This Saturday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway Jeff Gordon will make his 750th start in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – 11th on the all-time list and the most of any active driver on the series – and at the very same track where he made his series debut on November 15, 1992. Since then the four-time Cup champion has become a legend in the sport and amassed amazing statistics as one of the most successful drivers ever in NASCAR. Significant numbers in his career follow… 1 – First NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start – Atlanta Motor Speedway – November 15, 1992 – finished 21st 4 – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships – 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001 10 – Number of seasons he has competed in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup – 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 (pending attempting to qualify for Atlanta and Richmond this year) 23 – Number of years he has competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 27 – Number of starts before his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Award at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 10, 1993 41 – Number of starts before his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career win at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 29, 1994 76 – Number of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Awards – he is third on the all-time list 91 – Number of wins in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – third on all-time list, most in the modern era (1972-present) 100 – 100th start in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at North Wilkesboro Speedway on April 14, 1996 – he finished second 429 – Number of career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series top-10 finishes 500 – 500th start in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 14, 2008 – he finished 14th 24,126 – Number of laps led in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 214,441 – Number of laps completed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series PHOTO GALLERY – BACK TO THE BEGINNING – JEFF GORDON’S 750TH START Top-ten drivers involved in the 2004 NASCAR Chase for the Nextel Cup, (L-R) Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Elliott Sadler, Jeremy Mayfield, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, and Mark Martin pose following the NASCAR Nextel Cup Chevy Rock & Roll 400 on September 11, 2004 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia (photo – Rusty Jarrett – Getty Images for NASCAR) Jeff Gordon on the grid prior to the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 14, 2008 (photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR) Sept 28, 2008 – a pit stop at Kansas Speedway (photo – Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR) 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony (photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR) July 27, 2014 – Kissing the bricks with son Leo and daughter Ella (photo – Jonathan Moore/NASCAR via Getty Images) Aug 17, 2014 – celebrating his 91st win – Michigan Int’l Speedway (photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR) November 15, 1992 – on the grid before his first start – Atlanta Motor Speedway (photo – Images & Archives via Getty Images for NASCAR) May 29, 1994 – celebrating his first win (photo – Images & Archives) May 26, 2011- with the boss, Rick Hendrick (photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR) 1993 – rookie of the year contender (photo – Images & Archives)
