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All American Legend Dan Gurney Passes Away

Legendary racer, designer, innovator and trend-setter, Dan Gurney, has passed away at the age of 86 following complications related to pneumonia. Gurney was one of a select few who conquered the highest echelons of motor racing, winning in Formula 1, Le Mans, IndyCar and NASCAR. As well as his supreme talent behind the wheel he was also an innovative designer, lending his name to the still used 'Gurney Flap' aerodynamic device. He also ran his own team, All American Racers for which he won the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix in the beautiful Eagle-Weslake, a car of his own design. That same year, he claimed victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours for Ford, racing alongside fellow American AJ Foyt, after...
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