Alex Gurney | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Newport Beach, California | September 4, 1974
Rolex Sports Car Series career | |
Current team | GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing |
Previous series | |
Toyota Atlantic British Formula 3 | |
Championship titles | |
2007, 2009 | GRAND-AM Daytona Prototype |
Alexander Gurney (born September 4, 1974) is an American racing driver who competes in the Rolex Sports Car Series for GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing. He won the 2007 and 2009 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype drivers' championship and is the son of racing legend Dan Gurney. [1] In 2013, he came in third place with teammate Jon Fogarty. [2] The following year he became the first Corvette Daytona Prototype driver with an overall pole position for the Rolex 24 At Daytona, [3] after which he retired. [4]
The youngest son of 1968 Indianapolis 500 runner-up and Formula One driver Dan Gurney, Alex competed in the Midwest Skip Barber Formula Dodge Series, Barber Dodge Pro Series, Toyota Atlantic Championship, and British Formula 3 Championship.
Gurney moved to the Rolex Sports Car Series in 2005, driving for GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing in the Daytona Prototype division. He scored two poles and four top-10 finishes in his first year, co-driving with team owner Bob Stallings.
In 2006, Gurney was paired with fellow former Atlantic Championship star Jon Fogarty, finishing 11th in Daytona Prototype points with two runner-up finishes to his credit. In 2007, the pairing combined for a series-record seven wins and ten poles, en route to the Daytona Prototype drivers' championship.
Gurney and Fogarty finished second in the championship standings in 2008, with one victory and eight top-five finishes. In 2009, they earned their second Daytona Prototype championship in a season that saw the No. 99 GAINSCO Riley Pontiac score four victories and six pole positions.
In 2010 and 2011, Gurney finished fourth in the Daytona Prototype points standings.
Fogarty and Gurney return to GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing for 2012, with its Riley-Chevrolet sporting new Corvette-themed bodywork introduced by GM.
Gurney finished first in the 2021 Season 1 Radical Racing Challenge Division 3 Championship and holds 12 Time Attack Overall podiums.
Gurney is married to Colleen and has two children. He holds a Business Administration degree from the University of Colorado.
Gurney portrayed his father in the 2019 film Ford v Ferrari.
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Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
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1998 | SEB 20 | LRP 19 | DET 11 | WGI 13 | CLE 9 | GRA 6 | MDO 5 | ROA 21 | LS1 12 | ATL 17 | HMS 4 | LS2 14 | 10th | 55 |
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
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1999 | Team Green | LBH 25 | NAZ 8 | GAT 11 | MIL 13 | MTL 5 | ROA 26 | TRR 7 | MDO 12 | CHI 13 | VAN 17 | LS 7 | HOU 6 | 12th | 38 |
2000 | All American Racers | HMS1 24 | HMS2 22 | LBH 10 | MIL 5 | MTL 7 | CLE 18 | TOR 8 | TRR 3 | ROA 5 | LS 6 | GAT 18 | HOU 16 | 8th | 57 |
2002 | Dorricott Racing | MTY 22 | LBH 2 | MIL 4 | LS 6 | POR 6 | CHI 10 | TOR 5 | CLE 8 | TRR 2 | ROA 3 | MTL 5 | DEN 23 | 3rd | 132 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
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2005 | GAINSCO/Blackhawk | R24 DNP | MIA DNP | FON DNP | LAG 6 | MTT DNP | WG6 DNP | DAY 9 | BAR 8 | WGI 2 | MDO 11 | PHX Ret | WGI 11 | VIR DNS | MEX 11 | 11th | 175 |
2006 | GAINSCO/Blackhawk | R24 13 | MEX 13 | MIA 6 | LBH DNS | VIR 14 | LAG 2 | PHX 8 | WG6 2 | MDO 3 | DAY 5 | BAR 4 | WGI 13 | SON DNS | SLC 9 | 6th | 289 |
2007 | GAINSCO/Bob Stallings | R24 Ret | MEX 1 | MIA 11 | VIR 5 | LAG 6 | WG6 1 | MDO 1 | DAY 1 | IOW 3 | BAR 1 | MON 3 | WGI 1 | SON 1 | SLC 8 | 1st | 408 |
2008 | GAINSCO/Bob Stallings | R24 2 | MIA 6 | MEX 4 | VIR 14 | LAG 4 | WG6 8 | MDO 1 | DAY 2 | BAR 16 | MON 8 | WGI 2 | SON 2 | NJ 4 | SLC 3 | 2nd | 378 |
2009 | GAINSCO/Bob Stallings | R24 7 | VIR 1 | NJ 6 | LAG 1 | WG6 Ret | MDO 3 | DAY 2 | BAR 1 | WGI 4 | MON 3 | SLC 1 | MIA 4 | 1st | 337 |
(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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2014 | GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | P | Riley Corvette DP | Chevrolet 5.5L V8 | DAY 18 | SEB | LBH | LAG | DET | WGL | MOS | IMS | ROA | COA | PET | 56th | 14 | [5] |
Source: [6] |
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