▁ 4 ▁Crown ▁National s ▁m idget ▁car ▁race ▁that ▁season . ▁In ▁his ▁m idget ▁car ▁career ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁he ▁finished ▁in ▁the ▁Top ▁ 3 ▁in ▁ 2 2 ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁US AC ▁m idget ▁car ▁events . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Gordon ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁S lim ▁Jim ▁All ▁Pro ▁Series ' ▁Win chester ▁ 4 0 0 , ▁but ▁finished ▁ 2 4 th ▁after ▁crash ing ▁on ▁lap ▁ 1 7 2 . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁ran ▁a ▁Fe ather l ite ▁South west ▁Tour ▁race ▁at ▁S ears ▁Point ▁Race way , ▁finishing ▁ 2 9 th ▁after ▁suffering ▁an ▁engine ▁failure . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Gordon ▁expressed ▁interest ▁in ▁Ind y Car ▁racing , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁ride ▁due ▁to ▁low ▁fund ing . ▁However , ▁former ▁Formula ▁One ▁driver ▁Jack ie ▁Stewart ▁offered ▁Gordon ▁a ▁test ▁drive ▁in ▁Europe , ▁in ▁what ▁Gordon ▁assumed ▁was ▁Formula ▁Three ▁or ▁Formula ▁ 3 0 0 0 ; ▁Gordon ▁did ▁not ▁perform ▁the ▁test ▁due ▁to ▁being ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁NAS C AR . ▁ ▁NAS C AR ▁ ▁Bus ch ▁Series ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Gordon ▁met ▁Hugh ▁Con n ert y , ▁who ▁owned ▁some ▁H oot ers ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁Out back ▁Ste ak house .