Jeff Gordon

He previously won "The Great American Race" in 1997 and 1999. Rumors circulating that Justin Timberlake has quit the group have added to the uncertainty over the groups future. On February 20, 2005 Jeff Gordon won the Daytona 500 for the third time. Plans to work on their fifth album are being discussed, however details are uncertain. He was slated to run it again in 2004 against Formula 1 Champion Michael Schumacher but was sidelined by the flu, and Casey Mears took his place. Joey is acting in movies (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) and on Broadway (Rent). Gordon has also participated in some off-road events, including a winning drive with Team USA at the 2002 Race of Champions. Lance abandoned his plans to be the first celebrity in space.

Their marriage ended in a very public and bitter divorce in 2003. Chris closed his clothing business, Fuman Skeeto. Gordon was married to Brooke Gordon (also known as Brooke Sealy) who was Miss Winston in 1992. The group went on hiatus in 2002, as two of its members released solo albums -- Justin Timberlake released Justified on November 4, 2002 and JC Chasez released his solo album, Schizophrenic, on February 24, 2004. Gordon remains popular in his home state of Indiana and his birth state of California, but is often booed by fans in the deep South. Recent hits such as "Gone" and "Girlfriend" have expanded the group's influence and fan base into the hip-hop crowd as well. fans. Their albums have been boosted by a number of successful single releases, including "Tearin' Up My Heart" from *NSYNC, "Music Of My Heart" recorded with Gloria Estefan for the movie Music of the Heart, "Bye Bye Bye", "It's Gonna Be Me" and "This I Promise You" from No Strings Attached.

Currently, many fans in NASCAR divide themselves into two major factions: Jeff Gordon fans and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Their fourth album, Celebrity comes in at number two, with 1.8 million records sold in its first week. Fan reaction to Gordon's continuing success has been sharply divided. After moving from BMG to Jive Records, home of rival boy band Backstreet Boys, No Strings Attached, released in March 2000, sold 2.4 million copies in its first week of release—the highest first week sales in music history (1.1 million of which was attributed to the first day of release). Gordon is still one of the best known drivers in NASCAR. Their debut album, released by BMG, did well in Europe and the US as did the seasonal Home For Christmas. It is also thought by many that he opened NASCAR up to the rest of the nation; before Gordon's success in NASCAR, the sport and organization was not popular outside of the Southeast United States. The group produces a blend of pop, dance, and R&B that they call "dirty pop". No Strings Attached was the first album to feature this type of music; they gave the style a name with their latest album Celebrity.

Jeff Gordon is widely regarded as the best active driver in NASCAR because he achieved so much through sheer talent at such a young age. Their defining album, No Strings Attached, released shortly thereafter, proved that the boys were back in business. In 2004, Jeff Gordon also became the only NASCAR driver with four Brickyard 400 victories at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and one of only four drivers to have four victories at the historic track. *NSYNC left Pearlman to be managed by Johnny Wright of Wright Entertainment Group. There are only two other drivers with more than four Cup titles: Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt (both had seven titles). Shortly after their breakthrough, *NSYNC fought a court battle against their manager citing mismanagement. Finally, in 1995, at the age of 24, Gordon won the first of four NASCAR Winston Cup Championships. After Lance joined, the group claimed to call him "Lansten" so his name would fit in the *NSYNC acronym.

In 1993, Gordon raced a full season in the Winston Cup for Hendrick Motorsports, he won the Rookie of the Year award. It was created from the last letter of each member's name: Justin, Chris, Joey, Jason, and JC. Coincidentally, almost symbolically, Gordon's first Winston Cup race, the 1992 Hooters 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, was also the final race for Richard Petty. The logic behind the name *NSYNC came from Justin's mother, Lynn Harless. Gordon then went on to spend two successful years in the NASCAR Busch Series (he set a NASCAR record by capturing 11 poles in one season). The bass part was sung by Jason Watkins, who left the group early on because he did not like the type of music *NSYNC was performing. In 1991, Gordon moved up to the USAC Silver Crown and at the age of 20 became the youngest driver to win the title. Lance Bass, who coincidentally sang bass, was not originally part of the group.

The next year Gordon won the USAC Midget title. The group formed in 1995 under the funding of Lou Pearlman, who hired Johnny Wright (former manager of New Kids On The Block ) to be their tour manager. Before the age of 18 Gordon had already won three short-track races and was awarded USAC Midget Car Racing Rookie of the Year in 1989.
. Gordon's family moved to Indiana just for the racing opportunities available for drivers in general but especially for minor-aged drivers. The group members are James Lance Bass, Joshua Scott Chasez (JC), Joseph Anthony Fatone Junior (Joey), Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick (Chris), and Justin Randall Timberlake. It may have been Jeff's idea, but his family fully supported him. *NSYNC is a five-part pop music vocal group, specifically a boy band, formed in Orlando, Florida, USA.

According to his step-father racing was Jeff's idea. 2002 "Girlfriend"(w/Nelly) #4 US, #2 UK. Gordon began racing when he was about four years old. 2001 "Gone" #11 US, #24 UK. Jeff Gordon was a racing child prodigy. 2001 "Pop" #19 US, #9 UK. His sponsors include DuPont, Pepsi, Frito-Lay, Quaker State, SDRC, AC Delco, Rain-X, Slick 50, Haas, GMAC, Delphi Automotive, Lowe's. 2000 "I'll Never Stop" #13 UK (Not released in US).

Jeffrey Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971 in Vallejo, California), a four-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion, drives the #24 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. 2000 "This I Promise You" #5 US, #21 UK. 2000 "It's Gonna Be Me" #1 US(2 weeks), #9 UK GOLD. 2000 "Bye Bye Bye" #4 US, #3 UK. 2000 "Music of My Heart" (with Gloria Estefan) #2 US, #34 UK GOLD.

1999 "I Drive Myself Crazy" #67 US. 1999 "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" #8 US. 1998 "Tearin' Up My Heart" #59 US, #9 UK. 1998 "I Want You Back" #5 UK.

Celebrity (2001, Jive) #1 (Debut) US (1 week) 5× Platinum, #12 UK. No Strings Attached (2000, Jive) #1 (Debut) US (8 weeks) 11× Platinum, #14 UK. The Winter Album (1998, BMG) (Not released in US). Home For Christmas (1998, RCA/BMG) #7 US 2× Platinum.

NSYNC (1998, RCA/BMG) #2 US 10× Platinum, #30 UK.