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| 2023 | Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers, solidifying his legacy in motorsports. |
| 2022 | An independent statistical study found the Rotax 912 family had the lowest rate of failure among the six most common engine lines used in Experimental/Amateur-Built aircraft. |
| 2020 | Production of the 798 cc parallel twin engine for BMW concluded. |
| 2019 | Gordon is inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, cementing his legacy as one of the greatest NASCAR drivers of all time. |
| 2017 | Competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with Wayne Taylor Racing, winning a race and finishing 28th in series standings. |
| 2017 | Returned to the Rolex 24 Hours race with Wayne Taylor Racing, driving the No. 10 Cadillac and winning the overall class with teammates Max Angelelli, Jordan and Ricky Taylor. |
| 2017 | Became the fourth driver to earn victories in both the Daytona 500 and the 24 Hours of Daytona, following Mario Andretti, A.J. Foyt, and Jamie McMurray. |
| 2016 | Signed with Creative Artists Agency as their client, after previously being represented by other agencies. |
| September 2 2016 | Announced as Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s substitute for the remainder of the season, filling in at Darlington, Richmond, Dover, and Martinsville races. |
| February 2016 | Gordon makes his debut as a Cup Series analyst during Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway, starring in the 'Jeff Gordon Police Chase' advertisement for the #DaytonaDay campaign. |
| 2015 | In a Sports Illustrated interview, Gordon reflected on his religious experiences, stating he was not raised with religion but learned about faith when entering the Cup Series, and now chooses to practice his faith more privately. |
| November 2015 | Gordon won his ninth career Martinsville race, which was his 93rd and final NASCAR career win. |
| November 6 2015 | Gordon participates in a dress rehearsal broadcast with Mike Joy and Darrell Waltrip at the WinStar World Casino & Resort 350 at Texas Motor Speedway. |
| September 27 2015 | At New Hampshire, started his 789th consecutive race, becoming NASCAR's iron man by passing Ricky Rudd's record of 788 consecutive starts. |
| May 21 2015 | Gordon announces on NASCAR Race Hub that he will join Fox Sports as a full-time Cup Series analyst starting in the 2016 Sprint Cup Series season. |
| May 2 2015 | Gordon broadcasts the Winn-Dixie 300 at Talladega Superspeedway. |
| April 18 2015 | Gordon returns to the broadcast booth for the Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. |
| April 10 2015 | Gordon makes his broadcasting debut on Fox Sports 1 during the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. |
| February 12 2015 | Hired by Axalta Coating Systems as a global business advisor, working in automotive refinishing, OEM, commercial vehicle, and industrial business departments. |
| February 3 2015 | Gordon appears on Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends morning show, discussing his plans to call three races for Fox Sports. |
| January 25 2015 | Jeff Gordon is reported by USA Today to be hired by Fox Sports as a guest analyst for NASCAR on Fox broadcasts of Xfinity Series events. |
| 2014 | Rotax had produced and sold 50,000 of its 912/914 four-stroke engines, demonstrating significant market penetration in aircraft engine manufacturing. |
| 2014 | Joined Michael Schumacher as the only two racers to earn five victories at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in a single racing series. |
| 2014 | Gordon won races at Michigan and Dover, his first wins at these tracks since 2001. |
| May 2014 | Gordon won at Kansas, marking his first win since 2007 and one of four wins for the season. |
| 2013 | Gordon made his 700th consecutive Cup start in the Bojangles' Southern 500, finishing 3rd and marking his 300th career top-5 finish. |
| 2012 | A section of Interstate 85 in North Carolina was named Jeff Gordon Expressway, commemorating his 85th career victory. |
| 2012 | Began sponsorship with DVX Sun and Safety Sunglass, which uses elastomer from DuPont. |
| 2011 | His 2007 Ella Sofia Napa Valley Joie de Vivre wine won double gold medals at the Indy International Wine Competition. |
| 2010 | Rotax discontinued the Rotax 503 two-stroke engine, which had been the most popular engine in its class. |
| 2010 | Raced in the Prelude to the Dream charity dirt track race at Eldora Speedway with Team Riley Hospital for Children, finishing 22nd. |
| August 9 2010 | Ingrid Vandebosch gives birth to their son Leo Benjamin Gordon. Jeff Gordon had previously arranged for Scott Pruett to be a standby driver at Watkins Glen in anticipation of the birth. |
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