Everything about Danny Sullivan totally explained
American
| Years =
1983
| Team(s) =
Tyrrell
| Races = 15
| Points = 2
| First race =
1983 Brazilian Grand Prix
| Last race =
1983 South African Grand Prix
}}
Daniel John (Danny) Sullivan III (Born
March 9,
1950 in
Louisville, Kentucky) is a former racing driver from
the United States. He is best known for winning the
1985 Indianapolis 500.
Before Racing
Sullivan was born to a building contractor father in Louisville Kentucky. He attended the
Kentucky Military Institute and then the
Jim Russell Racing School. He had several odd jobs before his racing career, including lumberjack, and most famously,
New York City cab driver.
(External Link
).
Indy Car Career
Sullivan participated in 15
Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, all during 1983, debuting on March 13. He scored two championship points. The following year Sullivan returned to America, where he competed in the
CART (Championship Auto Racing Teams) open-wheel series winning the
Indianapolis 500 in 1985. The "spin and win" footage of his red and white
Miller American spinning through 360 degrees down the south short chute (between turns one and two) at Indy after passing
Mario Andretti for the lead in the race's 120th lap has been played on countless motorsports programs. Recovering from the spin undamaged except for flat-spotted tires, Sullivan went into the pits for new rubber, then returned to the track and passed Mario a second time twenty laps later to go on for the win. Danny would set the pace at Indy again in 1988, leading 91 of the first 101 laps, until he drifted out and hard into the turn 1 wall. Nevertheless, he went on to win the CART series title for
Roger Penske that year.
In 1986, Sullivan was a
guest star on the television show
Miami Vice, playing a race car driver accused of murdering a prostitute.
After Indy
In 1994, Sullivan took a sabbatical from Indycar racing, and joined
ABC/
ESPN as a color commentator. He also attempted to run selected events in the
NASCAR Winston Cup Series that season. He, however, qualified for only one race (the 1994
Brickyard 400), and finished an unimpressive 33rd for a very underfunded team.
He returned to Indycar racing for one final year in 1995. His season ended early after a serious crash at
Michigan International Speedway. While recovering from a broken pelvis and other injuries, he announced his retirement from open-wheel competition. He returned to ABC-TV for 1996-1997. Meanwhile, he moved to France, and began racing a very limited schedule in European sports cars, including the
24 Hours of Le Mans.
Sullivan was also instrumental in the Red Bull Driver Search program to find an American driver to compete in the Formula 1 world championship. The program successfully promoted American
Scott Speed from California.
Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1982 | 53 |
13 |
196.292 |
17 |
14 |
148 |
0 |
Crash T4
|
| 1984 | 30 |
