Feature veteran hollywood stunt driver and retired usac racing champion tony hunt rolls up driving his spotless 1963 ac cobra roadster reproduction. Alex, the son of longtime rrdc member dan gurney, joins butch leitzinger, david. Outlaw road race, in a back issue of car and driver. Alex gurney puts bob stallings racing on pole for rolex 24 at. Alex gurney puts bob stallings racing on pole for rolex 24. He was asked about a question about alex, and gurney started talking about alex barron, his new champ car driver. Profile for racing driver alex gurney from united states. Alex gurney 2007 and 2009 grandam daytona prototype champion wow, im still shaking from it. Alex has become a champion in his own right, twice winning the rolex sports car series daytona prototype championship, having amassed 16 wins in the premiere sportscar category driving for the popular gainsco bob stallings racing team. Its one of the cars used in the movie ford v ferrari. Daniel sexton gurney april, 1931 january 14, 2018 was an american racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner who reached racings highest levels starting in 1958. I had a chance to speak to her husband, alex gurney, son of the famed dan gurney who raced alongside carroll shelby the gentleman who designed the shelby cobra about the industry and what drew him to become a race car driver. Alex gurney is the son of american racing legend dan gurney. Alex also left a significant trail in the north american motorsport history, mostly in sports car racing, winning two championship titles in the grand american rolex sports car series in 2007 and 2009, at the wheel of gainscobob stallings racing rileypontiac prototypes.
Alex gurney born september 4 1974 in newport beach california is an american racing driver who competes in the rolex sports car series for gainscobob stallings racing. In 2017, fogarty returns for his tenth season of racing with the gainscobob stallings racing squad as the primary driver of the no. Codrove to victory with fogarty in the inaugural sports car race at circuit of. No one who ran, not gurney, not adamowicz, not anybody, got a dime for the race, making it some kind of milestone in modern. Gidleys car started from the pole position with alex gurney behind the wheel. Gurneys son, alex, said the family will be honored to see the car number that means to much turn laps once more on the famed ims oval. Alex gurney as dan gurney, american professional race car driver, builder, and engineer. The new class includes 11 regular members, 10 associate members and. Ford v ferrari seems on the competitors between america and europe in the sixties on the smartlyidentified sports activities actions car race, 24 hours of le mans. The road racing drivers club has added 26 racing men and women. Ford v ferrari le mans 1966 race scene the bloody door won.
Alexander gurney born september 4, 1974 is an american racing driver who competes in the rolex sports car series for gainscobob stallings racing. Gurney s car expired on the final corner and ken miles passed him, taking first place. The biography with carrer and success in the race driver directory of speedsport magazine. Alex gurney drives through the infield course during his qualifying run for the imsa rolex 24 hour auto race at daytona international speedway in daytona beach, fla. Alex, the son of longtime rrdc member dan gurney, joins butch leitzinger, david donohue, boris said and a few others as a secondgeneration rrdc member in 10 short seasons of racing he went from dominating the 1997 barber former dodge midwest championship season to formula atlantic and then into the grandam rolex sports car series where he shared with jon fogarty the 2007 drivers. Alex gurney played his father, dan gurney, one of the greatest american drivers of all time. Winning pair hopes to snare another grandam championship. The stunt driver and retired racer on wheeling the hero car in ford v ferrari text. I rode the first version of dan gurney s alligator a. Gainscobob stallings racing, alex gurney and jon fogarty set to keep a season of podium and racewinning momentum going in motown. He joined bob stallings racing in 2004 when he coached bob stallings to the scca national championships.
View alex gurneys profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Alex gurney is the youngest son of american racing legend, dan gurney. Rocklin driver takes a star turn in ford v ferrari. Nov 08, 2019 nagle assembled an allstar group of current and former pro racers to pilot the mockedup race machines. Jones time with gurney s indycar team was hampered by an noncompetitive combination of the chassis and engine during the 1998 cart indycar season. Alexander gurney born september 4, 1974 in newport beach, california is an american racing driver who competes in the rolex sports car series for gainscobob stallings racing. Alex gurney is an american racing driver who competes in the rolex sports car series for gainscobob stallings racing.
