Name: Jeff Gordon
Gender: Male
Country of nationality: United States of America
Birthday: 4 August 1971
Age: 53
Astrological sign: Leo
Height: 5 ft 8 in, 173 cm
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Numerology of the first name Jeff: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 9. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: humanitarian, self-sacrificing, idealistic, giving, altruist, devoted, romantic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Compassionate, Idealistic
Ruling planet: Mars
Colors: Red
Gemstones: Bloodstone
Astrological sign: Leo
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Biography
Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He drives the No. 24 Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Gordon started his 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 Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports in 1993. From 1995 to 2001, he has been a four-time Sprint Cup champion, and has won the Daytona 500 three times. He is third on the all-time Cup wins list, with 92 career wins, and has the most wins in NASCAR's modern era (1972–present). Gordon's 77 pole positions lead all active drivers, and is third all-time; Gordon won at least one pole in 22 consecutive seasons, a NASCAR record. He is also the active iron man leader for consecutive races participated in with 761 as of the 2014 Ford EcoBoost 400. In 2009, Gordon became the first NASCAR driver to reach $100 million USD in career winnings.
In 1998, NASCAR named Gordon to its 50 Greatest Drivers list. Ten years later, in 2008, Terry Blount of ESPN ranked him tenth in the 25 greatest drivers of all-time. Foxsports.com named Gordon as the fifth-best NASCAR driver of all time.
Gordon, along with Rick Hendrick, co-owns the No. 48 Chevrolet driven by Jimmie Johnson, who won six Cup championships from 2006 to 2010, and 2013. Gordon also has an equity stake in his own No. 24 team. Gordon also owned a Busch Series team between 1999 and 2000, Gordon/Evernham Motorsports (co-owned with Ray Evernham; later solely owned as JG Motorsports), winning twice.
Gordon was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife, Ingrid Vandebosch, and their two children: Ella Sofia and Leo Benjamin.
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