Gerald Wayne "Jerry" Grant[1] (January 23, 1935 – August 12, 2012) was a driver in the USAC Championship Car series.
[2] The team of third-place finisher Al Unser filed a protest, saying that Grant had used fuel from another driver's supply.
He accomplished the feat in qualifying at the Ontario Motor Speedway on September 3, 1972, completing a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) lap in 44.7 seconds.
Instead, Gurney attempted to push the car over the finish line in violation of FIA rules, and the pair were disqualified.
Grant died August 12, 2012, from liver failure and diabetes at an Orange County, California, hospital at the age of 77.