Johnson Joins Elite Company of NASCAR Drivers In IndyCar

KANSAS CITY, KANSAS - JULY 23: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Ally Chevrolet, sit in his car prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Super Start Batteries 400 Presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts at Kansas Speedway on July 23, 2020 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

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Dan Gurney at 1966 Dutch Grand Prix. (Photo by National Motor Museum/Heritage Images/Getty Images) /

Dan Gurney

You would be hard pressed to find a racing series or discipline that Gurney did not excel at he is one of three drivers that have won races in Formula One, NASCAR, IndyCar and Sports Cars.

Gurney’s NASCAR career was brief, 16 career races, but he won five and had 10 Top-10 finishes. He was road course guru and dominated Riverside International Raceway.

Though predominately an F1 driver, Gurney ran the Indianapolis 500 from 1962-1970. During his 1969 hiatus from F1 he drove 28 IndyCar races and won seven of them.

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