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One in the Run. That left only one Mark IV in the running — driven by Dan Gurney and Indianapolis 500 Winner A. J. Foyt. But it was exactly where it was supposed to be—in the lead. "We kept expecting mechanical trouble," Gurney said later, "but it never came. The Ferraris were no real threat." With Foyt at the wheel, the first man ever to win at both Indy and Le Mans, No. 1 merely coasted across the finish line, 32.5 miles ahead of the pack. In 24 hours, Gurney and Foyt had covered 3,251 miles at a record average speed of 135.4 m.p.h.—10 m.p.h. faster than the old mark set by last year's winning Ford Mark II. In the winner's circle, Gurney sprayed champagne on Henry Ford II—and Foyt waved an arm at a group of beaming Ford executives. "Well," he announced, "we saved those guys' jobs again."