Jeff Gordon in the garage area before practice for the GM Goodwrench 500 on February 28, 1993, at North Carolina Motor Speedway near Rockingham, North Carolina. (Photo by Bob Harmeyer/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
In honor of Movember, we're taking a look back as some of the best NASCAR 'staches of all-time and some others that, well, wouldn't exactly qualify for the Facial Hair Hall of Fame.
Remember this look from Jeff Gordon? It positively screams, "Really, Mr. 7-11 clerk, I'm old enough to buy Pabst Blue Ribbon myself, honest!"
And when paired with the ever-timeless mullet haircut and pair of period sunglasses from the early '90s, it's safe to say this dude was Country When Country Wasn't Cool.
Fortunately, our story has a happy ending: The young, mustached man went on to win four NASCAR Sprint Cup championships, become a true citizen of the world and a hero of the philanthropic community through his generosity and good deeds.
More importantly, he married a smokin' hot Belgian supermodel who has permanently cured him of his sartorial sins.
Let this be a lesson, fellas: Maybe you do have a chance after all.
1993: NASCAR DRIVER JEFF GORDON CHECKS OUT HIS CAR BEFORE A RACE. Credit: ALLSPORT/ALLSPORT
September 11, 1992: Jeff Gordon awaits the start of the Autolite 200 NASCAR Busch Grand National race at Richmond International Raceway. Gordon ran the full BGN schedule in Baby Ruth-sponsored Ford Thunderbirds owned by Bill Davis. Gordon won three times and sat on the pole for 11 events. (Photo by ISC Images and Archives via Getty Images)
