ORANGE, Calif. -- ?? The father of former NASCAR driver Robby Gordon strangled his wife then shot himself in their Southern California home, police said Thursday.The deaths of Robert Gordon, 68, and Sharon Gordon, 57, were an apparent murder-suicide, Orange police Lt. Fred Lopez said a day after the bodies were found. No further details on the motive or circumstances were released.The couple were the father and stepmother of ex-NASCAR star Robby Gordon, who fought back tears and expressed disbelief Thursday outside the home on a Southern California hillside where he grew up and developed his love of racing.Im so sad, and I cant believe it, the racing star said outside the house. I grew up on this property my whole life.Robby Gordon recalled how his father, a racer known as Baja Bob in the motorsports community, instilled in him a love for competition and motorsports in the Orange County neighborhood, where many residents own horses and dirt riding trails line the suburban streets.Gordon said he previously lived in two different houses on the property, and had given his father the home 30 miles (48.3 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles where police discovered the bodies Wednesday after receiving a 911 call from a neighbor making a welfare check at the request of relatives.Robby Gordon told the Orange County Register that family members had become concerned when his father missed a doctors appointment.The younger Gordon currently races in an off-road series he created in 2013 called Speed Energy Formula Off-Road, following the path of his father.The elder Gordon started out in horse racing at the local track in Los Alamitos, California, before getting into auto racing.He taught me at a young age that one horsepower wasnt going to be enough -- go do something different, Gordon recalled his father saying. And I was fortunate enough to do something different.Residents in the upscale neighborhood shared stories about the couples friendly ways -- swapping jokes with neighbors, gifting tickets to racing events and delivering feed personally to local equestrians.I can still see them walking hand in hand, walking their dogs down the street, said John Reina, who lives across the street. To kind of wrap your head around this tragedy is very hard to do.Robby Gordon said he would speak about the deaths in more detail once authorities conclude their investigation.The truth will come out, what went down there, he said.Racer Dale Earnhardt Jr. tweeted that he was praying for the Gordon family. Hope they find strength and support, he said.Heartbreaking news this morning. Thinking of the Gordon family and friends, NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson said on Twitter.Gordon, 47, has raced on numerous racing circuits, from NASCAR to IndyCar to Champ Car and IROC.Known for his aggressive style, he earned three wins in parts of 19 seasons in what is now the NASCAR Sprint Cup. He was a full-time driver early last decade and finished a career-high 16th in the points standings in 2003 driving for Richard Childress Racing. Gordon last raced in the Sprint Cup in 2012.Gordon is one of only four drivers, joining John Andretti, Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch, to compete in the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. He nearly won the 1999 Indy 500 before running out of fuel in the closing laps.Gordon said an event featuring his off-road racing team scheduled for this weekend in Orange County will go on as planned.Gordons sister, Beccy, is married to 2014 Indianapolis 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay. 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Amir Khan has called for stricter drug testing in boxing and has welcomed the WBCs new Clean Boxing Programme.Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) is confident he will regain his WBC ranking as world welterweight champion Danny Garcias mandatory challenger after blaming a wrong email address for his delayed signing up to the WBCs Clean Boxing Programme.Khan, along with 24 other boxers, were dropped from the WBCs latest rankings.But the former world light-welterweight champion, who is recovering from hand surgery and expects to box again next summer, is now signed up to the random drug testing programme and hopes it will make boxing cleaner.My rating is still No. 1 with the WBC, Ive been told, Khan told ESPN.With the hand operation I was quite busy and Ive had so much testing going on. In boxing they need to understand Ive been tested by the British Boxing Board of Control [BBBofC], the WBC and VADA [Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency] when I sign up to a fight. Theres only so much I can get tested, three times in one day sometimes.But I spoke to [WBC president] Mauricio Sulaiman about it and he said it was all sorted.Khan, who was knocked out by Mexican Canelo Alvarez in six rounds last May after jumping up two weight divisions, admits boxing has a problem with drugs.In 2012, the 29-year-olds rematch with Lamont Peterson was scrapped after the American tested positive for synthetic testosterone.Khaans fellow Briton Tyson Fury is currently suspended by the BBBofC after testing positive for cocaine.dddddddddddd. Fury, who vacated the WBO and WBA world heavyweight titles earlier this month, also faces a UK Anti-Doping hearing next month after traces of nandrolone were allegedly found in a urine sample last year. Fury denies the allegations.I know Im 100 percent clean, Ive never thought about taking anything and the people Ive worked with have been very professional and have never suggested it, Khan said.Im glad because Ive never wanted it to cross my mind. Ive never seen anyone doing anything. But I know some fighters may have done it towards the end of their careers, they get caught and then their whole legacy is destroyed. When its time up for me I know it will be time to leave the sport.I hear theres a lot of drug masking agencies out there now but maybe in the future if they keep the bloods that are tested in labs in the future they will be able to find out who has been using drugs.I want boxing to be a level playing field and theres definitely a lot of drugs going on and we need to stop it now.What boxing needs is just one company to test for everything and they can take, blood, urine even hair if it means they can definitely stop cheats. ' ' '