Eric Gordon (born November 17, 1967) is an American professional race car driver. Gordon raced primarily in the United States Auto Club (USAC) open wheel sprint cars and Silver Crown cars. He finished second in both USAC Sprint and Silver Crown championships in the 1980s and 1990s. Gordon made one NASCAR Busch Series start at Indianapolis Raceway Park. He most recently raced for the full 2021 Silver Crown championship season in the No. 99 car for Brad & Tara Armstrong.[3]
| Eric Gordon | |||||||
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 Gordon in 2018 | |||||||
| Born | November 17, 1967 Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
| Achievements | 9 time winner of the Little 500 USAC Sprint car race[1] | ||||||
| Awards | 1989 USAC National Sprint Car Rookie of the Year[2] 2022 National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 103rd (1993) | ||||||
| First race | 1993 Kroger 200 (IRP) | ||||||
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Racing career
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Gordon has finished second in the United States Auto Club (USAC) Sprint car points three times (1989, 1990, 1998)[2] and second in the USAC Silver Crown series once (1990).[1][2] Gordon won the Little 500 Sprint car race at Anderson Speedway a record nine times in 22 starts.[4] Gordon retired from racing and helped his son to do racing.[3] He didn't race Silver Crown cars from 2012 until resuming in 2018.[3] As of the start of the 2022 season, he has won 13 total USAC Sprint car features.[4]
He also has an Indy Lights start.[1]
Stock car
editHe made one NASCAR Busch Series start at Indianapolis Raceway Park in 1993.[5] He has not attempted another NASCAR race since.[6]
Legacy
editHe was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 2022.[7]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | NBSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||
| 1993 | Ingram Racing | 10 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | DAR | BRI | HCY | ROU | MAR | NZH | CLT | DOV | MYB | GLN | MLW | TAL | IRP 33 |
MCH | NHA | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | ROU | CLT | MAR | CAR | HCY | ATL | 103rd | 64 | [8] | |||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Eric Gordon To Pursue Little 500 Win #10 With Hoffman Auto Racing". TJSlideways.com. 1 December 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ a b c de la Bastide, Ken (May 23, 2018). "Gordon back to try for 10th Little 500 win". Herald Bulletin. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ a b c Murray, Richie (24 March 2021). "GORDON TO CHASE USAC SILVER CROWN TITLE WITH THE ARMSTRONGS". TJSlideways.com. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Tony Stewart Headlines National Sprint Car Hall Of Fame Class". Speed Sport. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "Driver Eric Gordon Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
- ^ "Driver Statistics". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Chili Bowl - Tuesday". Chili Bowl Nationals. January 11, 2022. Event occurs at 18:40. FloRacing.
- ^ "Eric Gordon – 1993 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
External links
edit- Eric Gordon driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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