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Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion's Tribute to Dan Gurney -- August 2010

The 2010 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion was held Aug. 12 through 15. This year's event honored the legendary Dan Gurney and his cars. Now 79, Dan has the distinction of having competed in 20 countries -- driving 51 makes of cars, racing in 312 events, winning 51 of them, and posting 98 podium finishes. His triumphs include victories in seven Formula 1 races (four with championship points), seven Indy Car events, and five NASCAR contests, as well as endurance racing victories at Le Mans, Daytona, Sebring, and Nurburgring.

More information is available in this news release: http://www.mazdaraceway.com/pages/news-item?r=93T35F9ME3 . For a group photo of some of Gurney's cars, click on this link: http://www.mazdaraceway.com/pages/news-item?r=9CL2PGMYZF . And here's a link to a special feature from Road & Track magazine: http://www.roadandtrack.com/racing/motorsports/rolex-monterey-motorsports-reunion?cid=192 .

I am pleased to share my own photos of Dan Gurney and some of his race cars in this gallery, which is the first of 10 in my 2010 series on the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, formerly called the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races. I shot the photos in this gallery on Aug. 14 with a handheld Nikon D300 and a Nikkor 18-200mm VR zoom. Some of them are marked CR in their captions, to indicate that cropping was done. The rest are as-is, straight from the camera, with no post-processing. All have been resized for online viewing.

