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Al Gordon (racing driver)

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While competing in another AAA non-championship race in January 1936, both Gordon and his
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from 1932 to 1935 and entered two non-points paying races after that, scoring a win at
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night club owner among other things, Gordon took up racing in 1925.
248:, Gordon won the AAA Pacific Coast championship in 1933. 99: 193:(March 27, 1902 – January 26, 1936) was an American 716: 558:National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum 283: 288: 200: 740:Sportspeople from Long Beach, California 624: 547: 545: 543: 541: 735:Sportspeople from Redlands, California 717: 574: 572: 538: 518: 516: 760:Racing drivers who died while racing 625:Donnelly, Jim (September 28, 2009). 271: 673:"Crash ends racing at Legion Ascot" 13: 697:"Al Gordon Indianapolis 500 stats" 569: 513: 228:in January 1936. 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Index

San Francisco, California
Los Angeles, California
AAA West Coast
Big Car
Champ Car
1932
1932
Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis
1935
Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis
Poles
racing driver
Redlands, California
Long Beach
AAA
national championship
Oakland Speedway
Indianapolis 500
1932
1934
1935
Legion Ascot Speedway
riding mechanic
Spider Matlock
Los Angeles
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame
1932
1934

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