▁of ▁the ▁season ▁at ▁Mart ins ville ▁with ▁a ▁sixth - place ▁run , ▁his ▁final ▁race ▁in ▁NAS C AR . ▁ ▁Other ▁racing ▁Gordon ▁has ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Race ▁of ▁Champions ▁three ▁times , ▁including ▁a ▁Nations ▁Cup - win ning ▁drive ▁with ▁Team ▁USA ' s ▁J imm ie ▁Johnson ▁and ▁Col in ▁Edwards ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁event ▁in ▁Gran ▁Can aria . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁RO C , ▁Gordon ▁competed ▁in ▁an ▁RO C ▁America ▁event , ▁losing ▁to ▁Ken ny ▁Br äck ▁after ▁crash ing . ▁After wards , ▁Gordon ▁defeated ▁Johnson ▁by ▁one ▁six teen - h undred th ▁of ▁a ▁second . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁day , ▁Gordon ▁rode ▁with ▁r ally ▁driver ▁Marcus ▁Gr ön holm ▁around ▁the ▁course , ▁both ▁eventually ▁f li pping . ▁In ▁the ▁RO C ' s ▁first ▁round , ▁Gordon ▁( 2 : 0 3 . 0 3 ) ▁lost ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁C ART ▁champion ▁Crist iano ▁da ▁Mat ta , ▁but ▁in ▁round ▁two , ▁Gordon ▁( 1 : 5 3 . 4 7 ) ▁defeated ▁Formula ▁One ' s ▁Fernando ▁Al onso . ▁In ▁the ▁semi - final s , ▁Gordon ▁( 1 : 5 3 . 2 0 ) ▁won ▁against ▁C ART ▁driver ▁S éb ast ien ▁Bour da is , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁final s , ▁Gordon ▁( 1 : 5 3 . 8 7 ) ▁triumph ed ▁against ▁European ▁Tour ing ▁Car ▁Championship ▁driver ▁Fab