Cecil Gordon

Cecil Gordon (June 21, 1941 – September 19, 2012) was an American stock car racing driver. A competitor in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series between 1968 and 1985, he competed in 449 events without winning a race.

NASCAR

Career as driver Gordon drove in the NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series for seventeen years and drove in a total of 449 races. He 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. He finished third in points in 1971 and 1973. He had a few other racers make an occasional start for him. yet, coincidentally, they both drove the No. 24 car.

Gordon, who was married with four children, Charlene (who died in 2006), Douglas, Stefanie and Jonathon. Gordon died on September 19, 2012, in Lexington, North Carolina.

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.)

Grand National Series NASCAR Grand National 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 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 Pts Ref 1968 Gray Racing 95 Ford MGR MGY RSD DAY BRI RCH ATL HCY GPS CLB NWS MAR AUG AWS DAR BLV LGY CLT ASH MGR SMR BIR CAR GPS19 DAY ISP OXF FDA TRN BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB BGS AWS SBO LGY DAR 55th - 19 HCY19 RCH17 BLV13 HBO20 Seifert Racing 47 Ford MAR38 NWS27 AUG 45 CLT28 CAR JFC19 1969 MGR11 DAY11 10th 3002 47 MGY9 RSD DAY DAY27 CAR32 AUG18 BRIDNQ ATL18 CLB22 HCY15 GPS14 RCH21 MAR35 AWS12 DAR18 BLV17 LGY24 CLT21 MGR21 SMR18 MCH16 KPT17 GPS18 NCF21 DAY38 DOV10 TPN15 TRN17 BLV11 BRI5 NSV16 SMR6 ATL16 MCH26 SBO11 BGS21 AWS9 DAR18 HCY14 RCH7 TALDNQ CLB9 MAR13 NWS15 CLT19 SVH19 AUG11 CAR14 JFC12 MGR7 TWS11 Larry Wehrs 00 Chevy BRI25 Wayne Smith 33 Chevy NWS17 1970 Gordon Racing 24 Ford RSD DAY DAY15 DAY40 RCH19 CAR12 SVH12 ATL35 BRI8 TAL21 NWS9 CLB27 DAR29 BLV17 LGY18 CLT37 SMR8 MAR10 MCH32 RSD HCY22 KPT12 GPS26 DAY19 AST13 TPN17 TRN35 BRI10 SMR10 NSV4 ATL37 CLB24 ONA6 MCH40 TAL21 BGS18 SBO11 DAR22 HCY RCH13 DOV10 NWS14 CLT17 MAR26 MGR10 CAR21 LGY24 11th 2514 97 NCF5 1971 24 RSD10 ONT19 RCH9 3rd 3677 Mercury DAY10 DAY DAY17 CAR13 HCY11 BRI14 ATL17 CLB11 GPS12 SMR9 NWS10 MAR7 DAR15 SBO5 TAL13 ASH3 KPT4 CLT17 DOV28 MCH19 RSD3 HOU6 GPS9 DAY17 BRI4 AST8 ISP8 TRN11 NSV16 ATL12 BGS24 ONA5 MCH6 TAL38 CLB13 HCY12 DAR9 MAR12 CLT15 DOV11 CAR11 MGR RCH9 NWS9 TWS7

