What is Dan Gurney?
{{Infobox F1 driver | Name = Dan Gurney | Image = Dan Gurney (1970).jpg | caption = Gurney in 1970 | Nationality = American | birth_date = Daniel Sexton Gurney<br>{{birth date|1931|4|13}} | birth_place = [[Port Jefferson, New York|Port Jefferson]], [[New York (state)|New York]], US | death_date = {{death date and age|2018|1|14|1931|4|13}} | death_place = [[Newport Beach, California|Newport Beach]], [[California]], US | Years = {{F1|1959}}{{ndash}}{{F1|1968}}, {{F1|1970}} | Team(s) = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], [[BRM]], [[Porsche in Formula One|Porsche]], [[Team Lotus|Lotus]], [[Brabham]], [[All American Racers|Eagle]], [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] | Races = 87 (86 starts) | Championships = 0 | Wins = 4 | Podiums = 19 | Poles = 3 | Points = 133 | Fastest laps = 6 | First race = [[1959 French Grand Prix]] | First win = [[1962 French Grand Prix]] | Last win = [[1967 Belgian Grand Prix]] | Last race = [[1970 British Grand Prix]] }} '''Daniel Sexton Gurney''' (April 13, 1931 &ndash; January 14, 2018) was an American racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner who reached racing's highest levels starting in 1958.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allamericanracers.com/bio.html|title=Dan Gurney’s Biography - Dan Gurney's All American Racers|work=allamericanracers.com|access-date=February 4, 2016}}</ref> ==Early life== Gurney was born in [[Port Jefferson, New York]], but moved to [[California]] as a teenager. ==Racing career== Gurney won races in the [[Formula One]], [[Champcars|Indy Car]], [[NASCAR]], [[Can-Am]], and [[Trans-Am Series]]. Gurney is the first of three drivers to have won races in Sports Cars (1958), Formula One (1962), NASCAR (1963), and Indy Car (1967) (the other two being [[Mario Andretti]] and [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]). In 1967, after winning the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] together with [[A.J. Foyt]], he spontaneously sprayed [[Champagne (wine)|champagne]] while celebrating on the podium. Apart from starting this tradition, he also was the first to put a simple right-angle e