{"id":460789,"date":"2006-04-01T18:00:50","date_gmt":"2006-04-02T02:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=74576"},"modified":"2024-01-08T14:18:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T14:18:31","slug":"dave-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/dave-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>The history of American sports car racing is rife with talented individuals that raced at the highest levels of national and international competition, yet have been largely unrecognized by history. Californian Dave Jordan is one such driver whose decade-long career includes successes in production cars, international endurance racing, and Formula 5000. Casey Annis recently spoke with the quiet-spoken Jordan about his diverse career and the many influential friends who helped him along the way.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_705276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-705276\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/INT200604-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-705276 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/INT200604-p1.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Jordan\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/INT200604-p1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/INT200604-p1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/INT200604-p1-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/INT200604-p1-293x410.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-705276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dave Jordan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>How did you first get started in racing? I assume it was with your 356.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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Casey Annis recently spoke with the quiet-spoken Jordan about his diverse career and the many influential friends who helped him along the way. 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