Jeff Gordon by the numbers
Jeff Gordon will compete in his final Sprint Cup race Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In a career that has spanned 23 seasons, he has amassed some impressive numbers. A few to consider:
1 – Number of mullets worn while hosting “Saturday Night Live” in 2003
2 – Drivers (Richard Petty, David Pearson) with more Sprint Cup wins than Gordon
2 – New York City luxury apartments owned
3 – Daytona 500 victories (1997, 1999, 2005)
6 – Sprint Cup champions who have retired since Gordon’s debut (Bill Elliott, Dale Jarrett, Terry Labonte, Richard Petty, Rusty Wallace, Darrell Waltrip)*
4 – Sprint Cup championships (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001)
5 – Gordon crew chiefs (Ray Evernham, Brian Whitesell, Robbie Loomis, Steve Letarte, Alan Gustafson)
5 – Number of times Gordon finished ahead of Dale Earnhardt Sr. in the points standings in the eight seasons in which they both raced full time
5 - Wins in Brickyard 400 (1994, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2014)
9 – Wins at Martinsville Speedway (most at any Sprint Cup track)
13 - Wins in 1998 (33-race schedule)
14 – Gordon’s worst points standings finish (1993 - his rookie year)
16 – Back-to-back Sprint Cup wins
23 – Full-time Sprint Cup seasons
24 – Car number throughout his Sprint Cup career
44 - Age
79 – Points finish in 1992 (he ran only one race)
93 – Sprint Cup wins
325 – Top-five finishes (third all-time)
474 – Top-10 finishes (second all-time)
796 – Sprint Cup consecutive starts (first all-time)
228,385 – Laps run
297,997 – Miles run
$151,800,000 – Sprint Cup career earnings
*-Elliott and Labonte have not officially announced retirement, but no longer compete in Cup
Follow Hembree on Twitter @mikehembree; Contributing: Associated Press
JEFF GORDON THROUGH THE YEARS