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He was the drivers' representative on the stewards' panel for the [[2010 German Grand Prix]] and served in the same post for the [[2010 Singapore Grand Prix]] and the [[2012 Hungarian Grand Prix]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Sullivan joins stewards for Germany|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publishing]]|work=autosport.com|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85411|date=2010-07-21|accessdate=2010-07-21}}</ref> |
He was the drivers' representative on the stewards' panel for the [[2010 German Grand Prix]] and served in the same post for the [[2010 Singapore Grand Prix]] and the [[2012 Hungarian Grand Prix]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Sullivan joins stewards for Germany|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publishing]]|work=autosport.com|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85411|date=2010-07-21|accessdate=2010-07-21}}</ref> |
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Sullivan and [[Michael Andretti]] were inducted into the Motorsports Walk of Fame on April 15, 2011, along the route of the [[Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach]], which both men have won.<ref name="longbeach">{{cite web|url=http://www.longbeach.gov/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=4526&TargetID=97|title=City of Long Beach, CA - News Details|publisher=longbeach.gov|accessdate=2014-05-09}}</ref> |
Sullivan and [[Michael Andretti]] were inducted into the Motorsports Walk of Fame on April 15, 2011, along the route of the [[Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach]], which both men have won.<ref name="longbeach">{{cite web|url=http://www.longbeach.gov/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=4526&TargetID=97 |title=City of Long Beach, CA - News Details |publisher=longbeach.gov |accessdate=2014-05-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513011148/http://www.longbeach.gov/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=4526&TargetID=97 |archivedate=2014-05-13 |df= }}</ref> |
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Sullivan serves as a Senior Advisor at Tempus Jets and its parent company, Orion Air Group, LLC. He also has various business relationships with [[Lexus]], ABC/ESPN, [[CBS]], [[Red Bull]], [[Acura]], and [[Toyota]].<ref name="tempusjets">{{cite web|url=http://www.tempusjets.com/about/management-team/|title=Executive Team | Tempus - A Premier Aviation Services Provider|publisher=tempusjets.com|accessdate=2014-05-09}}</ref> |
Sullivan serves as a Senior Advisor at Tempus Jets and its parent company, Orion Air Group, LLC. He also has various business relationships with [[Lexus]], ABC/ESPN, [[CBS]], [[Red Bull]], [[Acura]], and [[Toyota]].<ref name="tempusjets">{{cite web|url=http://www.tempusjets.com/about/management-team/ |title=Executive Team | Tempus - A Premier Aviation Services Provider |publisher=tempusjets.com |accessdate=2014-05-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202031026/http://www.tempusjets.com:80/about/management-team |archivedate=2013-02-02 |df= }}</ref> |
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==Racing career results== |
==Racing career results== |
Revision as of 16:01, 6 December 2016
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Born | Daniel John Sullivan III March 9, 1950 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Active years | 1983 |
Teams | Tyrrell |
Entries | 15 |
Career points | 2 |
First entry | 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1983 South African Grand Prix |
Danny Sullivan | |
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CART PPG Indycar World Series | |
Years active | 1982–1993, 1995 |
Teams | Forsythe Racing Shierson Racing Penske Racing Patrick Racing Galles Racing PacWest Racing |
Starts | 170 |
Wins | 17 |
Poles | 19 |
Best finish | 1st in 1988 |
Championship titles | |
1988 | CART PPG Indycar World Series |
Awards | |
1985 | Indianapolis 500 winner |
Daniel John Sullivan III, better known as Danny Sullivan (born March 9, 1950 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American former racing driver. He earned 17 wins in the CART Indy Car World Series, including the 1985 Indianapolis 500. Sullivan won the 1988 CART Championship, and placed third in points in 1986. Sullivan also scored a victory in IROC.
Before racing
Sullivan was born in Louisville, Kentucky to a building contractor father. 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.[1]
Formula One
Sullivan was given a 21st birthday present of a course at the Jim Russell Racing Drivers School at the Snetterton circuit in England. He competed in Formula Ford, Formula Three and Formula Two before returning to race in the United States. In 1982, he made his début in the PPG Indycar series, and was recruited by the Tyrrell Formula One team for the 1983 season at the request of primary sponsor Benetton, who wanted an American driver. Sullivan competed in the fifteen races of the 1983 season, scoring two points with a fifth place at the Monaco Grand Prix and finishing seventeenth in the World Drivers' Championship. He also performed strongly in the non-championship Race of Champions held at the Brands Hatch circuit in April, finishing second behind reigning champion Keke Rosberg. Nevertheless, he was somewhat overshadowed by his more experienced team-mate, Michele Alboreto, and was not retained at the end of the season.
