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Proposed revision to lead section

I propose revising the lead section to the following to cover more of his career, if no one objects:

Ongais was the only native Hawaiian to compete in the Indianapolis 500. He competed professionally in motorcycle, sports car, CART, IndyCar, Formula One, and drag racing. A fearless competitor on the racing circuit, Ongais was nicknamed "On-Gas" and "The Flyin' Hawaiian."^[1]

In the 1960s he won multiple drag racing championships and was named one of the National Hot Rod Association’s Top 50 Drivers for 1951-2000. In the 1970s he moved to competing in sports cars and Indy cars, winning races in both types, including the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1979 and several Indy car races in 1977 and 1978. He also raced in Formula One in 1977-78, in six Grands Prix, recording a best result of seventh.

He was known as a fast and daring driver, but he unfortunately experienced multiple crashes in his career, some resulting in injury. At the 1981 Indianapolis 500, he was involved in a near-fatal accident, which caused him to miss almost a year of racing.

In 1996, at the age of 54, after nine years away from racing, he served as the substitute driver in the Indianapolis 500 for Scott Brayton, who had died in a crash before the race. Starting last, Ongais finished 7th in what was his final 500.

He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2000 and the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.^[2]

Sean Barnett (talk) 03:50, 28 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Changes made Sean Barnett (talk) 01:44, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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^ "Ongais, Danny - Drag Racing - 2000 | Inductees | Hall of Fame".
^ "Danny Ongais Biography". F1 Rejects. Archived from the original on 2013-03-21.

Rating

Based on the Sports and Games (Biography) criteria, I think it now qualifies as C class. Sean Barnett (talk) 01:48, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Ongais, Danny - Drag Racing - 2000 | Inductees | Hall of Fame".

[rejects-2] "Danny Ongais Biography". F1 Rejects. Archived from the original on 2013-03-21.

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