Jeff GordonJeff Gordon Jeff Gordon (top) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. battle for position at the EA Sports 500 in 2004.Jeffrey Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971 in Vallejo, California), a four-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion, drives the #24 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. His sponsors include DuPont, Pepsi, Frito-Lay, Quaker State, SDRC, AC Delco, Rain-X, Slick 50, Haas, GMAC, Delphi Automotive, Lowe's. Jeff Gordon was a racing child prodigy. Gordon began racing when he was about four years old. According to his step-father racing was Jeff's idea. It may have been Jeff's idea, but his family fully supported him. Gordon's family moved to Indiana just for the racing opportunities available for drivers in general but especially for minor-aged drivers. 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. The next year Gordon won the USAC Midget title. In 1991, Gordon moved up to the USAC Silver Crown and at the age of 20 became the youngest driver to win the title. 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). 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. In 1993, Gordon raced a full season in the Winston Cup for Hendrick Motorsports, he won the Rookie of the Year award. Finally, in 1995, at the age of 24, Gordon won the first of four NASCAR Winston Cup Championships. There are only two other drivers with more than four Cup titles: Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt (both had seven titles). 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. 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. 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. Gordon is still one of the best known drivers in NASCAR. Fan reaction to Gordon's continuing success has been sharply divided. Currently, many fans in NASCAR divide themselves into two major factions: Jeff Gordon fans and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. fans. 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. Gordon was married to Brooke Gordon (also known as Brooke Sealy) who was Miss Winston in 1992. Their marriage ended in a very public and bitter divorce in 2003. Gordon has also participated in some off-road events, including a winning drive with Team USA at the 2002 Race of Champions. 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. On February 20, 2005 Jeff Gordon won the Daytona 500 for the third time. He previously won "The Great American Race" in 1997 and 1999. This page about Jeff Gordon includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Jeff Gordon News stories about Jeff Gordon External links for Jeff Gordon Videos for Jeff Gordon Wikis about Jeff Gordon Discussion Groups about Jeff Gordon Blogs about Jeff Gordon Images of Jeff Gordon |
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He previously won "The Great American Race" in 1997 and 1999. I'm a geek." [2] (http://www.nodoubt.com/band/Articles/07Axcess.htm). On February 20, 2005 Jeff Gordon won the Daytona 500 for the third time. Stefani has been quoted saying, "I think I've been able to fool a lot of people because I know I'm a dork. 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. Her two trademarks include her famous platinum blonde hair, and her extremely red lipstick. Gordon has also participated in some off-road events, including a winning drive with Team USA at the 2002 Race of Champions. Stefani's natural hair colour is brown, though she has coloured it blue and pink before. Their marriage ended in a very public and bitter divorce in 2003. Speculation circulates that the dress might have been sold. Gordon was married to Brooke Gordon (also known as Brooke Sealy) who was Miss Winston in 1992. Her vinyl red gown that she wore on the cover of No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom was stolen from the Fullertown Museum Centre in Orange County, United States. 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. When not touring, or working on her other projects, she shares two homes with her husband, Gavin Rossdale, in Los Feliz, California (a suburb in Los Angeles), and London. fans. Stefani made her acting debut playing Jean Harlow in the 2004 Martin Scorsese movie The Aviator, but made a quick cameo appearance in the movie "Zoolander". Currently, many fans in NASCAR divide themselves into two major factions: Jeff Gordon fans and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Girls and young women who imitate Stefani's distinctive style of dress are sometimes referred to as "Gwennabes" or "Gwenabees". Fan reaction to Gordon's continuing success has been sharply divided. Stefani lent her voice to the title character of Malice, a PS2 and Xbox video game; before completion, however, the company opted not to use No Doubt band-members' voices. Gordon is still one of the best known drivers in NASCAR. Stefani likes to listen to bands like 311, Blur, Radiohead and Jamiroquai. 