Jeff Gordon

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  • Birth Place: Vallejo, CA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/04/1971, Leo
  • Profession: Race Car Driver
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Jeff Gordon Fast Facts:
  • Began racing at age 5 on a makeshift track built by his stepfather. By age 6 he was winning events racing a smaller car called a quarter midget.
  • Attended the Buck Baker Driving School for stock-car racing.
  • Won his first NASCAR Cup Championship in 1995.
  • In 1999, created the Jeff Gordon Foundation, which supports children's charities. In 2006, the Jeff Gordon Children's Hospital opened in Concord, NC, and in 2010, his foundation changed its name to the Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation.
  • Hosted a 2003 episode of Saturday Night Live.
  • Authored Jeff Gordon: Racing Back to the Front — My Memoir (2003).
  • Appeared in the films Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) and Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005). Provided the voice of an animated car in Cars 2 (2011).
  • A fine-wine enthusiast, he partnered with the owner of Briggs & Sons Winemaking Co. to launch a series of wines labeled the Jeff Gordon Collection in the fall of 2005.
  • In 2007, became one of the founding members of Athletes for Hope, a nonprofit organization that connects professional athletes with charitable organizations.
  • Jeff Gordon Relationships:
  • Ella Sofia Gordon - Daughter
  • Leo Benjamin Gordon - Son
  • Brooke Sealy - Ex-wife
  • Carol Bickford - Mother
  • Ingrid Vandebosch - Wife
  • John Bickford - Stepfather
  • Kim - Sister
Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Kimmel Live Jesse Grant/WireImage.com
Jeff Gordon, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Kimmel Live Jesse Grant/WireImage.com
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