Just learned thet Cecil Gordon has passed away. I understand it was cancer related but don't have any more details.Perhaps someone has more and as I learn more, I will post.
updated by @randy-myers2: 08/12/18 12:54:21PM
Just learned thet Cecil Gordon has passed away. I understand it was cancer related but don't have any more details.Perhaps someone has more and as I learn more, I will post.
Cecil was a good driver,fabicator and I will miss him sorely
I spoke with David Smith. He and Will Lind went to visit him yesterday but he had already lapsed into a coma. I knew Cecil from his racing days as well as his time at RCR. He and his wife operated a Hot Dog House/Ice Cream parlor in the shopping center in Midway thatI helped manageas well. They were great people. David said there will be some type of memorial service next Monday or Tuesday at RCR. I'll post the details as I get them from David.
Randy, thanks for the update on this story.. Saddened by this news...Cecil you will be missed. R.I.P. my friend.
May you rest in peace, Cecil
I was privileged to sit next to Cecil at the autograph table last year at the Stocks For Tots event at The NASCAR Institute. Everytime a fan would hand Cecil one of the "hero cards" from back in the days of his racing career, you could tell the emotion inside him as he looked at it carefully and signed each autograph in a slow and deliberate way. He truly appreciated his fans. After the event Cecil and I chatted for a few minutes before we went our separate ways. He remarked that he is always amazed how fans remember him and, he said, seem to look back to the old days of racing. I don't think he realized how big a part of the building of the sport he really was. I have many wonderful memories of Cecil and his racing career. We laughed about that day in Charlotte, all those years ago, when he was driving his own tow truck out of the track and I climbed on the running board and talked his ears off for 15 minutes in all that traffic. Cecil was truly the epitome of a great guy. God bless his family and comfort them and all of Cecil's friends.
Our member, Will Cronkrite has this terrific photo posted on his Mantiques Restoration Services site of a very happy night he celebrated with Cecil:
RIP. Having started to follow NASCAR only in the late 90s, first time I heard of him was while watching Jr's Back in the Day show that played the old Bud Lindemann Car and Track race reviews and thinking how coincidental it was that this Gordon drove a #24 too.
I am deeply saddened by the passing of Cecil.
He provided me with my second job as a crew chief, and was more than willing to give me a great opportunity. He was kind enough to allow me to make my own decisions after discussing things with him regarding the race team and would allow me to accept the responsibility if I screwed something up and was quick to provide praise if things went well. This specific photo was taken after a call that was made in the pits regarding tire management at the first race that I attended with Cecil as his crew chief.
He expected a spotless shop and immaculate race cars, and that is one of my strong points, so we meshed well from the start. We raced this year with ONE car and ran 33 or 34 races. The gentleman kneeling is Michael ____? from Spartanburg and was my first and ONLY crew member for that entire year. Things sure have changed.
During my entire employment, he never missed a paycheck, was always curteous, friendly and listened to ideas that did not originate with him. This first car was the first in NASCAR to utilize a rear sway bar, when Bobby Isaacs sat on the pole, led all the laps and won an invitational race at the Hickory Motor Speedway. He was always willing to squeeze out a dollar or two if I wanted to build a fixture, or build a 'test' component for an upcoming practice.
In hindsight, I can think of no negative things to associate with Cecil. He was a class gentleman, and will surely be missed.
Rest In Peace, my friend!
May you Rest In Peace.My thoughts and prayers go out to the family.Was an honor to meet Cecil on several occasions. This photo was made at Occoneechee Sept 2010
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family. May the Lord comfort them in their time of loss. With no disrespect to the current generation for me the #24 will always be Cecil "Flash" Gordon.
Good morning Billy,
I appreciate you providing Mikes last name, it's nice to hear. Mike also was a great crewman, talanted fabricator and moved on up to become one of Chryslers 'point' men and had an office at Ray Evernhams shop.
I am leaving momentarily to attend a week long metal shaping 'event' in Huntsville, Alabama, so will be missing the Charlotte event. I hope you do well there.
R.I.P. Cecil, You are missed.
Another real good one gone on the big track in the sky. I first met Cecil in 69 or 70 while traveling around with NASCAR's first preacher Bill Fraizer. Kept up with him for years he was a good one. RIP #24
I was priviliged to meet Cecil during my racing years. He was a regular at Middle Georgia Raceway running in the NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Series that I was also racing in. Cecil won the track championship one year and that date escapes my mind. Cecil and Lee spent the night after the races at our home on several occasions before pulling back to Horseshoe, N. C. May you rest in peace Cecil my friend and prayers and condolences to your family.
Another memory of Cecil. Marilynn and I paid Cecil a visit when he was shop foreman at Richard Childress Racing. Cecil gave us the grand tour of RCR including one of the haulers that they were loading for the next race. The engine room was off limits though. We could not go in there. Cecil jokingly told us that he could not even go in there. It was a great visit with a great friend.