CART career
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/DannySullivanLola.jpg/220px-DannySullivanLola.jpg)
For 1984, Sullivan returned to North America, where he competed in the CART PPG Indy Car series, winning the 1985 Indianapolis 500. The "spin and win" footage of his red and white Miller American spinning 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 lightly 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. Sullivan would set the pace at Indy again in 1988, leading 91 of the first 101 laps, until a wing adjuster broke and his car drifted out and smacked the turn 1 wall. Nevertheless, he won the Michigan 500 later that summer, and went on to win the CART Indy Car series title for Roger Penske that year. Sullivan's last year with Penske Racing was 1990.
In 1986, Sullivan was a guest star on the television show Miami Vice ("Florence Italy") playing a race car driver accused of murdering a prostitute. The episode featured some short outdoor scenes in the pit lanes of the Miami Grand Prix. Sullivan had limited dialogue in the episode; his longest piece of dialogue was in a police station interrogation scene.
In 1991, Sullivan switched to the Patrick Racing Alfa Romeo team. After going winless in 1991 in a very uncompetitive machine, he parted ways with Patrick. Sullivan won two more CART races between 1992 and 1993, driving for Galles-Kraco Racing. His later years were plagued with inconsistency, leading to a semi-retirement 1994.
In 1992, Rare released Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
After Indy
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/1994Brickyard400DannySullivan.jpg/300px-1994Brickyard400DannySullivan.jpg)
In 1994, Sullivan took a sabbatical from Indy car racing, and joined ABC/ESPN as a color commentator. He also attempted to run selected events in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series that season.[2] However, he failed to qualify for several events;[3] he only qualified for one race (the 1994 Brickyard 400), and finished 33rd for a very underfunded team. In 1994, he had some guest starts for Alfa Romeo in the DTM and together with Thierry Boutsen and Hans-Joachim Stuck he was third overall with the Dauer 962 LM at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
He returned to CART 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 1996–1998.
Sullivan was a paid celebrity endorser for Danny Sullivan Lexus in Jacksonville, Florida. The Lexus Dealership was owned primarily by members of the Davis Family, who were the founders of Winn Dixie supermarkets.
Sullivan was also instrumental in the Red Bull Driver Search program to find an American driver to compete in Formula One. The program successfully promoted American Scott Speed from California, who drove for the Scuderia Toro Rosso team in 2006 and 2007.
He was the drivers' representative on the stewards' panel for the 2010 German Grand Prix and served in the same post for the 2010 Singapore Grand Prix and the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix.[4] [5]
Sullivan and Michael Andretti were inducted into the Motorsports Walk of Fame on April 15, 2011, along the route of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, which both men have won.[6]
Sullivan serves as a Senior Advisor at Tempus Jets and its parent company, Orion Air Group, LLC. He also has various business relationships with Lexus, ABC/ESPN, CBS, Red Bull, Acura, and Toyota.[7]
Racing career results
Indianapols 500 results
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Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | WDC | Points |
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1983 | Benetton Tyrrell Team | Tyrrell 011 | Cosworth V8 | BRA 11 |
USW 8 |
FRA Ret |
SMR Ret |
MON 5 |
BEL 12 |
DET Ret |
CAN DSQ |
GBR 14 |
GER 12 |
AUT Ret |
NED Ret |
ITA Ret |
17th | 2 | ||
Tyrrell 012 | EUR Ret |
RSA 7 |
CART career results
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
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1982 | Forsythe Newman | March 82C | Ford Cosworth DFX | PHX | ATL 3 |
MIL 21 |
