Gray and his team won a record seven different HSR Classic races since the Classic 24 kicked off HSR’s premier lineup of endurance races in 2014. Part of Gray’s record run was putting together an unchanged winning group that had the distinction of being the first to win all three of the then current HSR Classic races at Daytona, Sebring and Watkins Glen with the same 1974 No. 26 Chevron B26 team and driver lineup.
Even better, Gray and Buck earned their first HSR Classic 24 Run Group A victory back in the second running of the race in 2015 in Gregory’s No. 44 1971 Chevron B16, which was also the car of choice for the team’s final HSR Classic run together last November.
Gray was a talented and diverse competitor, and very active in Historic Formula 1 as well, but his HSR Classic success was a particularly proud achievement. It’s hard to find a picture of him without his Classic 24 hat, a favorite at any event around the world.
Gray passed away at his home in Pattison, Texas this past Sunday, July 20, after a courageous battle with ALS. We send our deepest sympathy and condolences to Gray’s wife, Heidi, and their daughter, Piper, and everyone else who will miss his love, kindness, class and gentleman character on and off the track, like all of us will at HSR.
A memorial service will be held on August 2, 2025, at Pattison United Methodist Church 3711 Avenue H, Pattison, TX 77466.
In lieu of customary remembrances, memorial contributions in Gray’s name may be directed to Pattison United Methodist Church and the Royal FFA “Gregory Fund CTE Scholarship.”
Checks should be made out to:
Memo Line: Gregory Fund Scholarship
P.O. Box 469
Pattison TX 77466
Attn: Nick Gonzales
Pattison United Methodist Church
Memo Line: In Memory of Gray Gregory
PO Box 67
Pattison, Texas 77466
