Phil Hill, 81, US-born driver who won Formula One title Aug 29, 2008
"Phil set the standard" for other American drivers who competed overseas, such as Dan Gurney and Mario Andretti, the late Shav Glick, a longtime Los Angeles Times motor sports writer, said in 2006. (The Italian-born Andretti, whose family emigrated to the United States when he was a teenager, won the Formula One title in 1978. (Boston Globe)
Hill, only U.S.-born F1 champ, dies at 81 Aug 29, 2008
"Phil was a very special guy and had a love for the automotive age,'' said Dan Gurney, a teammate with Ferrari. "He was always a potential winner when he sat in a race car. He was both a competitor and a close friend and a fellow I could look up to. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Anthony Wayne graduate traveled world for motor sports Aug 17, 2008
He drove for some of the most famous owners in the sport at Indy Roger Penske, Dan Gurney Andy Granatelli and Bob Wilke. Bobby is one of only nine living drivers to have raced at Indy in both a front engine and a rear engine car. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Speeding down memory lane: Area resident was part of original staff for Shelby American race team Jul 20, 2008
Also that year, driver Dan Gurney won the Bridgehamptom 500 in a Cobra, the first American driver to win a Federation International Automobile race in an American car. Shelby American won the USRRC manufacturer s championship as well, to name a few of the company s early successes. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
City revving up for motorcycle event Jun 23, 2008
So is former race car driver Dan Gurney. And Paul Sr., Paul Jr. and Mikey Teutul of Orange County Choppers, featured on the TV series American Chopper, will be in town with a motorcycle they ve custom-built for the event. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Carbon Bigfoot: Cannonball Run Returns Jun 22, 2008
The rules are a little more strict than they were when legendary racing driver Dan Gurney quipped, "At no point did we exceed 175 mph" after winning the event in 1972. These days, entrants must average 61 mph. (ABC News)
Before split, big names, big finishes ruled at Indy May 14, 2008
Inspired by legendary Dan Gurney, a group of team owners broke from USAC in 1979 to form CART, which controlled the sport over the next 16 years. That changed in 1996, when Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Tony George formed the IRL.. (USA Today -- Sports)
Indy car faces new era, new issues Apr 19, 2008
1979: Disagreeing with the leadership of the United States Auto Club (USAC) over the direction of Indy car racing, team owners led by Dan Gurney and Roger Penske form Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART). Gordon Johncock wins the first race at Phoenix; Rick Mears captures the first championship. (USA Today -- Sports)
ITCHING FOR NO. 1: Veteran seeking first NASCAR victory Apr 17, 2008
Moving on has been a theme for Pruitt, a barnstormer at heart who would have reveled in the era when drivers like Mario Andretti or A.J. Foyt or Dan Gurney could win races in stockers, roadsters and Indy cars in a single weekend. But he's never been about dabbling. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Bruce MartinINSIDE RACING Mar 28, 2008
But a series of issues involving scheduling, prize money and lack of emphasis on a true national championship led a group of car owners, including Dan Gurney, Roger Penske and Pat Patrick, to form Championship Auto Racing Teams, which began competition in 1979. What ensued was an uneasy alliance between the CART teams and the big race, the Indy 500, which continued to be sanctioned by USAC.. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Goalie would be perfect for Panther Racing Mar 27, 2008
Gurney is the son of racing legend Dan Gurney and the defending co-champion (with co-driver Jon Fogarty) of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. Anderson took in the Rolex 24 at Daytona in January and got to know the Grand Am people. (The Palm Beach Post)
Chrysler Takes Contrarian Road With Muscle Car Jan 31, 2008
Soon to turn 50, Mandel grew up watching Peter Revson, Mark Donahue and Dan Gurney compete in Trans Am car races, which helped to promote muscle cars for what was then the Big Three. Cars like the new Challenger and the new Camaro (coming in 2009 from General Motors Corp.'s Chevrolet division) certainly won't be mainstream,'' he said. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Gurney out front at halfway point Jan 27, 2008
