Daniel J. Marvin (born 12 August 1952) is a former

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racing driver. Marvin primarily competed in CASC North American Atlantic Championship competition from 1981 to 1983 and then won the WCAR Formula Atlantic title in 1984. He also drove in the SCCA Single-seater

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Series and later drove in IMSA Camel Lights, winning several class victories in 1992 (including the

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where they were fifth overall) with teammate

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and finishing third in 1993 for

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. Marvin competed in the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1989 for Huffaker Racing in a

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and again in 1993 for Comptech Racing in their

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-powered Spice. He returned to the race in 1997 driving a Prototype Technology Group

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in the GTS3 class.Dan Marvin
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