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. She is dyslexic. 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. Her height is 1.68m. 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. Stefani's nicknames are Sunshine and G-loc. There are only two other drivers with more than four Cup titles: Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt (both had seven titles). Celebrities such as Nicky Hilton, Paris Hilton, Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra, Nicole Richie, Jenny McCarthy, Alicia Keys and Halle Berry have been seen sporting her fashion line and LeSportsac bags. Finally, in 1995, at the age of 24, Gordon won the first of four NASCAR Winston Cup Championships. The line also includes handbags and purses. In 1993, Gordon raced a full season in the Winston Cup for Hendrick Motorsports, he won the Rookie of the Year award. Gwen has created a successful fashion line, named L.A.M.B, which showcases clothing which Gwen would wear herself. 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. As if coincidental in some sort of way, "What You Waiting For?" was written the following day. 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). It was one of the first songs written for the album. In 1991, Gordon moved up to the USAC Silver Crown and at the age of 20 became the youngest driver to win the title. The song is about not being inspired. The next year Gordon won the USAC Midget title. "Fine by You": Written with Linda Perry. 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. "You Started It": Written with Pharrell Williams. Gordon's family moved to Indiana just for the racing opportunities available for drivers in general but especially for minor-aged drivers. Then she rediscovered it six months later and thought it was great! The song is written about a boy that she dated in high school that recently died. It may have been Jeff's idea, but his family fully supported him. Gwen first abandoned this song as it was very personal to her. According to his step-father racing was Jeff's idea. "Wonderful Life for Him": Written with Linda Perry. Gordon began racing when he was about four years old. The song pokes fun at dancers with moves better suited for the strip clubs than the dance clubs. Jeff Gordon was a racing child prodigy. "Parental Advisory": Produced by Rich Harrison who worked on Beyoncé Knowles' "Crazy In Love". His sponsors include DuPont, Pepsi, Frito-Lay, Quaker State, SDRC, AC Delco, Rain-X, Slick 50, Haas, GMAC, Delphi Automotive, Lowe's. she's swallowed a subversive youth culture in Japan and barfed up another image of submissive giggling Asian women.' [1] (http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/04/09/geisha/). Jeffrey Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971 in Vallejo, California), a four-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion, drives the #24 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. However, Stefani's adoption of this component of Japanese culture has drawn criticism from some quarters; for example, Mihi Ahn at Salon.com writes: 'Stefani has taken the idea of Japanese street fashion and turned these women into modern-day geisha, contractually obligated to speak only Japanese in public, even though it's rumored they're just plain old Americans and their English is just fine.. Baby., and have a song dedicated to them on the album. Music. Angel. Following their namesake area, Stefani's harajuku girls are usually flamboyantly dressed (sometimes in a somewhat "Gothic Lolita" style), and they have been featured in her music videos, press coverage, on the album cover for Love. Named Love, Angel, Music, and Baby respectively by Stefani, the 'harajuku' girls are named for the area around the Harajuku Station of Tokyo, Japan, known as a popular shopping destination and fashion center for teenagers. The release of her solo album has also brought attention to Stefani's entourage of four harajuku girls. Recently Stefani announced on the popular radio station Z100 that "Cool" will be the fourth single, and that its video will be shot in Italy. "Hollaback Girl" also helped Love.Angel.Music.Baby. climb to a new peak of four in the UK. Despite not being as successful as predicted due to the large audience "Hollaback Girl" received across the rest of the globe, it did manage to sell in excess of 50,000 copies, illustrating that Stefani wasn't going to be halted so easily. In its third week, it fell to number eleven, unable to climb to a higher peak. The following week, it duplicated the same position, to the confusion of many. When the song was released in the UK, it debuted at number eight. In Australia, "Hollaback Girl" debuted at number one, where it hailed for one week, selling over 5,000 copies. Since its tenth week, and