A slew of teams jockeyed for position at the halfway point of the Rolex 24-Hour sports car race at Daytona International Speedway, with Alex Gurney, son of longtime racing star Dan Gurney, holding a narrow lead over a large group of Daytona Prototypes. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Lead changes aplenty in first half of Daytona's 24 Jan 27, 2008
A slew of teams jockeyed for position at the halfway point of the Rolex 24-Hour sports car race at Daytona International Speedway, with Alex Gurney, son of longtime racing star Dan Gurney, holding a narrow lead over a large group of Daytona Prototypes. Five of the sleek sports car prototypes were bunched on the lead lap with five more trailing by less than three laps in what is already the most competitive race in the 46-year history of America's premier endurance race. (USA Today -- Sports)
Never heard of American Le Mans driver Patrick Long? By the end of 2008 you will. Dec 21, 2007
They include Mark Donohue, Dan Gurney, Al Holbert, Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood, arguably the greatest sports car drivers in American history. Patrick Long has been the lone American under contract to Porsche since 2003, which should tell you plenty about his talent. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Open-wheel star tries off-road test Sep 27, 2007
Parnelli Jones and Dan Gurney were early pioneers in the Baja 1000. Robby Gordon began in off-road before he ran IndyCars and NASCAR's Jimmy Vasser has raced the Baja 1000. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Indy exodus up to full speed Sep 22, 2007
The others were Mario Andretti and Dan Gurney. "I think a lot of guys have wanted to come to NASCAR for a long time, but they've been afraid," Montoya said. (Florida Times-Union)
As Jacques Villeneuve makes his first NASCAR start in Las Vegas, Joey Logano takes a big step toward Cup in Delaware. Sep 21, 2007
" They were different incidents, one side-by-side and one nose-to-tail, and Raffauf made two different calls. "I don't think anyone can be proud of how that race finished," Ganassi said. Gurney would disagree. The 33-year-old son of the legendary Dan Gurney won the first championship of his professional career. He and Fogarty won seven of 14 races, climbing back from a big deficit after finishing 22nd in the season-opening 24 hours of Daytona. "We deserved the championship," Gurney said. "We... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Former series champ Bobby Labonte set to join NASCAR's elite 500 club Sep 6, 2007
Fogarty and Gurney, the son of longtime racing star Dan Gurney, have won seven races, including six of the last eight, and go into the marathon finale with a one-point lead over the Lexus Riley of Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas and a three-point margin over the Pontiac Riley of Max Angelelli. Vasser has been a part-time member of the GAINSCO team since last year's season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona as team owner Stallings' hand-picked go-to guy for the series' endurance events. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Explore Grand Auto Racing Collection at Henry Ford Museum Aug 25, 2007
1967 Ford Mark IV - one of the great racing sports cars of the 1960s, piloted to victory in the 1967 Le Mans 24-hour classic by Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt. Henry Ford Museum is open from 9:30am to 5pm, seven days a week. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The shear terror of a win Aug 24, 2007
Gurney is the son of legendary driver Dan Gurney, who won the inaugural open-wheel race in the Sonoma Valley in 1970. For vineyard owner Pruett, it's been a vintage year on the track. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Exciting Motorola Indy 300 Sunday at Infineon Aug 21, 2007
The car to watch this year is the red No. 99 Prototype sponsored by Gainsco, with drivers Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney, son of road racing legend Dan Gurney. With the recent race at Watkins Glen in the history books, No. 99 recorded its seventh win of the season - Gurney and Fogarty tied Terry Borcheller's seven wins in the 2003 season for most victories in a year. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
All-American racers Aug 10, 2007
However, the rides in Champ Car or IndyCar never came his way and despite having a famous father like Dan Gurney, Alex wasn't filthy rich to buy a seat. Content on coaching future stars, Gurney befriended student/investment capitalist Bob Stallings. (Corning Leader, NY)
