| Eric Gordon | |||||||
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 Gordon in 2018 | |||||||
| Born | (1967-11-17)November 17, 1967 (age 58) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 9 time winner of theLittle 500 USAC Sprint car race[1] | ||||||
| Awards | 1989 USAC National Sprint Car Rookie of the Year[2] 2022National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee | ||||||
| NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 103rd (1993) | ||||||
| First race | 1993Kroger 200 (IRP) | ||||||
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Eric Gordon (born November 17, 1967) is an American professional race car driver. Gordon raced primarily in theUnited 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 oneNASCAR Busch Series start atIndianapolis Raceway Park. He most recently raced for the full 2021 Silver Crown championship season in the No. 99 car for Brad & Tara Armstrong.[3]
Gordon has finished second in theUnited 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 atAnderson 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]
He made oneNASCAR Busch Series start atIndianapolis Raceway Park in 1993.[5] He has not attempted another NASCAR race since.[6]
He was inducted in theNational Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 2022.[7]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] | |||||||
