Ernest E. Gahan (October 12, 1926 – November 27, 2009) was an American stock car racing driver. He spent the majority of his career racing in the Modified division, and won the 1966 NASCAR Modified Championship.
Racing career Gahan started racing in 1947 at the Dover Speedway, New Hampshire, and regularly competed at the renowned tracks of the northeast including Cheshire Fairgrounds, New Hampshire; Stafford Motor Speedway, Connecticut; and in New York at Fonda Speedway and Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon. He made eleven appearances in the NASCAR Grand National Series between 1960 and 1966 with a best finish of sixth at the Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, South Carolina.
Gahan was inducted into the New England Auto Racers, the New York State Stock Car Association, and the Northeast Dirt Modified Halls of Fame.
Carnegie Hero Gahan along with four others rescued Marvin Panch from a burning race car at the Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 1963, and each received the prestigious Carnegie Medal for their heroism. That same year, Gahan pulled fellow racer Bill Wimble from a burning wreck during a race in Syracuse, New York.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Grand National Series NASCAR Grand National Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 Pts Ref 1960 Ernie Gahan 55 Chevy CLT CLB DAY DAY DAY CLT NWS PHO CLB MAR15 HCY WIL BGS GPS AWS DAR PIF HBO RCH HMS CLT13 BGS DAY HEI MAB MBS ATL BIR NSV AWS PIF CLB SBO BGS DAR HCY CSF GSP HBO MAR NWS CLT RCH ATL 46th 2080 1961 John Koszela CLT JSP DAY23 DAY DAY57 PIF6 AWS HMS ATL GPS HBO BGS MAR 16 NWS CLB HCY RCH MAR DAR CLT CLT RSD ASP CLT PIF BIR GPS BGS NOR11 HAS STR DAY ATL CLB MBS BRI NSV BGS AWS RCH SBO DAR HCY RCH CSF ATL MAR NWS CLT BRI GPS HBO 88th 810 1962 Rocky Hinton 84 Ford CON AWS DAY DAY DAY CON AWS SVH HBO RCH CLB NWS GPS MBS MAR BGS BRI RCH HCY CON DAR PIF CLT ATL BGS AUG RCH SBO DAY CLB ASH GPS AUG SVH MBS BRI CHT NSV HUN AWS STR BGS PIF VAL DAR HCY RCH DTS AUG MAR NWS CLT ATL 45th 2092 1966 Joan Petre 73 Ford AUG RSD DAY DAY DAY CAR BRI ATL HCY CLB GPS BGS NWS MAR DAR LGY MGR MON RCH CLT DTS ASH PIF SMR AWS BLV GPS DAY ODS BRR OXF19 FON ISP BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB AWS BLV BGS DAR HCY RCH HBO MAR NWS CLT CAR 111th 112
Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1961 John Koszela Chevrolet 52 57 1962 Rocky Hinton Ford 16 12
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Ernie Gahan with race car