A well-known veteran drag racer and Discovery star was killed in a horrific crash during an event at a race course in southern Ohio on the weekend, according to organizers.
Chris “Block” Gordon, 40, died on Saturday after the smash-up at KD Motorsports Park in South Webster, Scioto County, event organizers confirmed in a Facebook post.
“As most of you know by now, we had a devastating accident last night at the track involving our great friend and fellow racer, Chris ‘Block’ Gordon,” KD Motorsports Park wrote in the post.
“Please keep his wife and family in your thoughts and prayers as we all try to mourn the loss of this good man, an absolute legend of our sport,” the post continued.
“Our staff was immediately on scene with trained medical staff, firefighters, EMT and medical equipment, along with highly medically trained bystanders who exhausted all of their efforts at the time of the accident,” organizers went on.
No further details were given about the crash.
Block grew up in South Carolina, watching his father, a grudge racer, compete at local tracks, Dragzine reported.
He became a star on the national drag racing scene as one of the team leaders on Discovery’s “Street Outlaws: Fastest in America,” leading South Carolina to a victory.
He became famous for his 1979 Ford Fairmont, known as “Mayhem” to fans of the show.
Friends and family paid tribute to Gordon on social media.
“I went to high school with him, and we were in marching band together. Always lit up the room when he walked in, never knew him to be mean or rude to anyone,” wrote one Facebook user.
“Grew up down the street from him, he used to test his cars on his street when I was a kid. Was always so cool to see, RIP,” added another.
“Prayers to him and his family I remember watching him on ‘Street Outlaws,’ he will be missed,” wrote a third.
Scioto County Sheriff’s Office did not respond immediately to requests for comment.
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