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Jeremy Jordan (born on October 4, 1986) is a up coming sensation in NASCAR racing. He currently is a Late Model Stock Car driver at several short tracks all over the east coast, also running several road course races in several other non stock car series events. [hide]

   * 1 Early years
   * 2 Teenage years
   * 3 2006 - Present
   * 4 Recent Sightings/Interviews
   * 5 References
   * 6 External links

[edit] Early Years

Jordan grew up around his fathers shop (Hampton Raods,VA), watching his prepare his race cars for weekend races. Throughout his early childhood years of watching his father race, Jordan final made a racing debut of his own. 1997 Marked the first start of what would become the start of a racing career. With over 70 starts in several go-kart series Jordan would go on to win over 15 events in his first year, and would also go on to win over 100 events from the years of 1997-2002.

[edit] Teenage Years Jeremy Jordan would go on to graduate from High School in 2004, from Western Branch HS, in Chesapeake,VA. Lettering in 2 sports in his high school career (Wrestling, Baseball). Jordan is a 4 year Varsity Letterman in Baseball, with a State Championship in 2004 defeating Westfeild High 3-2, at War Memorial Stadium in Newport News,VA. It is true that Jordan did attend Churchland High School in Portsmouth,VA for the first two years of High School.

Despite taking a break from racing, and focusing on Baseball, 2003 Marked the turning poing of what Jordan wanted to with his career and life. Jordan would make his racing debut in SCCA Auto Cross in a VW GTI.

*12 SCCA Starts
*4  Divisonal Wins

Once again due to some numerous issues, Jordan decided to take a break from racing, and start working full time. At this point in time, people like to say Jordan fell out of the racing world, or did he?

[edit] 2006 - present

2006 proved that Jeremy Jordan had not fallen off the face of the earth. In fact, he showed many that he had not given up on chasing his childhood dream of becoming a successful race car driver. Jordan would hop back in another VW, and go after a title in SCCA Auto cross.

*17 Starts
*11 Divisional Wins ( 2nd in points)

2006 would also be the year that Jeremy Jordan would make a debut in a NASCAR Late Model Series. Jordan would endure several days testing at various tracks all over the east coast and body fabrication for his team cars. Starting in 10 feature events from Myrtle Beach Speedway, to Hometown track Langley Speedway.

  • 10 starts
  • 1 Top 5
  • 7 Top 10's

2007 Would turn out to be the year of the "sophmore slump" Only running 2 tracks in centeral and south eastern VA, Jordan would only bring in 4 Top Tens out of 14 starts, and would later be replaced by car owner to drive. But late 2007 turned around for the better. Jordan had caught the eye of former Kevin Harvick Inc. Developmental Driver, Hudson "Hammer" Hall.

  • 14 Starts
  • 0 Top 5's
  • 4 Top 10's

2008 Already has high expectations for Jordan, with the recent signing to join forces with the newly formed team of K&H Motorsports out of Poquoson,VA as a drive and body fabricator with teammate Hudson Hall. Jordan plans to pilot his #49 Chevy Impala SS to over 20 starts all over the east coast, with K&H Motorsports.


[edit] Recent Sightings Jordan has been sighted with several famous musicians and race car drivers over the course of the years. Most recent Jordan, was sighted in March of 08 in VA Beach and later downtown Norfolk with active Craftsman Truck Series, Chrissy Wallace. Wallace who made her NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Debut on March 29, 2008 at Martinsville Speedway.

2007 Jordan was spotted with the band "Poison The Well" outside of "The Norva" in Norfolk,VA, Jordan was also spotted on numerous occasions with current NASCAR Drivers, Denny Hamlin (whom is also a Langley Speedway Alumni), Robby Gordon, and Reed Sorenson.

2005-2006 Once again Jordan was spotted Shopping in Norfolk's MacArthur Mall with Deftones Drummer (Abe Cunningham) and Guitar Player (Stephen Carpenter). The Deftones later played a show at The Norva (Norfolk,VA) The three stopped and answered questions. Jordan stated " Music is a huge influence on my life, as far as getting day to day things done, to getting in my race car and having the motovation from the music to push me harder, The Deftones are icons to me, and I am extremely unprivileged to be here just hanging out with the band, Stephen has a Tony Stewart painted guitar maybe one day he will have my number painted on his guitar!" The Three stopped and took pictures and signed autographs for fans before walking back inside for pre show sound check.

May of 2005 Chino Moreno (deftones, team sleep) and DJ Crook (team sleep) were spotted out on the town with Jordan in Norfolk,VA


[edit] References

   * Jeremy Jordan Career Statistics
   * K&H Motorsports Site
   * Fan Sightings

[edit] External links

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