The father of former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Robby Gordon, along with the elder Gordon's wife, died Wednesday in an apparent murder-suicide, police told the Associated Press.
The bodies of Rob Gordon, 68, and his wife Sharon, 57, were found dead in their California home.
"I'm so sad I can't believe," Gordon told the Associated Press.
Gordon competed in 396 career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races from 1991-2012, and he won three times during that span -- at New Hampshire in 2001, and at Sonoma and Watkins Glen in 2003.
Gordon drove the No. 31 for Richard Childress Racing from 2001-04, then drove for his own team, Robby Gordon Motorsports, for the rest of his career in the No. 7.
A noted off-road racer, Gordon currently drives in the Speed Energy Formula Off-Road racing series, which he formed in 2013.