| Jeffery Michael Gordon was headed for NASCAR | | | | Lowe's sponsored team, driven by Jimmie Johnson. |
| early, after his stepfather introduced him to Quarter | | | | He also owns stock in his own #24 team. |
| Midget racing at age 5. As a kid, he won more than | | | | One of the best seasons in NASCAR history for Jeff |
| 600 races. By the age of 16, he became the | | | | was in 1998 when he tied Richard Petty's record with |
| youngest ever to be awarded a USAC license and | | | | an amazing 13 wins in a single season. It was the |
| won the Midget championship at age 19 (also the | | | | third year in a row that he won at least ten races. |
| youngest driver to win the title). He made his Busch | | | | Road courses have also proven to be a success for |
| Series debut in 1990 and raced his first Cup race in | | | | Gordon. He won a record six consecutive road |
| November 1992 at Atlanta. His first full season for | | | | course events from 1997 to 2000. Even though |
| Hendrick Motorsports was in 1993. This debut season | | | | Gordon has raced the #24 DuPont Chevrolet |
| brought him to win the Daytona 500 qualifying race, | | | | throughout his Nextel Cup career, he has set foot in |
| Rookie of the Year award and he placed 14th in | | | | other makes. He drove a Pontiac in his first NASCAR |
| points. His first Cup victory was in May of 1994, the | | | | race at Rockingham in 1990. He returned to drive a |
| Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR's longest and most | | | | Pontiac (prototype) in the 2007 Rolex 24 at Daytona. |
| demanding race. Jeff is a four-time NASCAR Nextel | | | | And yes, he did race a Ford at one time. In fact, his |
| Cup series champion, three-time Daytona 500 winner, | | | | Busch sponsor in 1991 was Carolina Ford Dealers. |
| and also is co-owner with Rick Hendrick of the #48 | | | | |