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Motorsport remembers two-time Indy 500 champion Gordon Johncock

Motorsport.com • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 29, 2026, 2:12 AM

Last updated Sep 29, 2026

Motorsport remembers two-time Indy 500 champion Gordon Johncock

Summary

Gordon Johncock, a two-time Indianapolis 500 champion, passed away recently. For the past 30 years, he had lived an unassuming life at a timber mill in northern Michigan, preferring discussions about forestry over his racing legacy. Johncock was renowned for his competitive spirit and left a significant mark on motorsport history. Tributes are expected from fans and fellow racers in the coming days.

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Key Details

•Gordon Johncock was a two-time Indianapolis 500 champion.
•He spent the last 30 years living quietly in northern Michigan.
•Johncock preferred discussing forestry over his racing career.
•Tributes and reflections on his life are anticipated soon.

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2:12 AMMotorsport.com — Remembering Gordon Johncock: The unvarnished legend with a heavy right foot

What they're saying

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If you had wandered into a quiet timber mill in northern Michigan over the last 30 years, you would have met an unassuming man in a faded red flannel shirt, smelling of fresh pine and far more eager to talk about forestry than his own place in history. Yet beneath Gordon Johncock’s gentle, soft-spoken nature was a two-time Indianapolis 500 champion who gave motorsport some of its most ...Keep reading
— Motorsport.com

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