Who is Jeff Gordon’s wife, Ingrid Vandebosch Gordon?

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Model Ingrid Vandebosch (L) and her husband, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jeff Gordon, attend the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards at Wynn Las Vegas

NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon is one of the greatest NASCAR Cup Series drivers of all time.

The vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports is regarded as one of the best and most influential names in the history of NASCAR as he helped the sport to reach mainstream popularity.

In over two-decade long NASCAR career, Gordon won 93 Cup races and clinched four NASCAR Cup Series championships. There has been a lot of curiosity about the NASCAR legend’s personal life, and in particular his wife Ingrid Vandebosch.

Ingrid Vandebosch is a Belgian model and actress who has carved out her own successful career in the world of entertainment. The 53-year-old is the winner of the Elite Look of the Year Award in 1990.

Born on Nov. 8, 1970 in Zichen-Zussen-Bolder, Limburg, Belgium, she began her profession in Belgium in 1986 and moved to Paris, where she did projects for brands like Christian Dior perfume.

She appeared in magazines like Elle, Marie Claire and Glamour. She is also known for Going Greek (2001), Taxi (2004) and The Insider (2004).

Jeff Gordon and Ingrid Vandebosch met for the first time during a dinner party at The Hamptons by a mutual friend in 2002.

The couple announced their engagement on Jun. 24, 2006, at a croquet event at Meadowood Resort in St. Helena, California and got married in Mexico on Nov. 7, 2006. They have two children, daughter Ella Sofia Gordon, and son Leo Benjamin Gordon.


Jeff Gordon’s glorious NASCAR Cup Series career

The 52-year-old, Vallejo, California-native is the most successful NASCAR driver in the history of the sport. He competed from 1992 to 2016, most notably driving the #24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in the former NASCAR Winston Cup Series and Sprint Cup Series (now called NASCAR Cup Series).

The four-time Cup champion has accomplished much more in the sport, before and after, as one of its greatest drivers. He won the Daytona 500 three times (1997, 1999, and 2005), Coca-Cola 6000 thrice (1994, 1997, and 1998), Southern 500 six times (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, and 2007) and Brickyard 400 five times (1994, 1998, 2001, 2004, and 2014). Moreover, he scored 477 top-10 finishes and 81 poles in 805 Cup Series starts.

Before serving as the vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports, Jeff Gordon was a race analyst for FOX Sports from 2016-2021.

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