currently the thirteenth week, "Hollaback Girl" sits at number two, due to "We Belong Together". The song held this position for one month, until "We Belong Together", a ballad by Mariah Carey, overtook it. In only its sixth week, it hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making Stefani the first white, non-urban or non-American Idol artist to reach the top spot since Nickelback in 2001/2002 with their hit, "How You Remind Me". Love.Angel.Music.Baby.'s third single, "Hollaback Girl", was released in April of 2005 and became one of the fastest rising songs of the year. It was also featured on a Pepsi commercial, starting on Super Bowl Sunday, 2005. It shot its way into the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number seven, and number three on the Pop 100. It is partly a cover of the song "If I Was A Rich Man" from the musical Fiddler on the Roof, written by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. Dre. The second single, "Rich Girl", another duet with Eve, was produced by Dr. In Canada, it managed to climb to number eleven, but dropped out of the top thirty quite rapidly. chart, making it a relative American flop for Stefani. The first single released was "What You Waiting For?" It debuted at number one on the Australian ARIAnet singles chart and at number four on the UK chart, and peaked at number forty-seven on the U.S. (Although her previous status is what most likely debuted it at such a high number.) Her album was certified platinum (1,000,000 copies sold) after only four weeks of sales. It managed to sell more copies in its first week than any No Doubt album (350,000), debuting at number seven, impressive for a debut solo artist. on November 23, 2004. Music. Baby. was released in the U.S. Angel. Stefani's first solo album, Love. In fact, Stefani became the first artist in history to win both Best Male Video and Best Female Video awards at the MTV VMAs, for "Southside" (credited as "Moby featuring Gwen Stefani") and "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (credited as "Eve featuring Gwen Stefani") respectively, both in 2001. Stefani's solo efforts found early success in a pair of popular 2001 duets, the "Southside" remix with techno artist Moby and "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" with rapper Eve. The same Prince produced album features rap by Eve of Ruff Ryders, who later collaborated with Gwen. Gwen duets with The Artist formerly known as Prince on the song "So Far, So Pleased" from his 1999 album Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic. On September 14, 2002, they were married. Stefani met Bush guitarist Gavin Rossdale in 1996 at a concert she was playing with No Doubt. The album also spun off the moderate successful hits, "Excuse Me Mr." and "Sunday Morning", which were released as singles fourth and fifth, respectively. She slipped into depression after touring for Tragic Kingdom. Gwen had dated Kanal for eight years until he ended the relationship because he needed more space. Many of the album's songs, including "Don't Speak" and "Spiderwebs", were inspired by Stefani's relationship and breakup with fellow band member Tony Kanal. Following the success of Tragic Kingdom, Stefani became highly popular and recognizable; the tension this produced with the other members of the band was touched on by their video for the song "Don't Speak". The album was released in 1995 and spawned several hits, beginning with "Just a Girl". During this time, the band almost split up. The band's second studio album, Tragic Kingdom, took three years to make. Gwen became the group's lead singer after original frontman John Spence committed suicide in December 1987. He was the keyboardist for No Doubt. Her brother Eric founded No Doubt in 1986 with his friend John Spence, but eventually left the band to pursue a career in animation on The Simpsons. Her first job was scrubbing floors at a Dairy Queen, and she once worked at a department store. She attended Cal State Fullerton, and at Loara High School (class of 1987), she was on the swim team. She has a sister, Jill, and two brothers, Eric and Todd. Her father, Denis, is Italian and her mother Patti is of English and Scottish descent. Stefani was born in Fullerton, California. Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) is an American singer and the frontwoman of the band No Doubt who launched a successful solo career in late 2004. 2005: "Hollaback Girl" — #1 US (4 weeks); #8 UK; #2 CAN; #1 (1 week) AU. Eve) — #7 US; #4 UK; #4 CAN; #2 AU. 2005: "Rich Girl" (feat. 2004: "What You Waiting For?" — #47 US; #4 UK; #11 CAN; #1 (2 weeks) AU. Baby. — #5 US; #4 UK; #5 CAN; #1 AU — Worldwide sales: 5 million. Music. Angel. 2004: Love. Love.Angel.Music.Baby. is certified 5x platinum worldwide. "Hollaback Girl" is certified platinum.
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