Eric Gordon (born November 17, 1967) is an American professional race car driver. Gordon raced primarily in the

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(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

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start at

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. He most recently raced for the full 2021 Silver Crown championship season in the No. 99 car for Brad & Tara Armstrong.

Racing career

Open wheel

Gordon has finished second in the

(USAC) Sprint car points three times (1989, 1990, 1998) and second in the USAC Silver Crown series once (1990). Gordon won the Little 500 Sprint car race at

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a record nine times in 22 starts. Gordon retired from racing and helped his son to do racing. He didn't race Silver Crown cars from 2012 until resuming in 2018. As of the start of the 2022 season, he has won 13 total USAC Sprint car features. He also has an Indy Lights start.

Stock car

He made one

start at

in 1993. He has not attempted another NASCAR race since.

Legacy

He was inducted in the

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in 2022.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

( 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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