1. Todd Bentley Gordon was born on October 20,1969 and is an American former professional NASCAR crew chief and radio sportscaster.
22 Facts About Todd Gordon
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Todd Gordon previously worked full-time as a crew chief for Team Penske in the NASCAR Cup Series from 2011 to 2021.
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From 2013 to 2019, Gordon was the crew chief for Joey Logano on Team Penske's No 22 car.
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Todd Gordon began his career in racing as a driver, racing supermodifieds for three years at his home track of Oswego Speedway in New York state.
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Todd Gordon built the cars he raced in his college mechanical engineering program.
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Todd Gordon began working in NASCAR mid-season in 1998 after graduating from college, getting his first job with Phil Parsons' No 10 team in what was then the Busch Series.
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Todd Gordon left PPR for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2000, where he worked as a fabricator and later a mechanic.
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Todd Gordon began crew chiefing permanently in 2005 for ppc Racing, calling the shots for their Busch Series No 10 Ford driven by Mexican rookie Michel Jourdain Jr.
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However, Rick Gay served as Andretti's crew chief on the No 10 car and not Todd Gordon, who was the crew chief for the part-time No 15 with Jourdain.
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Later in the year, Todd Gordon replaced Randy Cox as the crew chief for the other PPC car, the No 22 of Kenny Wallace.
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Todd Gordon joined Carl A Haas Motorsports at the start of the 2007 season, where he worked on the team's No 14 car in the Busch Series, driven by Kyle Krisiloff.
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Todd Gordon left that team for the new CJM Racing team, which moved from the Cup Series to the Busch Series during the season, and Gordon reunited with the team's driver Jason Keller as well as one race with Marc Mitchell.
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For 2009, Todd Gordon paired with Keller for the third time, this time at Baker-Curb Racing in the No 27 car.
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In 2010, Todd Gordon did not crew chief any team, and joined Michael Waltrip Racing as the engineer for the team's No 99 Toyota in the Nationwide Series that year, which was driven by Trevor Bayne and later the Truex brothers, Martin and Ryan, after Bayne left for the Roush Fenway Racing No 17 car late in the season.
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Todd Gordon was moved from Logano's No 22 to the No 12 of Ryan Blaney, arguably the weakest Penske car at the time, with Blaney's crew chief Jeremy Bullins going to from Blaney's No 12 to the No 2 of Brad Keselowski, and Paul Wolfe switching from Keselowski's No 2 to Logano's No 22, replacing Todd Gordon.
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Todd Gordon picked up his second win with Blaney in the race at Atlanta in March 2021.
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On June 28,2021, Todd Gordon announced that he would be retiring from crew chiefing after the 2021 season.
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On February 15,2022, it was announced that Todd Gordon would be joining Motor Racing Network as an analyst for select NASCAR races on the radio in 2022.
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On January 23,2023, it was announced that Todd Gordon would join Legacy Motor Club to oversee co-owner Jimmie Johnson's No 84 Cup Series part-time schedule beginning with the 2023 season-opening Daytona 500.
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Todd Gordon was the crew chief at Austin and Charlotte.
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Todd Gordon attended Clemson University where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering.
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Todd Gordon is from Camden, New York, but currently lives in Mooresville, North Carolina with his wife and two children.