Jon fogarty and darren law are the cars other drivers for the race. Culture alex gurney talks race car driving dandelion women. It was the first time in that races 45year history that it had been won by an american driver in an american car. Third place belongs to target chip ganassi racing co drivers scott pruett and memo rojas, who sit 10 points back. Gurney shown above right and below in 1968 drove the no. Dan gurney, 86, auto racing pioneer the boston globe. Alex enters his 8th full season of prototype racing in 20 seeking his 3rd rolex title read more. Original cannonball coasttocoast rally outlaws reunite.
Early in a career, he was a runnerup in the 1995 usf2000 national championship and 1997 toyota atlantic championship, entering the cart championship series in 1999. Racecar driver breaks his back after crashing into another vehicle at fullspeed because the sun got in his eyes by associated press 19. Alex, the youngest of gurneys four sons, didnt start racing until he was in college but he became a twotime rolex sports car series cochampion 2007, 2009 with jon fogarty driving for the gainsco bob stallings team. The greatest rivalry in racing history and a battle that transcended sport is about to play out on the big screen.
Dan gurney, driver and builder of racecars, is dead at 86. After a slow start, alex started to make his presence felt in the formula atlantic series, with a 3rd and two 5th place finishes. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Regular members racing drivers who have participated successfully in major professional events, i.
Memo gidley breaks back in crash at rolex 24 at daytona. He won the 2007 and 2009 grandam rolex sports car series daytona prototype drivers championship and is the son of racing legend dan gurney. Gurneys car broke that year but he went on to win le mans the following year with teammate a. Jody nicholas, professional ama motorcycle racer and magazine test rider. My work has appeared in numerous publications, including car and driver.
He was active in the champ carindy car racing until 2004, scoring three podiums. All cup series touring series truck series xfinity series cup series touring series truck series xfinity series. Jan 15, 2018 dan gurney, arguably the greatest american race car driver of all time and one of the legends of motorsport, has died at 86 from complications of pneumonia. Jon fogarty joined gainscobob stallings racing early in the 2006 season and quickly became a key component in the teams two grandam rolex sports car series championships.
Sports car series where he shared with jon fogarty the 2007 drivers. Fogarty partnered with codriver alex gurney in capturing both the 2007 and 2009 grandam rolex series daytona prototype championships. A fourthplace finish saturday during the grand prix of miami will eliminate max angelelli and brian frisselle, drivers of the floridabased no. Jan 14, 2018 dan gurney, the tall, handsome, allamerican 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. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. To me, this feels like the natural way to ride a motorcycle. His son, alex gurney, also a racer, portrays him in the ford v ferrari movie. Jan 15, 2018 dan gurney, whose storied career as a racecar driver included numerous firsts, and who went on to become equally successful as a team owner and car builder, died on sunday in newport beach, calif. I rode the first version of dan gurneys alligator a long time ago. February 12, 2003 pacific coast motorsports today announced that alex gurney will act as driver coach for the 2003 season. Ironically, foyt had codriven with bucknums father ronnie in the 12 hours of sebring in 1966.
