Alex Gurney

Alex Gurney
Alex Gurney
	Alex Gurney in 2010
Nationality	American
Born	September 4, 1974 (age 50); Newport Beach, California
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]

Early racing career

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.

Rolex Sports Car Series

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.

iRacing

Gurney finished first in the 2021 Season 1 Radical Racing Challenge Division 3 Championship and holds 12 Time Attack Overall podiums.

Personal life

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.

Motorsports racing results

American open-wheel racing results

(key)

Barber Dodge Pro Series

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
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

Atlantic Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
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

Rolex Series career

(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
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

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(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
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]

References

^ Gamble, Amy. "Alex Gurney". GAINSCO Racing. Archived from the original on 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
^ Gamble, Amy. "Alex Gurney". GAINSCO Racing. Archived from the original on 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
^ "Gurney takes historic pole for Rolex 24". us.motorsport.com. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
^ "Gurney on Point in Daytona". Motorsport.com. 23 January 2014.
^ "Alex Gurney – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ "Alex Gurney Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

Alex Gurney profile at the official Bob Stallings Racing website Archived 2013-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
Alex Gurney profile at the Grand-Am official website
Alex Gurney career summary at DriverDB.com
Alex Gurney driver statistics at Racing-Reference

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jörg Bergmeister	Rolex Sports Car Series DP Champion 2007 with Jon Fogarty	Succeeded by Scott Pruett Memo Rojas
Preceded by Scott Pruett Memo Rojas	Rolex Sports Car Series DP Champion 2009 with Jon Fogarty	Succeeded by Scott Pruett Memo Rojas

[1] Gamble, Amy. "Alex Gurney". GAINSCO Racing. Archived from the original on 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2019-08-15.

[2] Gamble, Amy. "Alex Gurney". GAINSCO Racing. Archived from the original on 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2019-08-15.

[3] "Gurney takes historic pole for Rolex 24". us.motorsport.com. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 2019-08-15.

[4] "Gurney on Point in Daytona". Motorsport.com. 23 January 2014.

[5] "Alex Gurney – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

[6] "Alex Gurney Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

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