▁the ▁race , ▁Gordon ▁made ▁contact ▁with ▁Tom ▁Long , ▁spin ning ▁Long ' s ▁No . ▁ 7 0 ▁out . ▁Despite ▁the ▁incident , ▁the ▁No . ▁ 1 0 ▁team ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁hold ▁off ▁Fil ipe ▁Al bu quer que ' s ▁No . ▁ 5 ▁car ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁overall ▁class , ▁making ▁Gordon ▁the ▁fourth ▁driver ▁to ▁win ▁both ▁the ▁Day ton a ▁ 5 0 0 ▁and ▁the ▁Ro lex ▁ 2 4 . ▁Gordon ▁drove ▁the ▁car ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 ▁hours ▁and ▁ 3 4 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁Gordon ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁Race ▁of ▁Champions ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Gordon ▁won ▁one ▁race ▁at ▁Day ton a ▁International ▁Speed way ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁In ▁the ▁race , ▁Gordon ▁led ▁only ▁two ▁la ps , ▁but ▁was ▁the ▁race ▁leader ▁by ▁lap ▁ 3 0 . ▁Despite ▁being ▁invited ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁season , ▁Gordon ▁decl ined ▁due ▁to ▁time ▁constraints . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Gordon ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁ride ▁by ▁C ART ▁team ▁owner ▁Barry ▁Green ▁with ▁Team ▁Green ▁as ▁a ▁ste pping ▁stone ▁to ▁F 1 ' s ▁British ▁American ▁Racing . ▁However , ▁Gordon ▁decl ined , ▁stating ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁" just ▁too ▁many ▁steps " ▁to ▁reach ▁F 1 . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Gordon ▁went ▁to