Edgar Alan Gordon (March 27, 1902 – January 26, 1936) was an American racing driver.

Life and racing career

A postman from Redlands, California who also became a Long Beach night club owner among other things, Gordon took up racing in 1925. Gordon made nine starts in the AAA-sanctioned national championship from 1932 to 1935 and entered two non-points paying races after that, scoring a win at Oakland Speedway in January 1936. He drove in the Indianapolis 500 in 1932, 1934, and 1935, but never finished the race, having qualified second in 1935. A regular at Legion Ascot Speedway, Gordon won the AAA Pacific Coast championship in 1933.

Death

While competing in another AAA non-championship race in January 1936, both Gordon and his riding mechanic, Spider Matlock, were fatally injured in a crash at Ascot, which ended racing at the Los Angeles track.

Awards and honors

Gordon was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1999.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results