I N TR OD Her O active Jeff Gordon has won more races than any other NASCAR driver In 2009 he became the first NASCAR driver to collect more than 100 million in prize money ToENDHUNGER
U C T I O N eff Gordon is one of the greatest race car drivers the United States has ever seen Since completing his first National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing NASCAR event as a teenager he has become one of the most familiar faces in the sport As of February 2014 Jeff Gordon has won 88 NASCAR Cup Series races putting him third on the all time list of 1 winners However it's Jeff s activities off the track and particularly his work for good causes that has made him one of the country's best loved athletes He is a passionate supporter of children's charities particularly those that work with youngsters with cancer and other life threatening illnesses He runs his own charity the Jeff Gordon Children s Foundation and has reportedly donated 1 millions of his dollars to supporting good causes Jeff's tireless charitable contributions have made a significant difference in countless
CHAPTER 1 THE STORY OF JEFF GORDON hen he was just a year old Jeff Gordon born August 4 1971 in Vallejo California was taken to his first stock car race meeting at California's Vallejo Speedway The visit was arranged by Jeff's stepfather to be John Bickford For Jeff the visit began a lifelong love of racing cars John Bickford encouraged Jeff to take an interest in racing from an early age When Jeff was four years old John bought him his first BMX a bicycle used for dirt track racing One year later the five year old Jeff became the owner of his first racing car a tiny version Jeff began his racing career in midget cars such as the one pictured here right peps A PON a QUPOND max Tyreke EATONA and GUARD DELPHL GOODYEAR
THE STORY OF JEFF GORDON of a midget car which is a small racing car known as a quarter midget Almost as soon as Jeff received the car he began practicing his driving skills every night completing laps on a local dirt track near his family home in Vallejo By the age of six Jeff was ready to take part in his first race Two years later he won his first quarter midget championship beating a number of older children to take the title By now it was clear that Jeff was born to race STAR STATS During his childhood Jeff Gordon won three quarter midget championships The talented young driver also won four championships in another style of child friendly racing car the go
