European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse I stars and june 2007 sports fans emotional response overwhelms Griffey in return to Page 40 everything finally on right track Gordon finds Success in personal life by Jenna Fryer the associated press Jeff Gor Don helicopter red into the race escorted four friends to his motor Home and instructed them where they could find food and then he Slid into the Back of a waiting Sun set to shuttle him to a full schedule of preface appear the Buzz ing of his cell phone interrupted his As Gordon Fum bled to answer it he cooed to his belgian Model Ingrid Vande i miss Gordons personal life has never been and his professional life is on track for a fifth Lascar with the addition of his first child Ella Sofia was born Don now must figure out How to juggle you Are now responsible for this Little person that cant take care of Carol his and How is he going to do that and too Well you know what we All have we All have and we All find a Way to we All do hell do the same Gordons Mother says the finally is comfortable in his on ships and As Many races As he he Doest feel like Hes got anything to prove to car owner Rick Hendrick i just think the baby and Ingrid mean so much More to him than trying to prove to anybody that Hes the the Sextel cup series has 22 fathers who Are Rais ing children while racing cars every some had their kids before they made it big oth ers started their families Well into their Lascar Ca none Are As big a Star As the fou time series Champion and Madison Pitchman who has been through several cycles of highs and lows during his 15 years on top of the Hes racked up 79 victories Best among Active sixth on the career list and a Nasca record million in he had a High profile first marriage to Brooke a former series and a much Public sized and expensive divorce seven years he spent time isolated in Flori away from the Day today Lascar grind and out of the pub Lic and distanced him self from his parents during the Nastars newest daddy goes bulk of his first Back to work this weekend in where hell try for his fifth Victory of the hell leave his girls behind in new York the first test of How he handles being a famous race car Driver and a family after racing is no longer the most important thing in his those who know him insist that through every twist and Gor Don has always been 100 percent committed to his when he shows up in this a i dont think theres Ever been a moment that Hes not been Crew chief Steve Letarte Over 15 years of know after winning the four Champi ing Hes always shown up Bob Jeff smiles after waving the Check ered Flag during a promotional event prior to the Lascar Sextel Allstar Challenge Auto race at Lowes motor Speedway in on May his personal life has never been and his professional life is on track for a fifth Lascar Sextel cup ready to do Hes always on his that Hast changed since Gor Don met Vandebosch in the two announced their engagement the morning of the Sonoma race last year and married in Mexico in Early they announced they were expecting a month although the relationship Hast changed he appears to finally be Gordons Mother says the finally is comfortable in his Gordon has been unstoppable this year in the Best statistical opening of a season in his he has four victories and 13 top10 finishes through 15 he also has such a comfortable Lead atop the Points standings that he would have missed the first race of his career had his wife gone into labor this week its a return to form after sever Al lean years following his fourth title in after missing the Chase for the championship in 2004 a shocking failure for a Driver who had not been outside the top 10 in Points since his Rookie season in 1993 last season was the Start of his he got two victories and a Chase but Gordon get rolling once the Chase and finished a Distant sixth As teammate Jimmie Johnson won his first see Gordon on Page 42 Johnsoh pass inspection saturday after failing on Friday Page 42 american born players taken 12 in nil draft 027664520705
