Dan Gurney (Jan. 14, 2018, age 86)
American racing driver Dan Gurney died in Newport Beach, California on Sunday at age 86 from complications related to pneumonia.
The legend won four Grands Prix in 86 starts for Ferrari, BRM, Porsche, Lotus, Brabham, Eagle and McLaren. He won the 1967 Le Mans 24 Hours for Ford with AJ Foyt, after which he set the now-popular trend of spraying champagne on the podium.
Gurney made only 16 NASCAR Cup Series starts and he won five of them. He made only 28 IndyCar starts and he won seven of them. He never won the Indy 500 as a driver, finishing second twice.
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