I thought there was no way Jimmie could win the race, or I wouldn't have left. All of a sudden I hear he wins, and I go, 'You've got to be kidding me?' That was just a phenomenal win.
"Jeffery Michael" ""Jeff"" "Gordon" is an American professional stock car racing driver. He drives the No. 24 Chevrolet SS (2013)/Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Gordon started his racing career in the Busch Series with Hugh Connerty Racing, followed by Bill Davis Racing, winning three races, and began racing full-time in the Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports in 1993. In 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2001, he was a four-time List of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions/Sprint Cup champion, and has won the Daytona 500 three times. He is third on the all-time Cup wins list, with 92 career wins, and has the most wins in NASCAR's modern era (1972–present). Gordon's 77 pole positions lead all active drivers, and is third all-time; Gordon won at least one pole in 22 consecutive seasons, a NASCAR record. He is also the active Iron man (sports streak)/iron man leader for consecutive races participated in with 761 as of the 2014 Ford EcoBoost 400. In 2009, Gordon became the first NASCAR driver to reach $100 million USD in career winnings.
In 1998, NASCAR named Gordon to its NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers/50 Greatest Drivers list. Ten years later, in 2008, Terry Blount of ESPN ranked him tenth in the 25 greatest drivers of all-time. Foxsports.com named Gordon as the fifth-best NASCAR driver of all time.
If you enjoy these quotes, be sure to check out other famous athletes! More Jeff Gordon on Wikipedia.So much of my life is spent just focused on driving race cars.
It's been awhile. What a great, great feeling.
I want to force the other drivers to find a way past me.
It was a very rewarding race and gratifying. I could get up to third or fourth but couldn't make those passes to get the rest of the way. Once we did get up front, the car was flying. To be able to drive from 15th all the way to third or fourth, I knew we had a good one. Once we got out front, we were awesome. I knew we were in great shape.
When you win four championships, you create a lot of expectations that you are supposed to be in the mix every year. This year we fell short, but no matter what people believe or what the perception is, we are doing everything possible to get back in there next season.
I just want to help Jimmie win the championship.
It's been a while since my last win. What a great, great feeling.
The way the championship points are structured, winning is not the most important thing. It pays the most points, but a top-five these days is almost as good as a win.
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