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Jeff Gordon: Wins
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Gordon met first wife Brooke Sealey after he won a Busch race. Sealey was then a college student and had been present as "Miss Winston" in the victory lane in 1992. The pair began dating in secret, due to a rule that didn't allow drivers to date Miss Winston, and were married in 1994. In 2003, Gordon's divorce from Sealey became tabloid fodder. In court papers, she asked for "exclusive use of the couple's oceanfront home, valued at $9 million, as well as alimony, two cars and periodic use of their boats and an airplane."
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Race #450 for Gordon: #24-Jeff Gordon is scheduled to make his 450th consecutive and career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series start at Dover International Speedway. Along the road that leads to this 450th start are mile markers that include: winning the inaugural Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in his 50th start; his first of three Daytona 500 wins and becoming the youngest driver to win NASCAR's most prestigious race in his 125th race; starting from the pole at Richmond for race 200; the second of four Brickyard 400 victories came with start 175; and his third win at California Speedway came in Gordon's 375th start.(Performance PR Plus)(6-2-2006)
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On June 11, 2007, Gordon earned his 4th win of the year and 79th of his career in a rain shortened race at Pocono Raceway. Six days later, he scored a ninth place finish at the Citizens Bank 400 at Michigan International Speedway, the 300th top-ten finish of his career. On September 8, 2007, Gordon earned a place in the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup. With his four wins in the first 26 races, he earned the second seed (teammate Jimmie Johnson earned the top seed with six wins) in the chase.
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In Nascar, Jeff Gordon passed Number 3 for sixth place on the all-time Cup wins list, and the classy fans at Talladega couldn’t have been happier. Really, they’re excited. It’s Miller Lite they’re showering onto Gordon’s car — the Champagne of beers.
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Inspired at an early age by John to be the best he could be in everything he did, Jeff embraced racing with a natural talent and true humility. The young man from California jumped behind the wheel of a quarter midget and his competitive spirit quickly ignited. "He slipped around the track for days getting used to the car and how to drive it," John says. Jeff didn’t do so well in his first year of competition, but he knew he could do it. At just six years of age, Jeff won 35 main events and set five track records. Jeff was winning so frequently in quarter midgets that at age nine, he was beating drivers 17 and older. On and on he went, usually racing on dirt and always moving to a higher level of success.
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Gordon's first NASCAR Winston Cup win came in 1994. The site of his first victory was the Lowe's Motor Speedway. The Coca-Cola 600 is the longest race on the NASCAR schedule. His next win came at the inaugural NASCAR race at the famed Indianapolis Speedway. In front of his hometown crowd made the victory all the sweeter for the young Gordon.
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