Dan Gurney Driving Mercury Cougar, Green Valley Trans-Am Race, Texas, April 1967

Summary

Versatile racing driver Dan Gurney competed in stock car, sports car, Indy car, and Formula One races throughout his career. On April 16, 1967, Gurney drove the #98 Mercury Cougar in the Green Valley 300 at Texas's Green Valley Raceway. Gurney won the Trans-Am Series race, finishing ahead of Parnelli Jones and Dick Thompson.

Versatile racing driver Dan Gurney competed in stock car, sports car, Indy car, and Formula One races throughout his career. On April 16, 1967, Gurney drove the #98 Mercury Cougar in the Green Valley 300 at Texas's Green Valley Raceway. Gurney won the Trans-Am Series race, finishing ahead of Parnelli Jones and Dick Thompson.

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

15 April 1967-16 April 1967

Subject Date

15 April 1967 - 16 April 1967

Collection Title

Dave Friedman Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.N.670434.14

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 0.875 in

Width: 1.375 in

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