Dan Gurney (Daniel Sexton Gurney, 13 April 1931 to 14 January 2018) was an American racing driver, engineer and motorsport executive who competed in Formula One from 1959 to 1970 and is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of motorsport. He won four Formula One Grands Prix across 11 seasons, driving for Ferrari, BRM, Porsche, Brabham, his own Eagle cars and McLaren. His 1962 French Grand Prix win remains Porsche's only victory as a constructor in Formula One. In endurance racing he won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1959 and the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans with A. J. Foyt in a Ford GT40 Mk IV, where his champagne spraying on the podium began a custom now common across motorsport. He also raced in NASCAR, USAC Championship Car, Can-Am and Trans-Am, founded All American Racers, invented the Gurney flap and was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1990.
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Daniel Sexton Gurney (April 13, 1931
Competed In: 24 Hours of Le Mans, Lead
In endurance racing, Gurney won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1967 with Ford, as well as the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1959 with Ferrari.
Competed In: Indianapolis 500, Lead
Gurney was a record five-time winner of the Winston Western 500 in the NASCAR Grand National Series and, in American open-wheel racing, was a six-time race winner in USAC Championship Car and twice runner-up in the Indianapolis 500 in 1968 and 1969.
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Daniel Sexton Gurney (April 13, 1931 - January 14, 2018) was an American racing driver, engineer and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1959 to 1970.
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