Jeff Gordon [Paperback]

Gary Thomas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1999

Jeff Gordon is NASCAR's hottest driver. Jeff Gordon: An Unauthorized Biography of the Three-Time Winston Cup Champion tells his complete story---from the lean times through the current millionaire years. It details:
-his younger years-he drove his first race care at age five
-the key races in his career to date
-the racing strategies that make Gordon hugely successful
-his relationship with his wife-former Miss Winston beauty queen Brooke Sealy
-his initial reluctance about and final acceptance of Christianity in his life
-his clean-living, role-model status
Contains an 8-page black & white photo section.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Gary L. Thomas is the author of several inspirational books, including Won by Love, Sacred Pathways, and Seeking the Face of God. He is a freelance writer who resides in Bellingham, Washington.

Product Details

• Paperback: 223 pages
• Publisher: Renaissance Books (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158063091X
• ISBN-13: 978-1580630917
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,147,264 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gary Thomas is a bestselling author and international speaker whose ministry brings people closer to Christ and closer to others. He unites the study of Scripture, church history, and the Christian classics to foster spiritual growth and deeper relationships. Gary's unique message will help you:

* Embrace the unique way that you interact with God.
* Partner in the spiritual growth and character formation of your spouse.
* Build a closer, grace-based family.
* Enjoy God with a new sense of freedom and delight.

Find out more at: www.GaryThomas.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jeff- shown as he is:A TRUE champion, December 10, 1999

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This review is from: Jeff Gordon (Paperback)

This book depicited Jeff as how he is. A human being like everyone elso who just happens to have an amazing talent for race car driving. It has great quotes from Jeff, his father, and other race car drivers. This is the story of his life, and how he became who he is: a champion inside and out. This is a MUST for all Jeff Gordon fans.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jeff Gordon - The Man Behind the Persona, December 10, 1999

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Joyce (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jeff Gordon (Paperback)

Quotes from Jeff's mother, step-father, friends and relatives help you to understand this man that has become a superstar in the world of Winston Cup Racing. There are stories about his early years of racing and the track he followed that lead him to Winston Cup Racing. It was interesting to learn that in his early years of racing, just as today, people couldn't believe that Jeff was as talented as his achievements indicated. They gave credit to the car, the team, etc. He may seem like an overnight superstar until you read where Jeff started, and the road he traveled to become a 3 time Winston Cup Champion.

I enjoyed the stories about Brooke and Jeff, how they met, a glimpse of the shy Jeff as he started his relationship with Brooke and Brooke's influence on Jeff's spiritual growth.

Gary Thomas covers the significant Winston Cup Races well. He describes the key points of each race in a way that even a racing novice could understand. The book includes a glossary of racing terminolody for the novice.

Included are interesting facts about other race car drivers and their interactions with Jeff, such as Dale Earnhardt teaching Jeff how to draft at Daytona.

Overall, this book was a fun and interesting read and you don't have to be a race fan to enjoy it.

I only wish that there would have been more pictures.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting up to date story of Jeff Gordon's life., November 6, 1999

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Robert P. Sblendorio "riverbob" (Marcy NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jeff Gordon (Paperback)

For anyone who doesn't believe that Jeff Gordon earned his fantastic achievements, this is the book to read. It details from Jeff having incredible eye hand coordination as a toddler, to the end of 1998 with his 3rd Winston Cup Championship. The book gives enough information about individual races without overdoing it,and enough information about his family and himself to truly realize that he will eventually be known as the best race car driver of all time. I would have appreciated some more photographs of his career.