Max, 77, and Robby Gordon, 7, do doughnuts around each other after Max, who is 13 years old, finished first in the Stadium Super Trucks race in Downtown Long Beach Saturday, April 9, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.
After placing 5th during his debut in Long Beach last September, 13-year-old “Mad” Max Gordon won Saturday’s Stadium Super Truck race in Downtown.
Robby Gordon pours sparkling wine on his son, Max, after the 13-year-old won the Stadium Super Trucks race in Downtown Long Beach Saturday, April 9, 2022. The older Gordon finished in second. Photo by Brandon Richardson.
The event has run during the Long Beach Grand Prix every year since its inception except for 2020 when the entire race weekend was canceled due to COVID-19.
Robby, who finished second in Saturday’s bout, is a Southern California native born in the Lakewood-Cerritos area. The family now lives in Orange County.
Robert Stout finished Saturday’s race in third place.
Bill Hynes, 57, soars through the air during the Stadium Super Trucks race in Downtown Long Beach Saturday, April 9, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.Max Gordon, 13, zooms past turn 8 during the Super Trucks at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach in Long Beach Saturday, April 9, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.Thirteen-year-old Max Gordon dries off after his dad, Robby, doused him in sparkling wine in the winners circle Saturday, April 9, 2022. Max finished in first with his dad placing second. Photo by Brandon Richardson.Jerett Brooks, 27, and Gavin Harlien, 55, take the hairpin turn in Long Beach during Acura Grand Prix race weekend Saturday, April 9, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.Super Trucks battle as they come off a ramp on Pine Avenue during the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach in Long Beach Saturday, April 9, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.Robby Gordon, left, and Robert Stout, right, spray Max Gordon, Robby’s son, after the 13-year-old won the Stadium Super Trucks race in Downtown Long Beach Saturday, April 9, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.Max Gordon, 13, comes off a jump in the crowd favorite Super Trucks at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach in Long Beach Saturday, April 9, 2022.Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.Robert Stout, 28, and Max Gordon, 77, fly through the air during the Stadium Super Trucks event in Downtown Long Beach Saturday, April 9, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.A line of trucks flies off a ramp during the Stadium Super Trucks event Saturday, April 9, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.Max Gordon, 77, leads the Stadium Super Truck race with Robert Stout, 28, and his dad, Robby Gordon, close behind Saturday, April 9, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.Super Trucks come roaring down Pine Avenue during the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach in Long Beach Saturday, April 9, 2022.Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.Matt Brabham rides on three wheels through a cloud of smoke from another driver’s doughnuts after the Stadium Super Trucks race in Downtown Long Beach Saturday, April 9, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.Robert Stout does doughnuts on the streets of Downtown Long Beach after finishing third in the Stadium Super Truck race Saturday, April 9, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.Super Trucks come off a jump on Pine Ave. during the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach in Long Beach Saturday, April 9, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.
