▁Con n ert y ▁secured ▁some ▁spons or ship ▁for ▁a ▁car ▁through ▁Out back , ▁and ▁they ▁tested ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁Bus ch ▁Grand ▁National ▁races ▁left ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁Ray ▁E vern ham ▁was ▁called ▁in ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Gordon ▁in ▁his ▁stock ▁car ▁debut . ▁His ▁first ▁Bus ch ▁race ▁came ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁at ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Motor ▁Speed way ▁in ▁the ▁AC - Del co ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁Gordon ▁drove ▁the ▁No . ▁ 6 7 ▁Out back ▁Ste ak house ▁Pont iac ▁for ▁Con n ert y . ▁Gordon ▁ran ▁the ▁second ▁fast est ▁lap ▁during ▁qual ifying ▁and ▁started ▁on ▁the ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁front ▁row ▁of ▁the ▁field . ▁Gordon ▁would ▁however , ▁get ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁w reck ▁on ▁lap ▁ 3 3 . ▁He ▁ended ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 9 th - place ▁finish . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Gordon ▁began ▁racing ▁in ▁the ▁Bus ch ▁Series ▁full - time , ▁driving ▁Ford ▁Th under bird s ▁for ▁Bill ▁Davis ▁Racing . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁as ▁a ▁Bus ch ▁driver ▁he ▁won ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Gordon ▁set ▁a ▁NAS C AR ▁record ▁by ▁capt uring ▁ 1 1 ▁pol es ▁in ▁one ▁season . ▁He ▁was ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Carolina ▁Ford ▁De al ers ▁in ▁