Tina Gordon was born on March 14,1969 and is an American former stock car racing driver and spokesperson for the Sticks 'N' Stuff furniture chain.
21 Facts About Tina Gordon
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Tina Gordon is related to neither NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon nor Robby Gordon.
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Tina Gordon sold her insurance agency and began racing full-time in 1998, first at Green Valley then at Birmingham International Raceway.
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Tina Gordon moved to the NASCAR All-Pro Series in 1999; she finished 20th in touring truck series' points.
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Tina Gordon debuted in ARCA on October 20,2001 at the Food World 300 held at the Talladega Superspeedway driving the No 22 Sticks 'N' Stuff Furniture Ford.
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In 2002 Tina Gordon competed in four ARCA races, two driving the renumbered No 66 Sticks 'N' Stuff Ford and two driving the No 66 3M Post-it Note Ford.
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Tina Gordon made her Busch Series debut in September 2001 at Darlington Raceway.
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Tina Gordon drove the locally based No 96 Colby Furniture Chevrolet into the field with a 42nd starting position.
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Tina Gordon drove the No 22 Bost Motorsports Chevy in the 2003 race at Talladega Superspeedway.
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Tina Gordon earned a top-10 in the race, where all but 12 cars were damaged or destroyed in the lap four crash, one of the largest in NASCAR history.
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In 2004, Tina Gordon made another start at Talladega, this time driving the No 10 Sticks N' Stuff Chevy for Davis Motorsports.
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Tina Gordon's first start for JRR was at Daytona International Speedway, where she finished 32nd.
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Tina Gordon made 10 of her next 11 attempts before failing to qualify in five of her last six, which led to her release.
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Tina Gordon's best run with the team was a 26th at Pikes Peak and her best start was a 30th at Darlington.
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Tina Gordon entered 2003 with the intent to run for NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year.
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Tina Gordon ran for the No 31 Brevak Racing team with limited sponsorship from Scotch Tape and Microtel.
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However, the team did not qualify for all its races and Tina Gordon only completed 11 before her sponsor ended her run.
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Tina Gordon finished 13th at Charlotte and at Nashville and finished in the top-20 three other times.
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In 2004, Tina Gordon transferred over to the No 13 ThorSport Racing Chevy, with sponsorship from Microtel and Vassarette.
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Tina Gordon was able to set a career-best starting position in 2004 of 13th at Charlotte and Daytona.
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Tina Gordon retired after the 2005 season to be able to spend more time with her family.