Prepare yourself NASCAR fans...F1 fan here to ask a question.?

Question

During the 1960's Dan Gurney won several races in NASCAR. Infact he won one race 5 years running. NASCAR declared that he was stealling the winnings from the American drivers even though Gurney is an American (even served 2 years in the US army during the Koren War)

That's the background for what I want to ask: Does racing in F1 (which at the time Gurney was doing) mean your not 'American'. And if so why?

Answer 1

Racing in F1 does not make you any less american. I think that many americans think of F1 as a european dominated sport since most of the races are there and it is won mostly by european drivers from european teams.

Also, as far as I knew Dan Gurney was about as american as you can get. Born and grew up in the US but raced abroad. I knew that he had some wins in nascar but I have never heard that he was forced out or anything like what you describe. I thought that he was always most interested in F1 and endurance/sportscar racing and saw nascar as a side project and simply left nascar to pursue racing that he was more interested in.

Answer 2

No it does not.F1 never took off in America the way stockcars and indy or sprint cars.Also with the birth o f drag racing the F1 just did not get a full foot hold.I myself drove a "formula V" or F5 which was a lighter weight formula style car that had a VW type engine.So in the heart of stockcars I drove a formula car(this type faded put in the late 70's.
But there are good drivers in all of the racing world and some can race all types and this is great and as for Gurney yes he did win as did Mark Donaho,A.J. Foyt, and Mario Andretti.And Yoy can see where Bobby and Donie Allison,Cale Yarbrough all ran Indy,so this type diversity is great for the sport.
Well worded question.

Answer 3

If you're American racing in F1 you're still an American. I never heard that Dan Gurney or Mario Andretti (who also raced in formula 1) were stealing winnings from American drivers. Maybe they meant he was stealing winnings from the guys who raced in the series full time, which would be kind of funny now because Cup guys do that to the Busch and Truck guys all the time now.

Answer 4

i'm with Lynn in this one, purely rain and need the chaos that ensued whilst the hurricane till now Gustav got here via right here(quite a few hours of panic attack with the twister watches and warnings and stuff) would not take place lower back. Tom G. 2 miles inland try to be nice except you're in Neptune because of the fact 35 floods whilst a canines pees there. Lynn, kinda disappointing wasn't it? Scrambled the completed extreme college soccer time table around for somewhat drizzle.

Answer 5

Yes. The F1 cars have long been known to somehow transform American drivers into European ones.

Answer 6

Why would that make you non american? If someone says that's true then i'd say they're extremely stupid. As far as what happened in the 1960's...never heard of it, but....this is 2006, times have changed, A LOT, thankfully.

Answer 7

F! never got rel popular in the US people like to cars pass each other..not follow the leader

Answer 8

It's probably the opinion of the "NASCAR Wrasslin'" fans who boo Jeffie and cheer Jr. while holding their cigarette with the gap in their teeth so they can have their hands free to throw their beer cans on the track.

Gurney was a class act and a top notch racer. He ranks up there with Mario, Tony Stewart, and AJ. He would drive the wheels off any vehicle you put him in.

Answer 9

i dont think it has any effect on whether ur american or not

Answer 10

hah