Jeff Gordon Net Worth

Raquel Davies | December 13, 2013

NET WORTH

$150 Million

  • REAL NAME

    Jeffery Michael Gordon

  • DATE OF BIRTH

    August 4, 1971

  • OCCUPATION

    Racing Driver

  • HEIGHT & WEIGHT

    5 foot 8 inches and 150lbs

  • SIGN

    Aries

  • REPRESENTATION

    N/A

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Jeff Gordon has an estimated net worth of $150 million

Jeff Gordon is an American racing driver with an estimated net worth of $150 million. He is 5’8″ and weighs 150 pounds. Jeffery Michael Gordon was born on August 4, 1971 in Vallejo, California. He began racing quarter midgets at the age of five. It is reported that the first track that he ever raced on was the Cracker Jack Track (now The Roy Hayer Memorial Track). By the age of six, Gordon had set five track records and won 35 main events. By the age of thirteen he was racing 650 horsepower sprint cars although the minimum age to drive those cars was 16. Seeing their son’s potential, Gordon’s family moved to Pittsboro, Indiana because it had more opportunities for young racers.

By the time Jeff Gordon was 18 he had already won 3 short-track races and had been awarded the USAC Midget Car Racing Rookie of the Year (1989). In 1991 when he was only 20 years old, Gordon won the USAC Silver Crown and became the youngest driver to win the season championship. In his midget car racing career Gordon finished in the top 3 in 22 of 40 USAC midget car events.

In 1990 Gordon started racing professionally in the Busch series with Hugh Connerty Racing. He then joined Bill Davis Racing and by 1993 he had won three races. Jeff Gordon won the Sprint Cup Championship in 1995, 1997, 1998, and 2001. He also won the Daytona 500 three times (1997,1999, 2005).

Jeff Gordon has 88 career wins and is listed as third for all-time Cup wins. He has the most NASCAR wins since NASCAR’s modern era (197-present). In 1998 NASCAR listed Jeff Gordon  on its 50 Greatest Drivers list. Fox Sports named Gordon as the fifth-best NASCAR driver of all-time. In 2009, Jeff Gordon became the first NASCAR driver to earn $100 million in career winnings.

Jeff Gordon currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with his wife Ingrid and their two children: Ella Sofia and Leo Benjamin Gordon.

Jeff Gordon has enough net worth to buy:

1. 2,142,857.1 RJ Graziano Holiday Star Drop Earrings ($70 a pair)

2. 81,081.08 Gucci Lilli Evening Platform Pumps ($1,850 each)

3. 46,875 Salvatore Ferragamo Exotic Snake Verve Totes ($3,200 each)

Jeff Gordon has enough net worth to give everyone in Russia $1

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Written by Raquel Davies

Raquel is a staff writer for PlentyofCheddar.com. She received her Bachelor's of Arts in Public Relations from Barry University. Raquel enjoys reading Sci-Fi/ Fantasy novels and watching films of that same genre. Raquel is also enjoys the theater arts and fine dining. She was raised in Maryland but currently resides in Miami. Check her out on !

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