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| − | '''Daniel Sexton "Dan" Gurney''' (April | + | '''Daniel Sexton "Dan" Gurney''' (born 13 April 1931 in Port Jefferson, New York - died 14 January 2018 in Newport Beach, California) was an American racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner who reached racing's highest levels starting in [[1958 Alternate Formula One season|1958]]. |
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| + | Gurney made his non-championship [[Formula One]] debut for [[Rob Walker Racing]] in that year's Glover Trophy, qualifying in 4th place ahead of drivers such as [[Troy Ruttman]], [[Graham Hill]] or [[Consalvo Sanesi]]. Gurney however retired after a handful of laps with an oil leak failure. | ||
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| + | Gurney's first championship race came only a couple months later driving for [[JB Naylor]] before returning to Rob Walker's squad for the rest of the season. | ||
After his retirement from racing, Gurney concentrated full-time on his own team, All American Racers, along with its Eagle cars. | After his retirement from racing, Gurney concentrated full-time on his own team, All American Racers, along with its Eagle cars. | ||
Revision as of 08:36, 3 March 2018
Daniel Sexton "Dan" Gurney (born 13 April 1931 in Port Jefferson, New York - died 14 January 2018 in Newport Beach, California) was an American racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner who reached racing's highest levels starting in 1958.
Gurney made his non-championship Formula One debut for Rob Walker Racing in that year's Glover Trophy, qualifying in 4th place ahead of drivers such as Troy Ruttman, Graham Hill or Consalvo Sanesi. Gurney however retired after a handful of laps with an oil leak failure.
Gurney's first championship race came only a couple months later driving for JB Naylor before returning to Rob Walker's squad for the rest of the season.
After his retirement from racing, Gurney concentrated full-time on his own team, All American Racers, along with its Eagle cars.
