, ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Gordon ▁also ▁has ▁an ▁equ ity ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁No . 2 4 ▁team . ▁Gordon ▁also ▁owned ▁a ▁Bus ch ▁Series ▁team ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Gordon / E vern ham ▁Mot ors ports ▁( co - owned ▁with ▁Ray ▁E vern ham ; ▁later ▁sole ly ▁owned ▁as ▁J G ▁Mot ors ports ), ▁winning ▁twice . ▁ ▁Gordon ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Valle jo , ▁California ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Pitts bor o , ▁Indiana , ▁and ▁cons iders ▁Son oma ▁Race way ▁and ▁Indian apolis ▁Motor ▁Speed way ▁as ▁his ▁" home " ▁tracks . ▁He ▁currently ▁lives ▁in ▁Charlotte , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁In grid ▁V ande bos ch ▁and ▁their ▁two ▁children ▁El la ▁Sof ia ▁and ▁Leo ▁Benjamin . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Gordon ▁is ▁of ▁Scot ch - I r ish ▁descent , ▁and ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Valle jo , ▁California ▁to ▁parents ▁Carol ▁Ann ▁B ick ford ▁( ▁Houston ) ▁and ▁William ▁Gr inn ell ▁Gordon ▁of ▁V ac av ille , ▁California . ▁Gordon ' s ▁mother ▁and ▁bi ological ▁father ▁divor ced ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁six ▁months ▁old . ▁His ▁step father , ▁John ▁B ick ford , ▁married ▁his ▁mother ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁He ▁has ▁a ▁sister , ▁Kim , ▁who ▁is ▁older ▁by ▁four ▁years . ▁His ▁younger ▁cousin , ▁James ▁B ick ford , ▁currently