14 Facts About Cecil Gordon

Cecil Gordon was an American stock car racing driver.

Cecil Gordon never won and never got a pole, he did not even finish a race on the lead lap, but got 29 top fives and 111 top tens.

Cecil Gordon finished third in points in 1971 and 1973.

Cecil Gordon completed 112,908 laps and only led 23 of them.

Cecil Gordon started racing in Henley Gray and Bill Seifert cars.

Cecil Gordon generally raced in his own car beginning in 1970.

Cecil Gordon had a few other racers make an occasional start for him.

Cecil Gordon raced GM products until the end of 1982 when he crashed out his Buick Regal.

Cecil Gordon purchased a Chrysler Imperial at the beginning of 1983 from the defunct Negre Bros.

Cecil Gordon had Jim VanDiver drive the car in two races.

Cecil Gordon returned for one more race in 1985 for the family-owned team of Greg Sacks.

Cecil Gordon is not related to four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Cecil Gordon, yet, coincidentally, they both drove the 24 car.

Cecil Gordon, who was married with four children, Charlene, Douglas, Stefanie and Jonathon.

Cecil Gordon died on September 19,2012, in Lexington, North Carolina.