Why did Jeff Gordon stop winning?
Why did Jeff Gordon stop winning?
Despite his success on the track, Jeff Gordon retired from racing in 2016. The living legend had a simple, personal reason for calling it a career: he didn’t want to destroy his body and leave himself unable to play with his kids.
Did Jeff Gordon win a championship?
Jeff Gordon finished his NASCAR Cup Series career with four championships, putting him only behind Dale Earnhardt, Jimmie Johnson, and Richard Petty for most all-time.
Who won the Nascar championship in 2015?
Kyle Busch
The season ended with the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Kyle Busch won the championship, despite missing the first third of the season due to severe leg injuries suffered in an Xfinity Series race at Daytona. Busch also became the first Toyota driver to win a Cup championship.
Who won the most Nascar Championships?
Overall, thirty-four different drivers have won the Championship, with Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, and Jimmie Johnson holding the record for most titles at seven.
Who won the Nascar championship in 2014?
Kevin Harvick
2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series/Winners
Harvick, 38, is the 30th champion in the 66-year history of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The No. 4 Budweiser/Jimmy John’s Chevrolet driver showed off his speed throughout 2014, pacing the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in laps led and poles.
How many NASCAR Cup championships does Jeff Gordon have?
Jeff Gordon is an American racing driver who drove in the NASCAR Cup Series full-time from 1993 to 2015, winning 93 Cup Series races and four Cup championships.
Where did Jeff Gordon race his first race?
Later in the year, Rick Hendrick watched Gordon race in a Busch Series event at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and Gordon joined Hendrick Motorsports two days later. Gordon made his Winston Cup debut in the season-ending race, the Hooters 500 at Atlanta, finishing 31st after a crash.
How many times did Jeff Gordon win the Daytona 500?
He also won the Daytona 500 three times in 1997, 1999, and 2005. He is third on the all-time Cup wins list with 93 career wins, the most in NASCAR’s modern era (1972–present). Gordon’s 81 pole positions led all active drivers and is third all-time; Gordon won at least one pole in 23 consecutive seasons, making this a NASCAR record.
What was Jeff Gordon’s qualifying time at Richmond?
Sprint Cup Series. In qualifying for the Federated Auto Parts 400, Gordon set a track record with a lap speed of 130.599 mph (210.179 km/h) and a time of 20.674 seconds for his first pole of 2013 and fifth at Richmond, breaking the tie with Mark Martin for most poles at the track among active drivers.