CLE | MIS | MIL | POC | RIV | ROA | MIS2 | PHX2 | 22nd | 28 | ||||||
1984 | Shierson Racing | DSR-1 | Ford Cosworth DFX | LBH 24 |
PHX 6 |
MIL 16 |
4th | 110 | ||||||||||||||
Lola T800 | INDY 29 |
POR 23 |
MEA 2 |
CLE 1 |
MIS 10 |
ROA 19 |
POC 1 |
MDO 3 |
SAN 1 |
MIS2 9 |
PHX2 20 |
LS 9 |
LVG 18 |
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1985 | Team Penske | March 85C | Ford Cosworth DFX | LBH 3 |
INDY 1 |
MIL 4 |
POR 27 |
MEA 18 |
CLE 27 |
MIS 14 |
ROA 13 |
POC 5 |
MDO 2 |
SAN 5 |
MIS2 8 |
LS 8 |
PHX 4 |
MIA 1 |
4th | 126 | ||
1986 | Team Penske | March 86C | Ford Cosworth DFX | PHX 4 |
LBH 11 |
INDY 9 |
MIL 11 |
POR 11 |
MEA 1 |
CLE 1 |
TOR 2 |
MIS 25 |
POC 16 |
MDO 3 |
SAN 5 |
MIS 12 |
ROA 6 |
LS 2 |
PHX2 2 |
3rd | 147 | |
Penske PC-15 | Chevrolet 265A | MIA 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1987 | Team Penske | Penske PC-16 | Chevrolet 265A | LBH 22 |
PHX 11 |
POR 11 |
MEA 20 |
9th | 87 | |||||||||||||
March 86C | INDY 13 |
MIL 11 |
CLE 4 |
TOR 2 |
MIS 4 |
POC 17 |
ROA 5 |
MDO 3 |
NAZ 22 |
LS 2 |
MIA 12 |
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1988 | Team Penske | Penske PC-17 | Chevrolet 265A | PHX 23 |
LBH 13 |
INDY 23 |
MIL 2 |
POR 1 |
CLE 3 |
TOR 2 |
MEA 4 |
MIS 1 |
POC 18 |
MDO 5 |
ROA 4 |
NAZ 1 |
LS 1 |
MIA 5 |
1st | 182 | ||
1989 | Team Penske | Penske PC-18 | Chevrolet 265A | PHX 3 |
LBH 8 |
INDY 28 |
MIL 10 |
DET 24 |
POR |
CLE |
MEA 8 |
TOR 3 |
MIS 23 |
POC 1 |
MDO 5 |
ROA 1 |
NAZ 3 |
LS 14 |
7th | 107 | ||
1990 | Team Penske | Penske PC-19 | Chevrolet 265A | PHX 6 |
LBH 3 |
INDY 32 |
MIL 8 |
DET 14 |
POR 4 |
CLE 1 |
MEA 14 |
TOR 4 |
MIS 21 |
DEN 2 |
VAN 2 |
MDO 5 |
ROA 16 |
NAZ 18 |
LS 1 |
6th | 139 | |
1991 | Patrick Racing | Lola T91/00 | Alfa Romeo Indy V8 | SRF 4 |
LBH 11 |
PHX 7 |
INDY 10 |
MIL 5 |
DET 10 |
POR 21 |
CLE 9 |
MEA 6 |
TOR 14 |
MIS 18 |
DEN 18 |
VAN 9 |
MDO 17 |
ROA 16 |
NAZ 20 |
LS 9 |
11th | 56 |
1992 | Galles Racing | Galmer G92 | Chevrolet 265A | SRF 5 |
PHX 12 |
LBH 1 |
INDY 5 |
DET 5 |
POR 12 |
MIL 12 |
NHA 9 |
TOR 3 |
MIS 8 |
CLE 20 |
ROA 7 |
VAN 7 |
MDO 8 |
NAZ 17 |
LS 7 |
7th | 99 | |
1993 | Galles Racing | Lola T93/00 | Chevrolet 265C | SRF 13 |
PHX 23 |
LBH 8 |
INDY 33 |
MIL 16 |
DET 1 |
POR 14 |
CLE 14 |
TOR 3 |
MIS |
NHA 22 |
ROA 26 |
VAN 10 |
MDO 27 |
NAZ 20 |
LS 27 |
12th | 43 | |
1995 | PacWest Racing | Reynard 95i | Ford XB | MIA 9 |
SRF 5 |
PHX 27 |
LBH 10 |
NAZ 18 |
INDY 9 |
MIL 17 |
DET 12 |
POR 22 |
ROA 25 |
TOR 18 |
CLE 5 |
MIS 16 |
MDO | NHA | VAN | LS | 19th | 32 |
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
NASCAR Winston Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | NWCC | Pts | ||||||||
1994 | Virtue Racing | 99 | Chevy | DAY DNQ |
ATL DNQ |
DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | IND 33 |
GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | 74th | 64 | ||||||||||
Pontiac | CAR DNQ |
RCH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | IND DNQ |
GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | NA | - |
See also
References
- ^ "8W - Who? - Danny Sullivan". 8w.forix.com. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ^ "Sullivan Puts Stock In NASCAR". The Charlotte Observer. January 18, 1994. p. 2B. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
- ^ Williams, Charean (August 2, 1994). "Sullivan Both Novice And Veteran At Indy". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
- ^ "Sullivan joins stewards for Germany". autosport.com. Haymarket Publishing. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
- ^ "Sullivan joins Singapore stewards' panel". PlanetF1.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
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- 1950 births
- Living people
- American Formula One drivers
- 20th-century American racing drivers
- Champ Car drivers
- Indianapolis 500 drivers
- Indianapolis 500 winners
- European Formula Two Championship drivers
- Atlantic Championship drivers
- International Race of Champions drivers
- Motorsport announcers
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- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
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