Race car driver Jeff Gordon and his wife Ingrid Vandebosch stand on pit road before the start of the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 Race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina on May 30, 2010. UPI/Nell Redmond . Photo via NewscomJeff Gordon’s son, Leo Benjamin Gordon, was born today! The deets:

Earlier today, Jeff Gordon and Ingrid Vandebosch welcomed a new son into the world. Leo Benjamin Gordon was born at 8:53 a.m., weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and was 19 inches long according to a post on
www.jeffgordon.com.

“He’s happy and healthy, and Mom is doing great,” said Gordon. The four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion will travel to Michigan later this week and is scheduled to participate in all on-track activities at Michigan International
Speedway, site of this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.