▁Sof ia ▁Gordon ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁Wed nes day , ▁June ▁ 2 0 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ; ▁Gordon ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Son oma , ▁California ▁later ▁that ▁week ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁Toy ota ▁Save / Mart ▁ 3 5 0 ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 4 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Gordon ▁similarly ▁asked ▁road ▁course ▁r inger ▁Scott ▁P ru ett ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁stand by ▁for ▁him ▁at ▁Wat kins ▁Glen ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁imp ending ▁birth ▁of ▁his ▁second ▁child . ▁Although ▁Gordon ▁let ▁P ru ett ▁run ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁practice ▁la ps ▁in ▁Gordon ' s ▁car , ▁Gordon ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁start ▁and ▁complete ▁the ▁race ▁without ▁P ru ett ' s ▁assistance . ▁Son ▁Leo ▁Benjamin ▁Gordon ▁was ▁born ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁race ' s ▁conclusion . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Gordon ▁had ▁Reg an ▁Smith ▁on ▁stand by ▁for ▁the ▁C oca - Col a ▁ 6 0 0 , ▁as ▁Gordon ▁suffered ▁from ▁back ▁sp as ms ▁during ▁qual ifying ▁and ▁practice . ▁Gordon ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁start ▁and ▁complete ▁the ▁race ▁as ▁scheduled . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁at ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁Gordon ▁started ▁his ▁ 7 8 9 th ▁consecutive ▁race , ▁becoming ▁NAS C AR ' s ▁iron ▁man , ▁passing ▁R icky ▁Rud d , ▁who ▁started ▁ 7 8 8 ▁consecutive ▁races ▁from ▁ 1 9