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American racing legend Dan Gurney dies
American motorsport legend Dan Gurney has died today, aged 86, from complications related to pneumonia. Virtuoso Gurney won at the sport’s very highest echelons in Formula 1, Le Mans, IndyCar and NASCAR. He also ran a racing car manufacturer team, All American Racers, using the Eagle name – wining the 1967 Belgian GP driving his own machinery. Gurney won four Grands Prix from 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 iconic trend of spraying champagne on the podium. His IndyCar career resulted in the creation of the Gurney flap aerodynamic device, while in NASCAR he won five...
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