Montoya set to complete Indy hat trick Jul 28, 2007
Montoya won his first NASCAR race last month in a California road course event where he started 32nd to join Mario Andretti and Dan Gurney as the only racers to win Indy Car, F1 and NASCAR races. E.A.Source AFP. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
More of this story Jul 28, 2007
Dan Gurney and Sir Stirling Moss, legendary racers who have made a lasting mark in the auto-racing world, will be honored tonight with the first-ever William K. Vanderbilt Jr. Lifetime Achievement Awards to be presented during the Black and White Ball at Marble House. "It's an honor and I'm very proud," Moss said. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Porsche event is set this weekend in Elkhart Lake Jul 20, 2007
Former Formula One drivers include Mario Andretti, Bruce McLaren, Dennis Hulme, Dan Gurney and Giles Villeneuve. The excitement continues off-track during the annual two-night Concours d'Elegance. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Stewart says spat with Hamlin over Jul 12, 2007
Jon Fogarty and Alex Gurney, son of longtime racing star Dan Gurney, will be going after their fifth victory of the season and fourth in a row on Saturday in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series event at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. The duo, driving for Gainsco/Bob Stallings Racing, not only lead the Daytona Prototype division in wins, they are the only team to qualify on the front row in each of the first nine races this season and have won a series-high five poles. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Montoya breathing easier after getting first win Jun 29, 2007
He's now the third driver joining Mario Andretti and Dan Gurney to win in Formula One, IndyCar and NASCAR.. But the tough times at Darlington, Dover and Michigan have been humbling for a driver who has won the Indianapolis 500, the Monaco Grand Prix and a CART Championship. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Montoya relieved after gaining first victory Jun 28, 2007
" Although he's 21st in the points and has struggled at times on the track, Montoya is having a fabulous year that started with a victory in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona road race, a Busch Series win at the road course in Mexico City and now the Cup win. He's now the third driver -- joining Mario Andretti and Dan Gurney -- to win in Formula One, IndyCar and NASCAR. But the tough times at Darlington, Dover and Michigan have been humbling for a driver who has won the Indianapolis 500, the Monaco... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Montoya's patience pays off with maiden Cup victory Jun 26, 2007
"They kept telling me to be patient and I'd be fine," said Montoya, who joins Mario Andretti and Dan Gurney as the only drivers to have victories in Indy Car, Formula One and NASCAR's top series. "They said don't overdo it and try to save fuel. That's why we're here, and that's why we want to keep winning.". (USA Today -- Sports)
Montoya leaves nothing in tank Jun 26, 2007
" "The guy just likes the action," team owner Ganassi said. "The guy has the disease, he has the fever. " In the end, it wasn't so much the road-course expertise Montoya has shown in international open-wheel racing or in winning a Busch Series race in March on a road course in Mexico City. It was fuel strategy and his team's gamble near the end of the race. Crew chief Donnie Wingo decided to stay on the track while other cars were making pit stops for fuel even though he had calculated that the... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Montoya Wins Sonoma Race Jun 25, 2007
" Trifecta With his Infineon win, Juan Pablo Montoya became the third person to win in each of auto racing's top series. The drivers and their victories: NAS F1 Indy Juan Pablo Montoya 1 7 11 Mario Andretti 1 12 52 Dan Gurney 5 4 7 Juan for the record books Juan Pablo Montoya's win will be remembered because: -- It's his first in NASCAR's top series (He won the Busch series road race in Mexico City in March). -- Montoya (Colombia) is the third foreign-born NASCAR winner. Mario Andretti (Italy,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Montoya leaves nothing in tankFuel strategy pays dividends in 1st Nextel win Jun 25, 2007
Montoya leaves nothing in tank / Fuel strategy pays dividends in 1st Nextel win. " "The guy just likes the action," team owner Ganassi said. "The guy has the disease, he has the fever. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
