Legendary racer Daniel Sexton Gurney died at age 86 last January 14 due to complications from pneumonia, according to sources. Born April 13, 1931 in Port Jefferson, N.Y, Gurney started his racing career in 1955 with a Triumph TR2, then rose to become a top road racing star in America as well as one of the most popular F1 drivers of the era, according to his official biography. Gurney won seven Formula One races, seven Indy Car races, five NASCAR and two second-place finishes at the Indy 500. BBC Sports tweeted that Gurney invented champagne-spraying celebrations when he and A.J. Foyt won the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Ford GT40.
Daniel Sexton Gurney
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