Jeff Gordon
American racing driver
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| 2016 | Gordon drove the No. 88 car as a reserve driver, sharing the car with Alex Bowman. |
| 2016 | Jeff Gordon reached his 800th career start at Watkins Glen International, becoming the ninth driver to achieve this milestone. |
| 2016 | Gordon transitions to a broadcast role with Fox Sports after retiring from full-time racing, becoming a NASCAR analyst and commentator. |
| 2016 | Briefly came out of retirement to compete in eight races in the No. 88 Chevrolet, bringing his career total starts to 805. |
| September 4 2016 | Gordon made his 802nd career start at the Bojangles' Southern 500 in Darlington, continuing his part-time reserve driver role. |
| July 15 2016 | Hendrick Motorsports announced Jeff Gordon as the reserve driver for the No. 88 team at the Brickyard 400, replacing Dale Earnhardt Jr. who was sidelined with concussion-type symptoms. |
| 2015 | Gordon runs a Penn State University scheme with Axalta at the Axalta 'We Paint Winners' 400. |
| December 3 2015 | Jeff Gordon received the first Chevrolet Lifetime Achievement Award at the NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Awards Luncheon, recognizing his contributions to motorsports while driving Chevrolet race cars throughout his entire Cup Series career. |
| November 2015 | Phoenix International Raceway was renamed 'Jeff Gordon Raceway' for the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500. |
| November 22 2015 | At Homestead-Miami Speedway, Gordon finishes second in his final Championship race, concluding his remarkable full-time racing career. |
| April 29 2015 | Gordon announced he would serve as the pace car driver for the Indianapolis 500, coinciding with the Coca-Cola 600. |
| January 29 2015 | Gordon stated he does not plan to run any more Daytona 500s after 2015. |
| January 22 2015 | Jeff Gordon announced that 2015 would be his last season as a full-time driver, though he did not completely rule out retirement. |
| November 2014 | At the final race at Homestead, Gordon wins the pole and leads a race-high 161 laps, ultimately finishing 10th and sixth in points for the season. |
| November 16 2014 | Gordon announces his plans to retire from full-time NASCAR Cup Series racing after the 2015 season, marking the beginning of his farewell tour. |
| September 28 2014 | Gordon claims his 4th win of the year at the AAA 400 at Dover, marking his 92nd career win and first at the track since 2001. |
| August 17 2014 | Gordon wins the Pure Michigan 400, securing his first win at Michigan since 2001. |
| August 12 2014 | Hendrick announces 3M as a primary sponsor for 11 races and an associate sponsor for remaining events. |
| August 10 2014 | Gordon wins the pole for the Cheez-It at The Glen, his 75th overall pole and extending his record of consecutive pole-winning seasons to 22 years. |
| July 27 2014 | At the Brickyard 400, Gordon wins on the twenty-year anniversary of his first win, breaking the tie with Jimmie Johnson for most wins in the event. |
| June 17 2014 | Hendrick Motorsports announces Panasonic as a primary sponsor for two races and an associate sponsor for other events. |
| February 2014 | Gordon announces a Texas A&M Engineering paint scheme for the Duck Commander 500 at Texas. |
| February 2014 | Gordon starts the NASCAR season with a fourth-place finish in the Daytona 500. |
| February 13 2014 | At NASCAR's Media Day in Daytona, Gordon opens up the possibility of retiring after the 2014 season if he wins a fifth championship. |
| 2013 | DuPont Performance Coatings is sold to Carlyle Group and becomes Axalta Coating Systems, continuing as Gordon's sponsor. |
| October 2013 | Gordon won his first race of 2013 at Martinsville, breaking a 32-race winless streak and winning at the track for the first time since 2005. |
| September 2013 | Gordon set a track record and won his first pole of 2013 at Richmond, marking his 21st consecutive season winning a pole - a NASCAR record. |
| September 13 2013 | Gordon was added to the Chase after a points controversy involving Joey Logano, marking the first time the Chase field had more than 12 drivers. |
| August 2013 | On his 42nd birthday, Gordon nearly won at Pocono, leading with seven laps remaining but ultimately finishing second to Kasey Kahne. |
| February 2013 | Gordon qualified second for the Daytona 500 and led the first 31 laps, but finished 20th due to engine and temperature issues. |
| 2012 | Gordon runs a FarmVille-themed paint scheme at Bristol in collaboration with Zynga and AARP. |
| 2012 | At Pocono, Gordon won his 86th NASCAR Sprint Cup victory, breaking the track record for most wins and becoming the first driver since 2007 to have consecutive seasons with at least one win. |
| 2012 | Gordon flipped a stock car for the first time during the Bud Shootout, spinning Kyle Busch and colliding with Kurt Busch. |
| November 2012 | Gordon won the Ford EcoBoost 400 season finale for his 87th Sprint Cup victory, defeating Clint Bowyer who finished second. This was also Gordon's and Hendrick Motorsports' first win at Homestead-Miami Speedway. |
| November 2012 | At Phoenix, Gordon intentionally wrecked Clint Bowyer in retaliation for previous contact, resulting in a $100,000 fine, 25-point deduction, and probation until December 31. |
| June 3 2012 | Gordon wins his 84th career race at Michigan International Speedway, demonstrating his continued competitive performance during his later racing years. |
| 2011 | Gordon wins at Pocono for his 84th career victory, tying Darrell Waltrip and Bobby Allison for third on the all-time wins list. |
| 2011 | Gordon wins at Phoenix, his first victory since Texas in April 2009, breaking a 66-race winless streak. |
| 2011 | Jeff Gordon starts the NASCAR season driving the No. 24 Drive to End Hunger-sponsored Chevrolet Impala with new crew chief Alan Gustafson. |
| 2011 | Gordon finishes the 2011 NASCAR season eighth in the points standings, achieving his first multi-win season since 2007. |
| 2011 | Gordon is seeded third for the Chase for the Sprint Cup due to his three wins during the season. |
| 2011 | Gordon wins at Atlanta, securing his 85th career win and becoming the winningest driver in the 'modern era' of NASCAR, surpassing Darrell Waltrip. |
| 2011 | Gordon wins his 70th pole at the Aaron's 499 at Talladega, breaking a 3rd-place tie with Cale Yarborough for most poles. |
| 2011 | Jeff Gordon enters the latter stage of his NASCAR Cup Series career, transitioning into his final years of professional racing with Hendrick Motorsports. |
| 2010 | Gordon experienced a winless season, marking the third time in his career he did not win a race (previously in 1993 and 2008). |
| 2010 | The struggling period persisted for Gordon, indicating a challenging phase in his NASCAR Cup Series career with reduced race wins and championship competitiveness. |
| November 2010 | In the Ford 400, Gordon started 11th but finished 37th due to an engine failure. |
| November 2010 | At Texas, Gordon was involved in an on-track incident with Jeff Burton that resulted in a physical altercation, finishing 37th. |
| October 2010 | Hendrick Motorsports announces a sponsorship extension with DuPont, with AARP and Pepsi also becoming primary sponsors for different races. |
| October 2010 | At Martinsville, Gordon was wrecked by Kurt Busch, effectively ending his championship hopes. |
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