| Born in Vallejo, Calif., but raised in Pittsboro, Ind.,
Gordon began his racing career at age 5. By age 20, with numerous
victories and achievements, he was named, for the second straight year, to
the 1991 All-American Team by the American Auto Racing Writers and
Broadcasters Association, joining such notables as Earnhardt, Harry Gant,
Michael Andretti and Gordon's racing hero, Rick Mears. |
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 Jeff
catapulted onto the Busch Grand National scene setting a series record
with 11 poles. He then made the jump to Winston Cup winning rookie of the
year honors in 1993. |
Gordon is the car owner of Jimmie Johnson's number 48 Chevrolet. |
| above Jeff Gordon thinks about the next race |
Jeff Gordon won the Winston cup 4 times |
| At age 30, he became the youngest driver ever to win four
Winston Cup titles and is only the third, along with Earnhardt and
"King" Richard Petty, to achieve that plateau. |
Below Jeff and Carson Daily discuss his new book |
| For any driver other than Gordon, his 2002 season would be
termed a success, but a 31-race winless streak kept him out of Victory
Lane until the Sharpie 500 at Bristol. He followed that victory up by
taking the checkered flag at Darlington the very next week and winning at
Kansas in late September. |
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