Dan Marvin

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Daniel J. Marvin [1] (born 12 August 1952) [2] is a former American racing driver.

Marvin primarily competed in CASC North American Atlantic Championship competition from 1981 to 1983 and then won the WCAR Formula Atlantic title in 1984. [3] He also drove in the SCCA Single-seater Can-Am Series and later drove in IMSA Camel Lights, winning several class victories in 1992 (including the 24 Hours of Daytona where they were fifth overall) with teammate Parker Johnstone [4] and finishing third in 1993 for Comptech Racing.

Marvin competed in the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1989 for Huffaker Racing [5] in a Pontiac powered Spice and again in 1993 for Comptech Racing in their Acura-powered Spice. [6] He returned to the race in 1997 driving a Prototype Technology Group BMW M3 in the GTS3 class. [7]

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References

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  2. "Dan Marvin". DriverDB. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  3. WCAR Formula Atlantic 1984, OldRacingCars.com, Retrieved 2014-12-03
  4. Daytona 24 Hours 1992, Racing Sports Cars, Retrieved 2012-02-08
  5. Daytona 24 Hours 1989, Racing Sports Cars, Retrieved 2012-02-08
  6. Daytona 24 Hours 1993, Racing Sports Cars, Retrieved 2012-02-08
  7. Dan Marvin, Racing Sports Cars, Retrieved 2012-02-08