▁compet es ▁in ▁the ▁K & N ▁Pro ▁Series ▁West . ▁Gordon ▁attended ▁Tri - West ▁Hend r icks ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁L iz ton , ▁Indiana ▁and ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁school ' s ▁cross ▁country ▁team ; ▁he ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁four ▁years ▁old , ▁Gordon ▁rode ▁a ▁B M X ▁bi ke ▁that ▁his ▁step father ▁bought ▁for ▁him ▁and ▁began ▁racing ▁quarter ▁m idget s ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁five . ▁The ▁Roy ▁H ayer ▁Memorial ▁Race ▁Track ▁( pre viously ▁the ▁Cra cker ▁Jack ▁Track ) ▁in ▁Rio ▁L inda , ▁California ▁is ▁noted ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁track ▁Gordon ▁ever ▁competed ▁on . ▁By ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six ▁Gordon ▁had ▁won ▁ 3 5 ▁main ▁events ▁and ▁set ▁five ▁track ▁records . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Gordon ▁won ▁ 5 1 ▁quarter ▁m idget ▁races . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 1 , ▁Gordon ▁won ▁all ▁ 2 5 ▁of ▁the ▁k art ing ▁races ▁he ▁entered . ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 2 , ▁Gordon ▁became ▁b ored ▁with ▁cars ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁waters ki ing ▁before ▁switching ▁back ▁to ▁driving ▁one ▁year ▁later . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Gordon ▁began ▁racing ▁s print ▁cars , ▁winning ▁three ▁races . ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁Gordon ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁US AC ▁license ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 6 , ▁the ▁young est ▁driver ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁of ▁racing ▁career