Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordonis an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver and currently an announcer for Fox NASCAR. He formerly drove the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in 23 full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series seasons between 1993 and 2015, and currently serves as a substitute driver for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth4 August 1971
CityVallejo, CA
CountryUnited States of America
case coming confidence eliminated feeling goal last leaves planning races season win year
My goal every year is to win the championship and when you don't do it ? or even make the Chase, as was the case last year ? it leaves you feeling a little empty. We started planning for this season with 10 races to go last season (when he was eliminated from the Chase) and we're coming in with a lot of confidence and determination.
caught good inside listen wind
That's just good TV. Don't listen to that. When you're inside the car, you've got no idea if you caught the wind or not.
certainly consistent contention fairly races win year
A year like that makes you hungrier. It's not that we should win a championship every year, but we certainly should be in contention to win races on a fairly consistent basis.
certainly happen living mean win
It's not that we should win a championship every year, but we certainly should be contending. That doesn't mean it's going to happen every year. But when it's not, we're not living up to our potential.
almost days good pays points winning
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.
hear kidding phenomenal race sudden win
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.
consistency eight fantastic guys last perform races rookies seeing seen strong together trend win
I think from what I've seen so far, the guys are doing a fantastic job. We've just been seeing this trend more and more over the last six, eight years of rookies just being able to come in and perform well, win races and put consistency together and also come in with strong race teams.
definitely elite group looked puts takes win
Once you win more than one, it definitely puts you into an elite group and you are going to be looked upon different. You win one, you are looked at differently. Win two and it takes you to another level.
lost momentum moves trying win
I made some moves that lost some momentum trying to win the race.
aggressive curious lock points racing top win
I'm curious to see, once they lock in the top 10, how aggressive they're going to be. To win a championship, you really have to go for it. You can't be out there racing for points every week.
extreme leading matter might next points position pressure race ride throughout top trying win
There's always pressure on everyone. It doesn't matter if you're trying to get into the top 35 in points or just trying to make the race or make the top 10, or if you're leading the points and trying to win a championship. There's extreme pressure throughout the field. You might be in a position where you don't know if you have a ride next year, you might not have a sponsor. There's always pressure on all of us.
humbling last year
Last year was a very humbling experience. I don't want to ever go through that again.
dinner earned enjoyed everybody looked racing respect respected type whether
I feel like over the years that I've been here that I've earned more respect. But I don't know if I'll ever have the type of respect that Dale had. Because Dale had that kind of respect, everybody looked up to him. Whether they enjoyed racing with him or having dinner with him or not, they all respected him tremendously.
battling brings bristol chase corners envelope guys pushing tight track
I think Bristol already brings that out in guys, because there's such tight corners and the track is fast, and I just think you're going to see guys battling to get into that chase who are going to be pushing the envelope really, really hard.