Winston Cup Series NASCAR Winston Cup 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 29 30 31 Pts Ref 1972 Gordon Racing 24 Mercury RSD10 DAY39 RCH9 ONT36 ATL17 BRI5 DAR10 NWS18 MAR4 TAL14 CLT8 DOV8 MCH11 RSD8 TWS15 DAY11 BRI8 TRN5 ATL9 TAL43 MCH15 NSV6 DAR28 RCH20 DOV5 MAR10 NWS7 CLT17 CAR20 TWS8 4th 7326.05 Ford CAR26 1973 Chevy RSD20 DAY21 RCH8 CAR22 BRI29 ATL8 NWS5 DAR21 MAR5 TAL5 NSV4 CLT8 DOV5 TWS5 RSD5 MCH8 DAY13 BRI3 ATL24 TAL8 NSV8 DAR11 RCH7 DOV27 NWS9 MAR7 CLT9 CAR11 3rd 7046.8 1974 RSD8 DAY13 RCH11 CAR29 BRI6 ATL34 DAR11 NWS11 MAR15 TAL21 NSV25 DOV27 CLT28 RSD4 MCH10 DAY10 BRI6 NSV20 ATL10 POC7 TAL15 MCH12 DAR19 RCH9 DOV7 NWS27 MAR26 CLT15 CAR21 ONT29 9th 1000.65 1975 RSD3 DAY15 RCH7 CAR20 BRI4 ATL8 NWS9 DAR21 MAR23 TAL21 NSV5 DOV2 CLT37 RSD18 MCH33 DAY29 NSV5 POC10 TAL10 MCH13 DAR6 DOV29 NWS16 MAR9 CLT5 RCH4 CAR30 BRI8 ATL9 ONT19 6th 3702 1976 RSD23 DAY18 CAR34 RCH7 BRI28 ATL16 NWS12 DAR11 MAR10 TAL6 NSV14 DOV36 RSD12 MCH10 DAY34 POC6 TAL29 MCH26 BRI21 DAR12 RCH13 DOV35 MAR15 NWS13 CLT28 CAR15 ATL23 ONT16 15th 3247 Gray Racing 19 Chevy CLT20 Dalton Racing 7 Chevy NSV15 1977 Gordon Racing 24 Chevy RSD11 DAY17 RCH13 CAR10 ATL16 NWS13 DAR12 BRI17 MAR13 TAL16 NSV13 DOV12 CLT22 RSD9 MCH21 DAY11 NSV20 POC21 TAL16 MCH19 BRI29 DAR19 RCH17 DOV21 MAR18 NWS15 CLT37 CAR23 ATL20 ONT32 10th 3294 1978 RSD25 DAY21 RCH17 CAR22 ATL17 BRI18 DAR33 NWS17 MAR9 TAL25 DOV25 CLT NSV19 RSD12 MCH17 DAY32 NSV19 POC40 TAL MCH17 BRI13 DAR RCH17 DOV14 MAR30 CAR15 ATL18 ONT15 19th 2641 Hollar Racing 29 Chevy NWS26 CLT 1979 Gordon Racing 24 Olds RSD25 DAYDNQ CAR11 RCH25 ATL23 NWS22 BRI15 DAR31 MAR17 TAL11 NSV DOV23 CLT17 TWS21 RSD11 MCH DAY35 NSV11 POC18 TAL40 MCH18 BRI22 DAR26 RCH18 DOV20 MAR24 CAR13 ATL38 ONT24 19th 2737 Gray Racing 19 Chevy CLT32 NWS18 1980 Gordon Racing 24 Olds RSD DAY21 RCH8 CAR33 ATL24 BRI22 MAR17 TAL23 NSV19 DOV9 CLT37 TWS14 RSD10 MCH20 DAY29 POC16 TAL23 MCH21 BRI19 DAR19 RCH18 DOV15 NWS14 MAR13 CLT24 CAR15 ATLDNQ ONT17 15th 2993 Negre Racing 82 Chrysler DAR34 NWS Oswald Racing 09 Buick NSV21 Gray Racing 19 Chevy ATL25 1981 Gordon Racing 24 Olds RSD36 23rd 2320 Buick DAY37 RCH19 CAR23 ATL37 BRI21 DAR21 MAR24 TAL15 DOV15 CLT TWS18 RSD13 DAY25 POC21 TAL17 MCH24 CAR15 ATL RSD Jimmy Means Racing 53 Buick NWS31 Gordon Racing 24 Pontiac NSV19 Gray Racing 19 Buick MCH27 Wawak Racing 94 Buick NSV29 Ulrich Racing 40 Buick BRI30 DAR RCH23 NWS19 CLT Newsom Racing 20 Chevy DOV26 MAR 1982 Gordon Racing 24 Buick DAY RCH BRIDNQ ATL CAR DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT POC RSD MCH DAY NSV POC14 TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV16 NWS18 CLT MAR CAR ATLDNQ RSD17 82nd - 1983 Chrysler DAY RCHDNQ CAR ATL DAR NWSDNQ MAR TAL16 NSV DOV21 BRI CLT RSD POC23 MCH DAY22 NSV POC23 TAL33 MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV15 MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 40th 649 1985 Sacks & Sons 51 Chevy DAY RCH30 CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD NA 0

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1969 Seifert Racing Ford 34 27 1970 Gordon Racing Ford 30 40 1971 Mercury 19 17 1972 11 39 1973 Chevrolet 31 21 1974 32 13 1975 15 15 1976 17 18 1977 41 17 1978 41 21 1979 Oldsmobile DNQ 1980 19 21 1981 Buick 42 37