28 |
203.567 |
17 |
29 |
57 |
0 |
Broken Wheel
|
| 1985 | 5 |
8 |
210.298 |
8 |
1 |
200 |
67 |
Running
|
| 1986 | 1 |
2 |
215.382 |
2 |
9 |
197 |
0 |
Flagged
|
| 1987 | 3 |
16 |
210.271 |
6 |
13 |
160 |
4 |
Engine
|
| 1988 | 9 |
2 |
216.214 |
2 |
23 |
101 |
91 |
Crash T1
|
| 1989 | 1 |
26 |
216.027 |
15 |
28 |
41 |
0 |
Rear Axle
|
| 1990 | 7 |
9 |
220.310 |
9 |
32 |
19 |
0 |
Crash T1
|
| 1991 | 20 |
9 |
218.343 |
17 |
10 |
173 |
0 |
Turbo
|
| 1992 | 18 |
8 |
224.838 |
9 |
5 |
199 |
0 |
Flagged
|
| 1993 | 7 |
12 |
219.428 |
19 |
33 |
29 |
0 |
Crash T3
|
| 1995 | 17 |
18 |
225.496 |
29 |
9 |
199 |
0 |
Running
|
| Totals |
1523 |
162 |
|
|
| Starts | 12
|
| Poles | 0
|
| Front Row | 2
|
| Wins | 1
|
| Top 5 | 2
|
| Top 10 | 5
|
| Retired | 8
|
|
Complete Formula One World Championship results
CART career results
| Year |
Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
Rank |
Points |
| 1982 | Forsythe Newman
|
PHO
|
ATL
3 |
MIL
21 |
CLE
|
MCH
|
MIL
|
POC
|
RIV
|
ROA
|
MCH
|
PHO
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22nd |
28
|
| 1984 | Shierson Racing
|
LBG
24 |
PHO
6 |
IND
29 |
MIL
16 |
POR
23 |
MEA
2 |
CLE
1 |
MCH
10 |
ROA
19 |
POC
1 |
MDO
3 |
SAN
1 |
MCH
9 |
PHO
20 |
LAG
9 |
LAV
18 |
|
4th |
110
|
| 1985 | Penske
|
LBG
3 |
IND
1 |
MIL
4 |
POR
27 |
MEA
18 |
CLE
27 |
MCH
14 |
ROA
13 |
POC
5 |
MDO
2 |
SAN
5 |
MCH
8 |
LAG
8 |
PHO
4 |
MIA
1 |
|
|
4th |
126
|
| 1986 | Penske
|
PHO
4 |
LBG
11 |
IND
9 |
MIL
11 |
POR
11 |
MEA
1 |
CLE
1 |
TOR
2 |
MCH
25 |
POC
16 |
MDO
3 |
SAN
5 |
MCH
12 |
ROA
6 |
LAG
2 |
PHO
2 |
MIA
26 |
3rd |
147
|
| 1987 | Penske
|
LBG
22 |
PHO
11 |
IND
13 |
MIL
11 |
POR
11 |
MEA
20 |
CLE
4 |
TOR
2 |
MCH
4 |
POC
17 |
ROA
5 |
MDO
3 |
NAZ
22 |
LAG
2 |
MIA
12 |
|
|
9th |
87
|
| 1988 | Penske
|
PHO
23 |
LBG
13 |
IND
23 |
MIL
2 |
POR
1 |
CLE
3 |
TOR
2 |
MEA
4 |
MCH
1 |
POC
18 |
MDO
5 |
ROA
4 |
NAZ
1 |
LAG
1 |
MIA
5 |
|
|
1st |
182
|
| 1989 | Penske
|
PHO
3 |
LBG
8 |
IND
28 |
MIL
10 |
DET
24 |
POR
|
CLE
|
MEA
8 |
TOR
3 |
MCH
23 |
POC
1 |
MDO
5 |
ROA
1 |
NAZ
3 |
LAG
14 |
|
|
7th |
107
|
| 1990 | Penske
|
PHO
6 |
LBG
3 |
MIL
8 |
DET
14 |
POR
4 |
CLE
1 |
MEA
14 |
TOR
4 |
MCH
21 |
DEN
2 |
VAN
2 |
MDO
5 |
ROA
16 |
NAZ
18 |
LAG
1 |
|
6th |
139
|
| 1991 | Patrick Racing
|
SUR
4 |
LBG
11 |
IND
10 |
MIL
5 |
DET
10 |
POR
21 |
CLE
9 |
MEA
6 |
TOR
14 |
MCH
18 |
DEN
18 |
VAN
9 |
MDO
17 |
ROA
16 |
NAZ
20 |
LAG
9 |
11th |
56
|
| 1992 | Galles Racing
|
SUR
5 |
PHO
12 |
LBG
1 |
IND
5 |
DET
5 |
POR
12 |
MIL
12 |
NHA
9 |
TOR
3 |
MCH
8 |
CLE
20 |
ROA
7 |
VAN
7 |
MDO
8 |
NAZ
17 |
LAG
7 |
|
7th |
99
|
| 1993 | Galles Racing
|
SUR
13 |
PHO
23 |
LBG
8 |
IND
33 |
MIL
16 |
DET
1 |
POR
14 |
CLE
14 |
TOR
3 |
MCH
|
LOU
22 |
ROA
26 |
VAN
10 |
MDO
27 |
NAZ
20 |
LAG
27 |
|
12th |
43
|
| 1995 | PacWest Racing
|
MIA
9 |
SUR
5 |
PHO
27 |
LBG
10 |
NAZ
18 |
IND
9 |
MIL
17 |
DET
12 |
POR
22 |
ROA
25 |
TOR
18 |
CLE
5 |
MCH
16 |
MDO
|
LOU
|
VAN
|
LAG
|
19th |
32
|
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