| Tina
Gordon is a driver whose star is truly on the rise.
In just seven years, Tina has climbed from
the short tracks of east central Alabama to the fast tracks at
Daytona, Talladega, Atlanta and Charlotte and been successful
at every stop along the way.
Tina first came to the full attention of the national racing community
in October 2001 when she drove a Ford Thunderbird prepared by
Mark Thompson and his Midway Phoenix Racing team for the Food
World 300 ARCA/Remax Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Her first time out on the 2.66-mile superspeedway, Gordon qualified
fifth with a speed of 182.947 mph, finished 10th and impressed
many on both the ARCA and NASCAR circuits with her driving ability.
Tina began pursuing racing as a career after driving for fun in
five powder puff races at Green Valley Speedway in Gadsden, Ala.,
in 1995 and 1996. Driving her husband Gary's short-track car,
Tina won all five of those races and she was hooked.
In the winter of 1996, Tina and Gary bought a car so she could
compete in the Men's Hobby Division at Thunder Mountain Speedway
in Fyffe, Ala., and it would prove to be a wise decision. In 18
starts in her rookie season of 1997, Tina had six top 5 finishes,
11 top 10 finishes and finished 10th in points.
In 1998, Tina became a full-time competitor in the Hobby Division
at Green Valley Raceway and was tearing up the circuit ...<more>
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