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Born on January 2, 1969, Robby Gordon is from Bellflower, California, United States. Robby Gordon is listed as a racing automobile driver, rally driver and NASCAR team owner. That works out to 57 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes El Modena High School.
My Take
Robby Gordon is, to me, the embodiment of motorsport restlessness. Most drivers pick a lane; the kid from Bellflower, California refused to. NASCAR, CART, IndyCar, Trans-Am, IMSA and the Dakar Rally all carry his fingerprints, and he is still attacking top-tier off-road series today. That refusal to specialize, to treat asphalt and desert as equally his playground, is genuinely rare. Add in running his own team and turning racing into a business, and you get an entrepreneurial outlaw streak I find magnetic. I love competitors who break the conventional mold, and Gordon has spent a whole career doing exactly that with the throttle wide open.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Robby Gordon
- Name (Japanese)
- ロビー・ゴードン
- Reading
- ろびー・ごーどん
- Born
- January 2, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rooster
- Origin
- Bellflower, California, United States
- Occupation
- racing automobile driver / rally driver / NASCAR team owner
2. Background
- High school
- El Modena High School
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.robbygordon.com/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robby%20Gordon
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q659690
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Robby Gordon born?
Born January 2, 1969 (age 57).
Where is Robby Gordon from?
Robby Gordon is from Bellflower, California, United States.
What does Robby Gordon do?
Robby Gordon works as racing automobile driver, rally driver, NASCAR team owner.
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