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Social Rounds
February 2 - - After a few days of testing at Pikes Peak Raceway in Colorado to prepare
for Phoenix and the short tracks, Jeff Gordon heads to Indianapolis for Super Bowl weekend. He's expected to attend
Rolling Stone magazine's Bacardi Bash at the Crane Bay Indianapolis Event Center on Saturday.
Rolling Stone is celebrating Bacardi's 150th anniversary with performances from LMFAO, Lupe Fiasco, Cobra Starship and
Gym Class Heroes. Other noteworthy guests expected at the Crane Bay include singers Joe Jonas and Marc Anthony,
actress Nikki Reed, and tennis player Andy Roddick.
INFO: Indy is heating up
PEPSI MAX: Jeff Gordon races the Pepsi Max Chevrolet at Daytona in July and Martinsville in October. Full schedule
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The New 24 Crew
February 4 - - Jeff Gordon has a "new look" pit crew for 2012. Dion Williams and Cory DeMarco are the new rear tire carrier/changer
combination. Cory comes over from the Earnhardt/Ganassi #1 team. Dion was inactive from the over-the-wall crew in 2011.
Gene Cornwell moves from the rear to the front tire carrier position.
Chad Avrit is the new front tire changer. He was a tire changer for Red Bull Racing last year.
Bailey Walker returns as the jackman, and Brad Pickens returns as the gasman.
The former #24 front tire changer/carrier combination of Kelly Kellis and Michael Oxendine were moved to the #5 team with Kasey Kahne.
Daytona 5K Raffle
February 4 - - I ran the Daytona 5K on the historic track on Saturday morning
in 32 minutes, 13 seconds. Please consider donating my 5K time ($32.13) to the Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation to make
a difference for pediatric cancer research and treatment. The run began at dawn and took runners down pit road,
onto the infield Rolex course, and then back onto the track apron for a lap around NASCAR's most famous track.
A fundraising raffle was held to benefit the JGCF and raised more than $1,000.
Daytona 5K raffle winners
Gordon Wins NMPA Spirit Award
January 23 - - Jeff Gordon was named as the winner of the 2011 National Motorsports Press Association's Spirit Award.
The award is designed to recognize character and achievement in the face of adversity, sportsmanship and contributions to motorsports.
Each year, quarterly winners are selected, and an overall winner is selected by a vote of the NMPA membership. In addition to three victories
on the track, Gordon made two trips to Africa in 2011 -- to study the refugee problem in the Congo, and to help build a pediatric cancer center
at a hospital in Rwanda. This is the first time that Gordon has won the award.
Previous winners
Celebrating 20 With DuPont
January 21 - - Jeff Gordon, executives of DuPont and
Hendrick Motorsports, and artist Sam Bass unveil the new DuPont paint scheme on Saturday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
The new scheme celebrates a 20-year partnership between the group, and marks the third major redesign of the iconic #24
DuPont Chevrolet. The unveiling took place at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C.
Gordon joined NASCAR legend Richard Petty to discuss the afternoon in November 1992 when Gordon made his debut in the
rainbow-colored DuPont Chevrolet, just as Petty was concluding his racing career.
Press release
Feature: Read JG's blog about the Rwanda trip (w/ pics)
2012: Milestones In The Road
Book Of Knowledge
January 14 - - Jeff Gordon wrapped up pre-season testing at Daytona International Speedway
on Saturday afternoon. After single-car runs were the order of the day on Thursday,
Gordon turned the fastest laps in both the morning
and afternoon sessions. on Friday, he teamed up with Kasey Kahne in a two-car draft to tour the track at more than 205 miles per hour.
Following testing on Friday, Gordon participated in a media
Q&A session, and then signed autographs during FanFest. Rules changes on Saturday slowed the cars, but Gordon still turned the fastest single car lap
and established himself as the odds-on favorite for the Daytona 500 pole position.
Feature: New Eyes In The Sky - Eddie D'Hondt background
Season Recap: 2011: Spirit Of The Great Heart
A Note From Libby Thompson - Dec 21
Wilson Times: It Meant Everything To Tracy
Charlotte CureSearch Walk
November 6- - The Charlotte CureSearch Walk was held at Freedom Park
on Saturday, November 5. I was glad to lead The Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation team as we raised more than $2,300 (and the Walk nearly $80,000) in support of pediatric
cancer research. Thanks to Rachelle from the JGCF, Gail, Matt, Gina, Marlene & her mom, Amy, Heather, and Nancy for being a part of the team. Handing the JGCF diecast
cars to the CureSearch Champions on stage was by far my favorite moment as a JG fan.
CureSearch Walk photo gallery
Three's Company
November 10 - - In 1997, Jeff Gordon was the young gun racking up numbers that were
unbelievable at the time (and even now), winning races at opportune times – especially the big money ones like Daytona, Charlotte, and Darlington.
His two rivals, Dale Jarrett and Mark Martin, were cagey veterans who wanted nothing more but to hoist that trophy.
Rob Tiongson's November column looks at the 1997 championship race between
Gordon, Dale Jarrett, and Mark Martin.
November column - "Three's Company"
Long Island CureSearch Walk -GALLERY
June CureSearch Walk Raffle Winners
JGCF 2011
I ran the two 5K races in 2011 to benefit The Jeff Gordon Children's
Foundation. In January, I raised nearly $400 running the 5K at Daytona Intl Speedway. In July, the total
exceeded $400 in the Hemingway 5K in Key West.
Donate now!
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Drive To End Hunger
Jeff Gordon and The AARP Foundation's Drive To End Hunger have teamed
up to raise awareness on senior hunger in America. Find out how you can volunteer your time and energy to help with this
extremely worthy cause.
Volunteer opportunities
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Calendar
February 3
Raffle benefiting JGCF
February 5
Super Bowl
February 11
Miami CureSearch Walk
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36 |
| Poles |
1 |
| Wins |
3 |
| Top-5 |
13 |
| Top-10 |
18 |
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3 |
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Track |
Finish |
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Talladega |
27 |
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Martnsvlle |
3 |
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Texas |
6 |
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Phoenix |
32
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Homestead |
5 |
2010- Jeff Gordon visits rural South Carolina for the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition show.
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