One of the most famous moments in motorsports history came at the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans, and not just because it birthed the spraying of champagne as a standard celebration. The celebration lives ...
The 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race of 1967 not only gave Ford it second of four consecutive wins for its GT 40, it also started a tradition. It was that win that driver Dan Gurney, who paired with ...
LE MANS, France, June 11 -- Well, they made no mistake about it after all, though only two Fords out of seven starters were still running at the end. However, one of them was in the most important ...
A red Ford GT40 Mark IV raced to victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 45 years ago, piloted by A.J. Foyt and Dan Gurney for Shelby American. The year 1967 marked the second of four consecutive years in ...
LONG BEACH, California – A.J. Foyt has been honored with many awards for the accomplishments from his legendary racing career. He received another Thursday night. The four-time Indianapolis 500 winner ...
The golden anniversary of racing’s Golden Week is here. The events spanning June 10-11 through June 17-18 in 1967 defined who we are as Americans, as racing fans. Exceptionalism, practiced by Dan ...
On Sunday, after 24 hard-fought hours, a checkered flag will wave and the winners of Le Mans — tired, battered and ecstatic — will ascend the podium. They'll raise a trophy, and they'll douse each ...
Dan Gurney, one of the most versatile and successful auto racers in U.S. history, who won championships around the world, inaugurated the tradition of spraying champagne after a victory and entered ...
The motorsport community is now incomplete due to the loss of American pioneer Daniel Sexton Gurney. The man’s boundless contributions to the sport will always be evident, and the impression he left ...
LONG BEACH, California – A.J. Foyt has been honored with many awards for the accomplishments from his legendary racing career. He received another Thursday night. The four-time Indianapolis 500 winner ...