NASCAR watching COT closely Jun 25, 2007
Montoya also joins Andretti and Dan Gurney as the only drivers who have won races in NASCAR, Formula One and American open-wheel racing. A crowd estimated at more than 100,000 turned out Sunday, a clear, breezy day with temperatures reaching into the mid-80s. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Montoya stretches his fuel,scores his first Cup victory Jun 25, 2007
"Montoya, from Colombia, is the first foreign-born driver to win in NASCAR's top series since Canadian Earl Ross at Martinsville (Va.) on Sept. 29, 1974. It is believed that Montoya, Ross and 1967 Daytona 500 champion Mario Andretti are the only drivers not born in the United States to win in what's now Nextel Cup.Andretti and Dan Gurney also won in U.S. open-wheel racing as well as in F1. Now, Montoya is in that club after just 17 Cup starts."It's as big as any victory I've had," Montoya said.... (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Montoya finds road to historic victory Jun 25, 2007
Andretti and Dan Gurney also won in U.S. open-wheel racing as well as in F1. Now, Montoya is in that club after just 17 Cup starts. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Gordon, Johnson Expecting Harsh Penalties From NASCAR Jun 25, 2007
But we don't want this thing to revolve around technology. It's important to keep it in the hands of the drivers. (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
Gurney earns third pole of the season Jun 9, 2007
Gurney, the 32-year-old son of All-American Racers' Dan Gurney, put the Gainsco Pontiac-powered Riley Daytona Prototype on pole for the third time this season for today's Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen International, giving his team its sixth front-row start in six tries. Gurney's lap of 1:43. (Corning Leader, NY)
Penske sees higher ceiling with teams under one roof May 3, 2007
"There were the likes of Parnelli Jones, Dan Gurney and Carroll Shelby with cars in the series. Every major manufacturer was involved in the sport.". Penske got back to his sports-car roots in 2005 when he raced the ALMS season finale. (USA Today -- Sports)
Age hasn't softened 'Super Tex' Mar 29, 2007
He also won the 1972 Daytona 500 and co-drove with fellow legend Dan Gurney to victory in the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans. He and longtime rival Mario Andretti were named The Associated Press' co-Drivers of the Century by an elite panel of judges in 2000. (News & Observer -- Sports)
We drive SA's only Ford GT Mar 23, 2007
Ford kept his promise when AJ Foyt and Dan Gurney steered a Dearborn, Michigan designed, built and engineered 7-liter GT40 Mark IV to a dominant four-lap victory over the Ferraris s in the 1967 Le Mans 24 Hours to even further entrench that GT40 legend. The GT40 is a most significant aspect of Fords history and when three years ago, Ford planned to build a new millennium tribute to Fords engineering, sporting and brand heritage, it did not have to look much further than GT40 for inspiration. (iAfrica.com)
At Home Week: Fast lane Mar 16, 2007
Competing in Europe at the 1964 GT Championship, he won the GT category and took fourth at Le Mans with partner Dan Gurney. In 1965, he won seven out of 10 races in the World Manufacturers' Championship - the first-ever victory for the U.S. The feat earned him a meeting with the legendary Enzo Ferrari, who had him fitted for a Formula 1 car to drive in the 1965 U.S. Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. (AZCentral -- Home)
Gurney takes poll for Rolex 24 Jan 26, 2007
Alex Gurney took the pole position for the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Thursday, 45 years after father Dan Gurney won the first sports car race at Daytona International Speedway. In the 15-minute qualifying session, Gurney emerged at the top with a lap at 123. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
A vote for this '24' Jan 25, 2007
I remember Dan Gurney long ago discussing the development of the Toyota prototypes that dominated the scene in the last days of the IMSA series. The mandatory windshield wiper was something along the lines of a $25,000 engineering project. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
The dream'Big Bill' built Jan 21, 2007
Formula One driver Dan Gurney wins the three-hour Daytona Continental (a forerunner to the Rolex 24). JANUARY 1972. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
