The Henry Ford Museum paid tribute to racing legend Dan Gurney on Wednesday night, Oct. 29 during a special ceremony at the Museum, awarding him the Edison-Ford Medal for his ingenuity and lifetime of innovative achievements. Scroll down the page to watch a tribute film put together for the occasion,...

When Edsel Ford II phoned Dan Gurney to tell him he was going to receive an award named for his grandfather and Thomas Edison, the all-American racing hero responded like you might imagine.“I told him I was flattered but I don’t think you should have picked me,” relates Gurney (BELOW...