Gurney was a record five-time winner of the Winston Western 500 in the NASCAR Grand National Series and, in American open-wheel racing, was a six-time race winner in USAC Championship Car and twice runner-up in the Indianapolis 500 in 1968 and 1969.

Jan 14, 2018 · Dan Gurney, one of America’s greatest racing talents on the international stage and a five-time winner in NASCAR’s premier series, died Sunday. He was 86. Gurney was the first driver to win...

Jan 21, 2025 · Gurney ran only 16 NASCAR races in his storied career and won five — achieving every single one of them at the Riverside Raceway. 62 years ago today, Dan Gurney won the 1963 Riverside 500, Gurney’s 1st NASCAR Grand National (Cup) win.

Daniel Sexton Gurney, Shown here in the very foreground running toward his #3 Ford GT40 at the start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, was born April 13, 1931, in Port Jefferson, Long Island, to John Gurney, a Metropolitan Opera star and his wife Roma Sexton.

Jan 15, 2018 · Gurney made 86 F1 starts as a driver, winning four races, three pole positions and earning 19 podium finishes. Jimmy Clark, two-time world champion, said Gurney was the only driver he ever...

Jul 31, 2015 · Dan was renowned as the ‘King of Riverside’ and he added to his reputation by winning the January 500-mile NASCAR race five times over seven years between 1963-68, four of them with the Wood Brothers who say that Gurney was the best driver they ever had.

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Jan 14, 2018 · Dan Gurney, the tall, handsome, all-American driver from California, who had success in almost every kind of road racing there is, and who drove in the golden age of Grand Prix and sports car...

Dan Gurney Racing Career Statistics: 1955 - 1970. Entered 351 - Starts/Drove 341 - Victories 63 - Pole Positions 54. Three Formula 1 (Non World Championship) races: More. Indy Car : 30 Starts, 7 Wins, 10 Pole Positions & 16 podiums (four 2nd places, five 3rd places)

In NASCAR competition, Dan ran 16 races over a 10-year period. He won five. He won the 1963 Riverside 500 for Holman-Moody and then the 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1968 races for the Wood Brothers. Dan’s five wins were the all-time record at Riverside.