Click on the site to see alex gurney s career results at that track. Alex gurney special projects all american racers linkedin. Secondgeneration race drivers alex gurney and jeff bucknum pictured l and r above were hired as stunt drivers for the film ford v ferrari. Gurney won races in the formula one, indy car, nascar, canam, and transam series. Alex gurney youngest son of racing legend dan gurney alex is a two time national sportscar champion having won the rolex sports car series title in 2007 and 2009. Gurney is the first of three drivers to have won races in sports cars 1958. Gurney was the first driver hired by jack brabham to drive with him for the brabham racing organisation. Click on the site to see all races run at that track. Jan 23, 2014 alex gurney, son of legendary driver dan gurney who won the first incarnation of the rolex 24, a threehour event in 1962 called the daytona continental put the no. May 25, 2017 original cannonball coasttocoast rally outlaws reunite. Hunt worked as the driving double for alist actor christian bale, who. Ford v ferrari 2019 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Alex gurney and jon fogarty close on championship lead at. Grandam sports cars championship features slim eight. Alex also portrayed his father dan gurney who won the pole for the 24 hours of le mans in 1966, which is the race the movie is focused on. Dan gurney s life has been racing, and his family is an extended one. Justin gurney was designated team manager and alex gurney as the driver. Alex gurney and jon fogarty won over scott pruett and memo rojas in the 2009 grandam rolex series race at mazda raceway laguna seca. This sparco suit was raceused by american driver alex barron while driving for the gurney aar racing team. About alex alex gurney is the youngest son of american racing legend, dan gurney. Driver alex gurney 2008 grandam rolex sports car series. Nov 09, 2019 the stunts were coordinated by robert nagle, a former race car driver who has worked on more than 80 films including baby driver, the fast and furious franchise and black panther. Cxc simulations had a part in the sixth porsche young driver academy, with four young race car drivers at our base51 location under the watchful eye of porsche factory driver patrick long and porsche. Pacific coast motorsports signs alex gurney as driver coach. Alex gurney takes top spot for rolex 24 at daytona official.
Stuntmen and racing drivers derek hill and alex gurney did work for the film. Brabham scored the maiden victory for his car at the 1963 solitude race, but gurney took the teams first win in a championship race in 1964 at rouen. Alex has become a champion in his own right, twice winning the rolex sports car series daytona prototype championship, having amassed 16 wins in the premiere sportscar category driving for the popular gainsco bob stallings racing. Dec 05, 2019 alex also portrayed his father dan gurney who won the pole for the 24 hours of le mans in 1966, which is the race the movie is focused on. Jan 30, 2020 alex gurney as dan gurney, american professional race car driver, builder, and engineer. Racecar driver from wisconsin, currently competing in nascar. Culture alex gurney talks race car driving dandelion. Weathertech sportscar championship results races click on the race to see the complete results for that race. In 2005, stallings decided to take his driving career to a professional level and tapped gurney to be his teammate in the grand am series, driving a daytona prototype.
All american racers is a design and construction facility currently owned and operated by racing legend dan gurney. Driver alex gurneys weathertech sportscar championship races. Dec 04, 2019 a rustbelt native and tireless supporter of the region, i grew up immersed in automotive, marine, and aviation culture. Click on the number of races to see individual races. Alex gurney american racing driver age, birthday, bio. Aar has designed and built a winning formula one car, a winning indy 500 car, a winning sports car, the lemans delta wing and the alligator motorcycle, among others. Click to show race results for united sports car championship prototype 2014. The driving team included alex gurney, son of dan gurney, who drove a ford gt40 mk iv to. Apr 22, 2019 im thrilled to have salesforce back on our race car, and also honoring the great dan gurney with the no. Memo gidley is a mexicanamerican racing driver who achieved the most in north american openwheel and sports car competitions. Alex gurney looks forward to returning to mazda raceway laguna seca for saturdays continental tire sports car festival presented by mazda, the lone california stop on the grandam rolex sports car series presented by crown royal cask no. Alexander gurney born september 4, 1974 is an american racing driver who competes in the rolex sports car series. Ford v ferrari le mans 1966 race scene the bloody door.
Though its not in the movie, investigating the true story confirms that this actually happened. Two racecar drivers hospitalized following crash at daytona. That was the cannonball baker seatoshiningsea memorial trophy dash. Browse through highres photos for alex gurney captured by some of the best professional motorsports photographers from around the world. Alex gurney is an american former racing driver, a son of a racing legend dan gurney. Hildebrands indy 500 entry honors gurneys famed no. Dan has had 3 very successful careers, a racing driver, b racecar manufacturer inventor and c long term team owner.
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