"I felt like this was the right time," said Gordon of his decision to retire age 44. "A lot of things added up to make it the right time." Gordon made the jump from driver to broadcaster. He joined the FOX Sports team as a race analyst and made his network debut for the 2016 Daytona 500.

Vallejo, California, United StatesJeff Gordon / Place of birth Birth and family background. Gordon was born on August 4, 1971, at Kaiser Hospital in Vallejo, California, and named Jeffery Michael Gordon. He is the son of Caroline and William G. Gordon II.

Kim GordonJeff Gordon / Sister He has a sister, Kim, who is older by four years. His younger cousin, James Bickford, competed in the K&N Pro Series West. Gordon attended Tri-West Hendricks High School in Lizton, Indiana and was on the school's cross country team; he graduated in 1989.

2015Jeff Gordon / Career end Jeff Gordon retired in 2015. He made a few more Cup Series starts in 2016, racing in the Brickyard 400 and seven other races. Gordon continues to be active in NASCAR as the vice chairman and part-owner of Hendrick Motorsports.

Well, in the 2022 Cup Series season, the oldest full-time driver is Harvick at 46 years old. However, he's by no means the oldest active NASCAR racer. For that accolade, we must turn to 70-year-old racer Norm Benning.

Jeff Gordon - A four-time champion whose 93 career wins ranks third on the all-time list. He was at his best in the big races. He won the Southern 500 six times and the Brickyard 400 five times.

Racing sprint cars was the first time Jeff had received national attention, partly due to his young age and partly because of his amazing driving abilities. Success came easily as Jeff captured several track championships at Bloomington Speedway and a title at Eldora Speedway.

He ranks third behind only NASCAR Hall of Fame drivers Richard Petty (200) and David Pearson (105) in all-time victories, is a three-time DAYTONA 500 champion and record five-time BRICKYARD 400 winner. Gordon holds the record for most consecutive seasons with a pole (23), among numerous other accolades.

Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American professional auto racing driver who competed in the NASCAR Cup Series over a 25-year career.

In 1995, at age 24, Gordon became the youngest Cup Series champion in NASCAR's modern era and the second youngest overall, behind Bill Rexford, who won the 1950 series championship at 23 years old. In 2009, Gordon became the first NASCAR driver to reach US$100 million in career winnings.

Gordon, who moved into the role of vice chairman and co-owner at Hendrick Motorsports in June 2021, will be at Le Mans this year in an executive capacity after attending last year's race for the first time.

Bill Elliott has the most Most Popular Driver Awards in the Cup Series with 16. National award, covering every NASCAR series. Lee Petty won the series championship in 1954.