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{{short description|American racing driver}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver
| name = Eric Gordon
| image = EricGordonWaving2018MadisonUSACSilverCrown.jpg
| caption = Gordon in 2018
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|11|17}}
| birth_place = [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]]
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| death_cause =
| height = 
| weight = 
| achievements = 9 time winner of the [[Anderson_Speedway#Little_500|Little 500]] USAC Sprint car race<ref name="Little500Pursuit">{{cite web |title=Eric Gordon To Pursue Little 500 Win #10 With Hoffman Auto Racing |url=http://tjslideways.com/2017/12/01/eric-gordon-to-pursue-little-500-win-10-with-hoffman-auto-racing/ |website=TJSlideways.com |accessdate=March 22, 2020 |date=1 December 2017}}</ref>
| awards = 1989 USAC National Sprint Car Rookie of the Year<ref name="HeraldBulletin">{{cite news |last1=de la Bastide |first1=Ken |title=Gordon back to try for 10th Little 500 win |url=https://www.heraldbulletin.com/sports/gordon-back-to-try-for-th-little-win/article_8fd22e90-5ed2-11e8-82a4-bbe425330c19.html |accessdate=March 22, 2020 |work=[[Herald Bulletin]] |date=May 23, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> 2022 [[National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum|National Sprint Car Hall of Fame]] inductee
| Total_Busch_Races = 1
| Years_In_Busch = 1
| Busch_Car_Team =
| Prev_Busch_Pos =
| Prev_Busch_Year =
| Best_Busch_Pos = 103rd ([[1993 NASCAR Busch Series|1993]])
| First_Busch_Race = [[1993 NASCAR Busch Series|1993]] [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|Kroger 200]] ([[Lucas Oil Raceway|IRP]])
| Last_Busch_Race =
| First_Busch_Win =
| Last_Busch_Win =
| Busch_Wins = 0
| Busch_Top_Tens = 0
| Busch_Poles = 0
}}
[[File:USACSilverCrown21EricGordon2018Madison.jpg|thumb|left|Gordon's 2018 USAC Silver Crown car at [[Madison International Speedway|Madison]]]]
'''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.<ref name="TJSlideways">{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Richie |title=GORDON TO CHASE USAC SILVER CROWN TITLE WITH THE ARMSTRONGS |url=https://tjslideways.com/2021/03/24/gordon-to-chase-usac-silver-crown-title-with-the-armstrongs/ |website=TJSlideways.com |access-date=January 12, 2022 |date=24 March 2021}}</ref>

==Racing career==
===Open wheel===
Gordon has finished second in the [[United States Auto Club]] (USAC) Sprint car points three times (1989, 1990, 1998)<ref name="HeraldBulletin" /> and second in the USAC Silver Crown series once (1990).<ref name="Little500Pursuit" /><ref name="HeraldBulletin" /> Gordon won the Little 500 Sprint car race at [[Anderson Speedway]] a record nine times in 22 starts.<ref name="SpeedSportSprintCarHoF">{{cite news |author= |title=Tony Stewart Headlines National Sprint Car Hall Of Fame Class |url=https://www.speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/other-sprint-cars/tony-stewart-headlines-national-sprint-car-hall-of-fame-class/ |access-date=January 12, 2022 |work=[[Speed Sport]] |date=January 12, 2022}}</ref> Gordon retired from racing and helped his son to do racing.<ref name="TJSlideways" /> He didn't race Silver Crown cars from 2012 until resuming in 2018.<ref name="TJSlideways" /> As of the start of the 2022 season, he has won 13 total USAC Sprint car features.<ref name="SpeedSportSprintCarHoF" />

He also has an Indy Lights start.<ref name="Little500Pursuit" />

===Stock car===
He made one [[NASCAR Busch Series]] start at [[Indianapolis Raceway Park]] in 1993.<ref> {{Cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Eric_Gordon |title=Driver Eric Gordon Career Statistics |website=Racing-Reference |access-date=March 20, 2020}}</ref> He has not attempted another NASCAR race since.<ref>{{cite web |title=Driver Statistics |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Eric_Gordon/ |website=Racing-Reference |access-date=January 12, 2022}}</ref>

==Legacy==
He was inducted in the [[National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum|National Sprint Car Hall of Fame]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=2022 Chili Bowl - Tuesday |episode-link= |url= |access-date= |series=[[Chili Bowl Nationals]] |series-link= |first= |last= |network=[[FloRacing]] |station= |date=January 11, 2022 |season= |series-no= |number= |minutes= |time=18:40 |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote= |language=}}</ref>

==Motorsports career results==
===NASCAR===
([[Template:NASCAR driver results legend|key]]) ('''Bold''' – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
====Busch Series====
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
! colspan=42 | [[NASCAR Busch Series]] results
|-
! 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
! {{Tooltip|NBSC|NASCAR Busch Series classification}}
! Pts
! Ref
|-
! [[1993 NASCAR Busch Series|1993]]
! [[Ingram Racing]]
! 10
! [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| [[Goody's 300|DAY]]
| [[Goodwrench 200|CAR]]
| [[Hardee's 200 (Richmond)|RCH]]
| [[Mark III Vans 200|DAR]]
| [[Budweiser 250|BRI]]
| [[Mountain Dew 400|HCY]]
| [[Roses Stores 300|ROU]]
| [[Miller 500 (Busch race)|MAR]]
| [[Laneco 200|NZH]]
| [[Champion 300|CLT]]
| [[Goodwrench/Delco 200|DOV]]
| [[Carolina Pride / Budweiser 200|MYB]]
| [[Fay's 150|GLN]]
| [[Havoline 250|MLW]]
| [[Fram Filter 500K|TAL]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Kroger 200 (Nationwide)|IRP]] 33
| [[Detroit Gasket 200|MCH]]
| [[NE Chevy 250|NHA]]
| [[Food City 250|BRI]]
| [[Gatorade 200|DAR]]
| [[Autolite 250|RCH]]
| [[SplitFire 200|DOV]]
| [[Polaroid 300|ROU]]
| [[All Pro 300|CLT]]
| [[Advance Auto Parts 500 (Busch)|MAR]]
| [[AC Delco 200|CAR]]
| [[The Pantry 300|HCY]]
| [[Slick 50 300 (Busch race)|ATL]]
! 103rd
! 64
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/gordoer01/1993/B|title=Eric Gordon – 1993 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=March 21, 2020}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Racing-Reference driver|Eric_Gordon}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Eric}}

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[[Category:1967 births]]
[[Category:NASCAR drivers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Racing drivers from Indianapolis]]
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[[Category:World of Outlaws drivers]]

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