▁couple ▁were ▁married ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁They ▁owned ▁a ▁home ▁on ▁Lake ▁Norman ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁but ▁ev acu ated ▁perman ently ▁due ▁to ▁fan ▁intr us ions . ▁The ▁couple ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁High land ▁Beach , ▁Florida . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Se ale y ▁su ed ▁for ▁divor ce ▁after ▁alleg ing ▁Gordon ▁of ▁mar ital ▁mis con duct , ▁and ▁Gordon ▁eventually ▁counter - su ed . ▁Gordon ' s ▁wife , ▁who ▁also ▁went ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁Jenn ifer ▁Bro oke ▁Gordon , ▁c ited ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁professional ▁model ▁De anna ▁Mer ry man ▁in ▁her ▁divor ce ▁papers ▁with ▁the ▁race car ▁driver . ▁In ▁court ▁papers , ▁she ▁asked ▁for ▁" ex clus ive ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁ocean front ▁home , ▁val ued ▁at ▁$ 9 ▁million , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁al im ony , ▁two ▁cars ▁and ▁periodic ▁use ▁of ▁their ▁boats ▁and ▁an ▁air plane ." ▁Though ▁Gordon ▁stated ▁that ▁Se ale y ▁did ▁not ▁des erve ▁such ▁a ▁high ▁amount ▁of ▁re wards , ▁as ▁he ▁" ris ked ▁life ▁and ▁lim b " ▁to ▁gain ▁the ▁wealth , ▁Se ale y ▁stated ▁that ▁" N ASC AR ▁is ▁a ▁relatively ▁safe ▁occupation ." ▁Se ale y ▁subsequently ▁was ▁awarded ▁$ 1 5 . 3 ▁million . ▁The ▁divor ce ▁was ▁final ized ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0