Danny O'Brien (racing driver)
| Danny O’Brien | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 27, 1967 Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Debut season | 1987 Brockville Speedway |
| Modified racing career | |
| Car number | 17D |
| Championships | 18 |
| Wins | 226 |
| Finished last season | 2023 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2009 Mr. Dirt 358 Northern Region Champion Lucas Oil Canadian Dirt Series, Ogilvie Triple Crown Series, Doiron Engineering Cup, Mohawk Memorial Cup | |
| Last updated on: July 7, 2023. | |
Danny O’Brien (born December 24. 1967) is a Canadian Dirt Modified racing driver. Currently credited with 226 career wins at 11 tracks in two countries, he has captured 14 track titles at Brockville Speedway, ON.[1]
Racing career
[edit]Danny O’Brien began racing in 1987 in the 358 Modified division at Brockville, and centered his career at the racetracks in southeastern Canada and northern New York, including Autodrome Edelweiss QC, Can-Am Speedway NY, Cornwall Motor Speedway ON, Fonda Speedway NY, and Mohawk International Raceway NY.[2][3][4][5][6]
O’Brien was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2023.[1]
Personal life
[edit]O’Brien comes from a racing family, as father Pat O’Brien Sr. was a regular at the Watertown Speedway and Kingston Speedway in the 1950s, 1960's and early 1970's, and brothers Pat Jr. and Tim eventually became regular competitors. In 1996 Danny was injured in a serious crash at Can-Am, which required multiple surgeries to save his eyesight and reconstruct his face.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Fuller, O'Brien and Cameron to be inducted into NE Dirt Modified Hall of Fame". The Citizen (Auburn, New York). May 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "O'Brien wins at Fonda". The Daily Gazette. August 2, 1992. p. F3. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ Petttibone, Steve (July 8, 2013). "O'Brien wins third Sportsman feature of season". Brockville Recorder & Times . Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Thrills and spills on the DIRT track". Cornwall Standard-Freeholder. July 15, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "DIRTcar Northeast Fall Nationals Coming To BOS". Watertown Daily Times. October 1, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "O'Brien gets second straight 358 win at Can-Am". Watertown Daily Times. June 4, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ Swanson, Buffy (June 13, 2023). "Danny O'Brien adds 100th Brockville win to hall of fame resume". The Kingston Whig-Standard . Retrieved July 13, 2023.