Local Gordon competed in
barrel racing,
rodeos, and
horse shows. Driving the Sticks 'N' Stuff Ford she finished 26th in the Discount Auto Parts 300 at Daytona International Speedway and 12th later that year back at the Food World 300 at Talladega. In the 3M Post-it Note Ford, she finished eighth in the Pork, The Other White Meat 400 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway and 35th in the EasyCare Vehicle Services 100 at
Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte NC. Gordon crashed out of the EasyCare Vehicle Services 100 and suffered leg and foot injuries causing her not to race or practice until September of that year.
Busch Series Gordon made her Busch Series debut in September 2001 at
Darlington Raceway. She drove the locally based No. 96 Colby Furniture
Chevrolet into the field with a 42nd starting position. However, without full sponsorship, the team decided to start and park, finishing last (43rd) after only competing one lap. Gordon's next race was her best career outing. She drove the No. 22
Bost Motorsports Chevy in the 2003 race at
Talladega Superspeedway. Starting 38th, Gordon was able to avoid a massive pileup on lap four. From there, she drove home to a 10th-place finish, completing all but one lap. She earned a top-10 in the race, where all but 12 cars were damaged or destroyed in the lap four crash, one of the largest in
NASCAR history. In 2004, Gordon made another start at
Talladega, this time driving the No. 10 Sticks N' Stuff Chevy for
Davis Motorsports. After starting 42nd, Gordon stayed in the race and finished 28th. For the rest of 2004, with sponsorship from
Yahoo!,
Vassarette and
Microtel, Gordon secured the No. 39 Jay Robinson ride. Her first start for JRR was at
Daytona International Speedway, where she finished 32nd. Gordon made 10 of her next 11 attempts before failing to qualify in five of her last six, which led to her release. Her best run with the team was a 26th at
Pikes Peak and her best start was a 30th at
Darlington. Also in 2004, it appeared that during the
Food City 250 in
Bristol TN,
Greg Biffle purposely crashed Gordon out of the race on lap 89 in retaliation for a slight bump to his left rear fender a half lap earlier.
Craftsman Truck Series Gordon entered 2003 with the intent to run for
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year. She ran for the No. 31
Brevak Racing team with limited sponsorship from
Scotch Tape and Microtel. However, the team did not qualify for all its races and Gordon only completed 11 before her sponsor ended her run. However, Gordon did well in those starts. She finished 13th at
Charlotte and at
Nashville and finished in the top-20 three other times. Despite limited racing, Gordon finished 25th in points. In 2004, Gordon transferred over to the No. 13
ThorSport Racing Chevy, with sponsorship from
Microtel and
Vassarette. However, the deal quickly ended and she only was able to run five races. The best run was 24th at
Daytona in the season opener. In the next race, at
Atlanta, Gordon's Chevy was involved in a heavy wreck with
Hank Parker Jr. and
Rick Crawford, leading to minor injuries to Gordon. However, she was able to race in the next race at
Martinsville. Gordon was able to set a career-best starting position in 2004 of 13th at
Charlotte and Daytona. Gordon retired after the 2005 season to be able to spend more time with her family. ==Personal life and post-racing career==