riz io ▁Gi ovan ardi . ▁He ▁was ▁sl ated ▁to ▁run ▁it ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁against ▁seven - time ▁F 1 ▁World ▁Champion ▁Michael ▁Sch um acher ▁but ▁was ▁s idel ined ▁by ▁the ▁flu , ▁and ▁Case y ▁M ears ▁took ▁his ▁place . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Gordon ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁Race ▁of ▁Champions ▁event ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁held ▁in ▁Paris , ▁France , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁partner ed ▁with ▁mot oc ross ▁rac er / X ▁Games ▁winner ▁Tra vis ▁P astr ana . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Gordon ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁Ro lex ▁ 2 4 ▁H ours ▁of ▁Day ton a ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁He ▁rac ed ▁the ▁No . ▁ 1 0 ▁Sun Tr ust ▁Pont iac - R iley ▁for ▁Wayne ▁Taylor ▁Racing . ▁His ▁team m ates ▁consisted ▁of ▁Max ▁An gele l li , ▁Jan ▁Magn ussen , ▁and ▁Wayne ▁Taylor . ▁His ▁team ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁finish ▁third , ▁two ▁la ps ▁behind ▁the ▁winning ▁team ▁of ▁Juan ▁Pablo ▁Mon to ya , ▁Scott ▁P ru ett , ▁and ▁Salvador ▁Dur án . ▁Gordon ▁made ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Ro lex ▁ 2 4 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁partner ing ▁with ▁Wayne ▁Taylor ▁Racing ▁once ▁again . ▁He ▁drove ▁the ▁No . ▁ 1 0 ▁Cad illa c ▁alongside ▁An gele l li , ▁Jordan ▁and ▁R icky ▁Taylor ▁for ▁the ▁event . ▁Early ▁in