age 19, the youngest driver ever to win the title; was also youngest driver ever awarded a USAC license at 16.
NOTEWORTHY
Gordon is one of NASCAR's most active drivers on behalf of charitable causes.
The Jeff Gordon Foundation, founded in 1999, primarily supports charities working on behalf of children in need. The Foundation supports the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Hendrick Bone Marrow Foundation and Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis.
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