Jeffery Michael Gordon, born August 4, 1971 is an American ex-professional stock car racing driver and Vice Chairman of Hendrick Motorsports. From 1993 to 2015, Gordon raced in full-time on the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in the former NASCAR Winston Cup Series and Sprint Cup Series (now called NASCAR Cup Series), and was also a substitute driver for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. Hendrick Motorsports, 88 Chevrolet. He drove in select races of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the Sprint Cup Series. He also was an alternate driver for Dale Jr. in the No. He has won four times Cup Series champion, having won the championship in 1995 1997, 1998 and 2001. He is the youngest driver ever to ever win a NASCAR title, having turned aged 24 at the conclusion of the 1995 season. He took home the Daytona 500 three more times in 1997 and 1999. Gordon has won three of his career Grand Slams and won a total of sixteen Crown Jewel races (three Daytona 500s, four Talladega 500s, three Coca-Cola 600s, and six Southern 500s) and both are records for all time.
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