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Dan Gurney
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American racing driver, constructor and team owner
OverviewAI-generated
Dan Gurney was an American engineer, racing automobile driver, and athlete born in Port Jefferson in 1931. He competed in auto racing, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and drove for the BRM team. His career statistics include 91 starts, 19 podium finishes, 3 pole positions, and 4 wins, accumulating 133 points.
Gurney was educated at Menlo College and received the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America award. He died of pneumonia in Newport Beach on January 14, 2018, due to natural causes.
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Key facts
- Born
- Daniel Sexton Gurney , ( 1931-04-13 ) April 13, 1931, Port Jefferson, New York , U.S.
- Died
- January 14, 2018 (2018-01-14) (aged 86), Newport Beach, California , U.S.
- Spouse
- Evi Butz ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 )
- Children
- 6, including Alex
- Nationality
- American
- Active years
- 1959 – 1968 , 1970
- Teams
- Ferrari , BRM , Porsche , privateer Lotus , Brabham , Eagle , McLaren
- Entries
- 87 (86 starts)
- First entry
- 1959 French Grand Prix
- First win
- 1962 French Grand Prix
- Last win
- 1967 Belgian Grand Prix
- Last entry
- 1970 British Grand Prix
- Best finish in the championship span bes
- 4th ( 1969 )
- First race
- 1962 Indianapolis 500
- Last race
- 1970 California 500 ( Ontario )
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Motorsport
- Team
- BRM
- Position
- Driver
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Port Jefferson
- Place of death
- Newport Beach
- Occupation
- racing automobile driver
- Educated at
- Menlo College
- Participant in
- 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Sport
- auto racing
- Image
- GurneyDan1965.jpg
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- Commons category
- Dan Gurney
- date of birth
- 1931-04-13
- Commons gallery
- Dan Gurney
- date of death
- 2018-01-14
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- number of wins
- 4
- points for
- 133
- pole positions
- 3
- podium finishes
- 19
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 91
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
NASCAR Cup Series career 16 races run over 10 years Best finish77th (1962) First race1962 Daytona Qualifier #1 (Daytona) Last race1980 Winston Western 500 (Riverside) First win1963 Riverside 500 (Riverside) Last win1968 Motor Trend 500 (Riverside)
24 Hours of Le Mans career Years1958–1967 TeamsNART, Ferrari, Cunningham, Porsche, Serenissima, Shelby, Ford Best finish1st (1967) Class wins2 (1964, 1967)
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