Dan Gurney

Daniel Sexton Gurney (born April 13, 1931) is one of the most important figures in the history of American auto racing.The son of a Metropolitan Opera star, he was born in Port Jefferson, New York, but moved to California as a teenager. He has been a driver, a car manufacturer, and a team owner at racing's highest levels since 1958. He is one of only four US-born drivers (Richie Ginther, Phil Hill, Peter Revson, and himself) to win a Formula One Grand Prix, and the only one to win in a car of his own manufacture.
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