Still hot on the tail of his lifelong dream, Jordan took a chance and before he knew it he was in North Carolina completely out of cash. His first nights in the Carolinas didn’t bring any immediate solutions though and he found himself sleeping in the cab of his truck. Luckily, there was weekly race at Hickory Motor Speedway(HMS) coming up quick.

Jordan made the trip over to the little mountain town of Hickory, North Carolina, with plenty of intentions but no plan. Like a miracle though, Jordan had the pleasure of meeting the man checking ticket stubs at the track Danny Chafin. Danny had a family car and team of his own and gave Jordan a shot in the seat. One thing led to another which led to another and Jordan shortly became the Chafin Motorsports house driver at HMS. Over the years that followed, Danny and his wife, Susie, and Jordan became family building a competitive racing program and many fond memories.

Eventually it was time to make the leap toward NASCAR beyond the bounds of HMS. Jordan got in contact with NASCAR officials who handled the licensing at the time and together they created a path for his national career. A few races and a Charlotte weekend later and Jordan was ready to rock; all that was left was paperwork.

Much to Jordan and his supporters’ dismay something went wrong in that final backend step before the big leagues and Jordan was denied a license to race at the national level. Heartbroken and once again out of funding, Jordan felt a rush of deja vu as he face yet another crossroads: keep running locally in Hickory or move on to the next thing.

This time he took the safe route. He decided to step away from racing entirely. He would build a career elsewhere, make a steady living and build a family. That’s exactly what Jordan did.

Today Jordan manages two Kenworth truck branches and lives just outside of Hickory in Morganton with his wife and two kids.

The itch to race never went away, though. The desire to compete, the thrill of standing on the podium and the rush of running in a premiere car at top speed. As his kids are starting to grow up Jordan also thinks back to his own childhood, sitting on the couch rooting for Dale Earnhardt on the TV.

Jordan wants his own kids to be able to grow up around racing like he did. He wants to continue making the great memories that he did with Chafin family.

Enter McGregor Motorsports and #team30. Reclaiming his classic number for the old days, Jordan is back in full force ready to run in the Late Model Stock class at his hometown Hickory Motor Speedway.

Eventually Jordan intends to grow McGregor Motorsports into a multi-car team so he can support young drivers like the Chafins supported him many years ago.