Jeff Gordon: His Dream, Drive & Destiny

“I purposely waited until I retired from driving so the book would encompass my entire career,” says Jeff Gordon. “People are going to be able to read about me like they’ve never read about me before.”

I purposely waited until I retired from driving so the book would encompass my entire career. People are going to be able to read about me like they’ve never read about me before.”

— Jeff Gordon

The first-ever authorized biography of Jeff Gordon, the four-time champion racing legend. For over a year, Garner interviewed and observed Gordon at races, special events, and at home.

The book is based on extensive interviews with Gordon – as well as in-depth interviews with dozens of family members, friends, competitors, and colleagues, some of whom have never gone on the record before.

Jeff speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about his childhood, his much publicized divorce, those he competed against, his family, and life after racing. This fully illustrated hardcover biography will allow privileged access to a wealth of exclusive unseen and rare material from Gordon’s personal photo and memorabilia collection. Gordon’s meteoric rise through racing’s ranks is a classic American success story. Readers will find inspiration in Gordon’s candid take on his pivotal life episodes.

Jeff's first NASCAR race was Richard Petty's last and I needed a replacement for him. I told everyone it was going to be Jeff Gordon and I only heard his name over & over with that race I hadn't seen how cute he was...SOLD!! I wish I had known about him sooner because his early life was interesting too. I always wondered what his biological father looked like; because his Mom is very nice looking. I figured he must be good looking too. There is a small picture of his biological Dad in the book and Jeff and him could almost be twins.

I watched my first NASCAR race at the Texas Faces in 2015. I knew next to nothing about racing, although I had heard of Jeff Gordon. I was with my sister and her husband who were avid fans and they were trying to get knowledge up to speed as quickly as possible. It was with total fury that we watched Kezlowski wipe the 24 tire, and Jeff Gordon, out of the race. Gordon may have gotten over it but we didn't.

I really enjoyed this book of Jeff and his ups and downs. Of course, 99% have been ups, however I really loved this book. It made him sound more like a human instead of someone that was had been in the limelight for most of his life. I definitely am glad that I bought and read this book about his up's and down's. He is a class act as far as I'm concerned. Of course, Kyle Larson is by far my favorite drive and can't wait until Feb.