Chris "Block" Gordon, a veteran drag racer who starred in the Discovery reality series Street Outlaws: Fastest in America, was killed in a horrific crash at a raceway in Ohio over the weekend. He was 55 years old.
KD Motorsports Park confirmed the passing on Facebook on Sunday (August 23), writing, "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…he was lost as a result of this terrible incident."
"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 statement continued.
The post revealed that "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."
"As the day passes and we all try to process this tragedy, please for all involved let's keep speculation and uninformed opinions to a minimum as we pray for his family," the statement concluded. "RIP "Race in Peace" my friend you will be missed by so many."

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