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An Automobile Racing Giant Has Passed
« on: January 19, 2018, 09:37:59 AM »
I just read that Dan Gurney died last Sunday.  I think the media was rather quiet.

He won races in the Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR, Formula 1 and Indy car series.  He was the first driver to win races in sports cars (1958), Formula 1 (1962), NASCAR (1963) and Indy cars (1967).  The only other two to accomplish this feat are Mario Andretti and Juan Pablo Montoya.

Dubious achievement—He started the champagne-spraying tradition after winning the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans with co-driver A.J. Foyt.
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Re: An Automobile Racing Giant Has Passed
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2018, 09:54:04 AM »
I think the media was rather quiet.

I agree, first I've heard of it.
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Re: An Automobile Racing Giant Has Passed
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2018, 10:14:45 AM »
He was a legend. I knew his nephew Thom in California. His Indy cars were the Eagles if memory serves. His nephew was a very well respected Porsche mechanic and officianado.
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Re: An Automobile Racing Giant Has Passed
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2018, 09:35:59 PM »
I knew the name, but not much more...
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Re: An Automobile Racing Giant Has Passed
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2018, 04:14:10 PM »
Being a kid in the 60's, growing up in Indianapolis was fantastic! May was, and still is a very special time of year for me. I loved all the racers, Gurney wasn't my favorite at the time, but as I've aged I have nothing but respect for all the pioneers at Indy! I still enjoyed his competitiveness. He came close to winning a few times.
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