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>>> CLICK ON A THUMBNAIL PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT, AFTER WHICH YOU CAN MANUALLY GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD TO THE OTHER IMAGES IN THIS GALLERY. THE PICTURES HERE CAN ALSO BE VIEWED AS A SELF-ADVANCING SLIDESHOW, BUT MINUS THE TECHNICAL AND OTHER DETAILS. SEE THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THIS WINDOW. HAPPY VIEWING! <<<
One of Dan Gurney's Eagle Grand Prix cars from the mid-1960s, now owned by Lou Sellyei. (CR)
One of Dan Gurney's Eagle Grand Prix cars from the mid-1960s, now owned by Lou Sellyei. (CR)		 Dan Gurney, 79, being driven by son Alex around the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in a Mazda MX-5 Miata. (CR)
Dan Gurney, 79, being driven by son Alex around the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in a Mazda MX-5 Miata. (CR)		 Dan Gurney, 79, being driven by son Alex around the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in a Mazda MX-5 Miata. (CR)
Dan Gurney, 79, being driven by son Alex around the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in a Mazda MX-5 Miata. (CR)		 Dan Gurney, 79, being driven by son Alex around the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in a Mazda MX-5 Miata. (CR)
Dan Gurney, 79, being driven by son Alex around the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in a Mazda MX-5 Miata. (CR)
Dan Gurney, 79, being driven by son Alex around the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in a Mazda MX-5 Miata. (CR)
Dan Gurney, 79, being driven by son Alex around the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in a Mazda MX-5 Miata. (CR)		 Dan Gurney, 79, being driven by son Alex around the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in a Mazda MX-5 Miata. (CR)
Dan Gurney, 79, being driven by son Alex around the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in a Mazda MX-5 Miata. (CR)		 Dan Gurney, 79, being driven by son Alex around the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in a Mazda MX-5 Miata. (CR)
Dan Gurney, 79, being driven by son Alex around the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in a Mazda MX-5 Miata. (CR)		 Dan Gurney's fans display their high regard for him. (CR)
Dan Gurney's fans display their high regard for him. (CR)
Dan Gurney's 1966 Eagle Indy car, now owned by the Riverside Museum - Doug Magnon. (CR)
Dan Gurney's 1966 Eagle Indy car, now owned by the Riverside Museum - Doug Magnon. (CR)		 1969 Eagle Indy car, formerly driven by Denis Hulme. Now owned by the Riverside Museum - Doug Magnon. (CR)
1969 Eagle Indy car, formerly driven by Denis Hulme. Now owned by the Riverside Museum - Doug Magnon. (CR)		 1960 Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage, driven to victory by Dan Gurney and Stirling Moss in the 1960 Nurburgring 1000 km race. (CR)
1960 Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage, driven to victory by Dan Gurney and Stirling Moss in the 1960 Nurburgring 1000 km race. (CR)		 Dan Gurney won the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix in this Eagle Formula 1 car built by his All-American Racers team.
Dan Gurney won the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix in this Eagle Formula 1 car built by his All-American Racers team.
Dan Gurney won the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix in this Eagle Formula 1 car, now owned by the Collier Collection.
Dan Gurney won the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix in this Eagle Formula 1 car, now owned by the Collier Collection.		 With his Belgian GP triumph, Dan Gurney remains the only American to have won a Formula 1 race in a car he built himself.
With his Belgian GP triumph, Dan Gurney remains the only American to have won a Formula 1 race in a car he built himself.		 Dan Gurney drove this 1966 Lola T70 to victory in the 1966 Bridgehampton Can-Am race. Now owned by Johan Woerheide.
Dan Gurney drove this 1966 Lola T70 to victory in the 1966 Bridgehampton Can-Am race. Now owned by Johan Woerheide.		 Dan Gurney drove this 1966 Lola T70 to victory in the 1966 Bridgehampton Can-Am race. Now owned by Johan Woerheide.
Dan Gurney drove this 1966 Lola T70 to victory in the 1966 Bridgehampton Can-Am race. Now owned by Johan Woerheide.
1962 Mickey Thompson Harvey Aluminum Special, Indy car driven by Dan Gurney. Now owned by Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.
1962 Mickey Thompson Harvey Aluminum Special, Indy car driven by Dan Gurney. Now owned by Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.		 Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt won the 1967 Le Mans 24-hour race in this 1967 Ford GT Mk. IV, now owned by the Henry Ford Museum.
Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt won the 1967 Le Mans 24-hour race in this 1967 Ford GT Mk. IV, now owned by the Henry Ford Museum.		 Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt won the 1967 Le Mans 24-hour race in this 1967 Ford GT Mk. IV, now owned by the Henry Ford Museum.
Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt won the 1967 Le Mans 24-hour race in this 1967 Ford GT Mk. IV, now owned by the Henry Ford Museum.		 Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt won the 1967 Le Mans 24-hour race in this 1967 Ford GT Mk. IV, now owned by the Henry Ford Museum.
Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt won the 1967 Le Mans 24-hour race in this 1967 Ford GT Mk. IV, now owned by the Henry Ford Museum.
Dan Gurney drove this 1968 Eagle Indy Car to victory in the 1968 Rex Mays 300. Now owned by Entrepreneur Motorsports.
Dan Gurney drove this 1968 Eagle Indy Car to victory in the 1968 Rex Mays 300. Now owned by Entrepreneur Motorsports.		 Dan Gurney's 1966 Eagle Indy car, now owned by the Riverside Museum - Doug Magnon.
Dan Gurney's 1966 Eagle Indy car, now owned by the Riverside Museum - Doug Magnon.		 Dan Gurney and Brock Yates won 1971 Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Dash in this 1971 Ferrari Daytona now owned by B. McCaw.
Dan Gurney and Brock Yates won 1971 Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Dash in this 1971 Ferrari Daytona now owned by B. McCaw.		 Dan Gurney's team won the 1987 IMSA GTO championship with this 1987 Toyota GTO Celica, now owned by Toyota Motorsports. (CR)
Dan Gurney's team won the 1987 IMSA GTO championship with this 1987 Toyota GTO Celica, now owned by Toyota Motorsports. (CR)
1972 Eagle Indy Mystery Car, formerly driven by Jerry Grant. Now owned by the Gurney Collection.
1972 Eagle Indy "Mystery Car," formerly driven by Jerry Grant. Now owned by the Gurney Collection.		 One of Dan Gurney's Eagle Grand Prix cars, now owned by Lou Sellyei.
One of Dan Gurney's Eagle Grand Prix cars, now owned by Lou Sellyei.		 1981 Eagle Indy Car, formerly driven by Mike Mosley. Now owned by the Gurney Collection.
1981 Eagle Indy Car, formerly driven by Mike Mosley. Now owned by the Gurney Collection.		 1972 Eagle Indy Car, formerly driven by Bobby Unser. Now owned by the Gurney Collection.
1972 Eagle Indy Car, formerly driven by Bobby Unser. Now owned by the Gurney Collection.
Dan Gurney and Stirling Moss won the 1960 Nurburgring 1000 km. race in this 1960 Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage.
Dan Gurney and Stirling Moss won the 1960 Nurburgring 1000 km. race in this 1960 Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage.		 Carl Moore now owns this rare 1960 Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage.
Carl Moore now owns this rare 1960 Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage.		 This Maserati got its name from its method of construction: 200 small tubes were welded together to make its chassis.
This Maserati got its name from its method of construction: 200 small tubes were welded together to make its chassis.		 This Nurburgring-winning Maserati Birdcage was one of 17 Tipo 61s built; they were preceded by 5 Tipo 60s.
This Nurburgring-winning Maserati Birdcage was one of 17 Tipo 61s built; they were preceded by 5 Tipo 60s.
A 1960 Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage similar to this one was sold for $3.34 million at RM's May 2010 auction in Monaco.
A 1960 Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage similar to this one was sold for $3.34 million at RM's May 2010 auction in Monaco.		 Dan Gurney drove this 1962 Porsche 804 to victory in the 1962 French Grand Prix (F1) & Solitude GP. Now owned by Ranson Webster.
Dan Gurney drove this 1962 Porsche 804 to victory in the 1962 French Grand Prix (F1) & Solitude GP. Now owned by Ranson Webster.		 1970 Plymouth 'Cuda Trans-Am race car formerly driven by Dan Gurney and Swede Savage. Now owned by Craig Jackson.
1970 Plymouth 'Cuda Trans-Am race car formerly driven by Dan Gurney and Swede Savage. Now owned by Craig Jackson.		 Gurney team's 1993 Eagle GTP Mk. III Toyota, winner of the 1993 IMSA GTP championship. Now owned by Tom Malloy.
Gurney team's 1993 Eagle GTP Mk. III Toyota, winner of the 1993 IMSA GTP championship. Now owned by Tom Malloy.
1999 Eagle 997 Champ Car, last Eagle race car built. Owned by the Gurney Collection.
1999 Eagle 997 Champ Car, last Eagle race car built. Owned by the Gurney Collection.		 Dan Gurney won the 1962 Daytona Continental in this 1962 Lotus 19 owned by Al Arciero.
Dan Gurney won the 1962 Daytona Continental in this 1962 Lotus 19 owned by Al Arciero.		 Gurney finished the 3-hour race with the help of gravity after running out of gas while enjoying a huge lead.
Gurney finished the 3-hour race with the help of gravity after running out of gas while enjoying a huge lead.		 He coasted to a stop near the banked finish line. When the flag was waved, he turned left, rolled across the line and won.
He coasted to a stop near the banked finish line. When the flag was waved, he turned left, rolled across the line and won.

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