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Daniel John "Danny" Sullivan III (Born March 9, 1950 in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is Kentucky's largest city and county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. The city's estimated population as of 2006 is listed as 557,789, with a population of 1,233,733 in the Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area....
) is a former racing driver from the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. He is best known for winning the 1985 Indianapolis 500
1985 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1985 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, United States on Sunday, May 26, 1985....
.

ivan was born to a building contractor father in Louisville Kentucky. He attended the Kentucky Military Institute
Kentucky Military Institute

The Kentucky Military Institute was a military University-preparatory school in Lyndon, Kentucky and Venice, Florida, in operation from 1845 to 1973....
 and then the Jim Russell Racing School. He had several odd jobs before his racing career, including lumberjack, and most famously, New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 cab driver..

ivan participated in 15 Formula One
Formula One

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, and currently officially referred as the FIA Formula One World Championship is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile ....
 World Championship Grands Prix, all during 1983, debuting on March 13.






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Daniel John "Danny" Sullivan III (Born March 9, 1950 in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is Kentucky's largest city and county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. The city's estimated population as of 2006 is listed as 557,789, with a population of 1,233,733 in the Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area....
) is a former racing driver from the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. He is best known for winning the 1985 Indianapolis 500
1985 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1985 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, United States on Sunday, May 26, 1985....
.

Before Racing

Sullivan was born to a building contractor father in Louisville Kentucky. He attended the Kentucky Military Institute
Kentucky Military Institute

The Kentucky Military Institute was a military University-preparatory school in Lyndon, Kentucky and Venice, Florida, in operation from 1845 to 1973....
 and then the Jim Russell Racing School. He had several odd jobs before his racing career, including lumberjack, and most famously, New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 cab driver..

Indy Car Career

Sullivan participated in 15 Formula One
Formula One

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, and currently officially referred as the FIA Formula One World Championship is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile ....
 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
Cart

A cart is a vehicle or device designed for transport, using two or four wheels and normally pulled by one or a pair of draught animals. A handcart is pulled or pushed by one or more people....
 (Championship Auto Racing Teams) open-wheel series winning the Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or commonly known simply as The 500, is an USA automobile auto racing, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana....
 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
Mario Andretti

Mario Gabriele Andretti is an Italian American former automobile auto racing driver, and one of the most successful United States in the history of the sport....
 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
Roger Penske

Roger Penske is the owner of the auto racing team Penske Racing, the Penske Corporation, and other automotive related businesses.He also is one of the corporate directors at General Electric and was chairman of Super Bowl XL in Detroit, Michigan....
 that year.

In 1986, Sullivan was a guest star on the television show Miami Vice
Miami Vice

Miami Vice is an United States of America television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The show became noted for its heavy integration and use of music and visual effects to tell a story....
, playing a race car driver accused of murdering a prostitute. In 1992, Rare released Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat
Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat

Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat is an arcade racing game. It was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992. It is based on a three-player arcade game of the same title....
 for Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System

The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe and Australia in . In most of Asia, including Japan , the Philippines, China, Vietnam and Singapore, it was released as the ....
.

After Indy

In 1994, Sullivan took a sabbatical from Indycar racing, and joined ABC/ESPN
ESPN

ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day....
 as a color commentator. He also attempted to run selected events in the NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 Winston Cup Series
NEXTEL Cup

The Sprint Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing . It was formerly known as the Strictly Stock Series and Grand National Series ....
 that season. He, however, qualified for only one race (the 1994 Brickyard 400
Allstate 400 at the Brickyard

The Allstate 400 at The Brickyard, introduced as the Brickyard 400 in 1994 in NASCAR, is an annual 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup points race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana....
), 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
Michigan International Speedway

Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile moderate-banked D-shaped superspeedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than near Brooklyn, Michigan, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan....
. 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
24 Hours of Le Mans

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is a sports car racing endurance racing held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, France. Commonly known as the Grand Prix of Endurance, it is organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest and runs on a Circuit de la Sarthe containing closed public roads that are meant not only to test a car and dr...
.

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
Scott Speed

Scott Andrew Speed is an American race car driver. He is not the son of retired NASCAR driver Lake Speed. Formerly a driver for the Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 team, he made his Formula One race debut at the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix, becoming the first American to race in F1 since Michael Andretti in 1993....
 from California.

Indy 500 results



|-
!Year
!Car
!Start
!Qual
!Rank
!Finish
!Laps
!Led
!Retired
!Team
|-
!1982
1982 Indianapolis 500

The 66th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 30, 1982. Gordon Johncock, who had previously won the 1973 Indianapolis 500, was the winner....

|53
|13
|196.292
|17
|14
|148
|0
|Crash T4
|Forsythe
|-
!1984
1984 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1984 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 27, 1984....

|30
|28
|203.567
|17
|29
|57
|0
|Broken Wheel
|Shierson
Doug Shierson Racing

Doug Shierson Racing is a former racing team that competed in the CART Championship Car Series from 1982 to 1990. The team was sponsored by Domino's Pizza for its entire run in CART....

|-
!1985
1985 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1985 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, United States on Sunday, May 26, 1985....

|5
|8
|210.298
|8
|style="background:green;color:white"|1
|200
|67
|Running
|Penske
|-
!1986
1986 Indianapolis 500

The 70th Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 31, 1986. After being rained out on May 25?26, the race was rescheduled for the following weekend....

|1
|2
|215.382
|2
|9
|197
|0
|Flagged
|Penske
|-
!1987
1987 Indianapolis 500

The 71st Indianapolis 500 was held Sunday May 24, 1987 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. During the month of May, an unusually high 25 crashes occurred during practice and qualifying....

|3
|16
|210.271
|6
|13
|160
|4
|Engine
|Penske
|-
!1988
1988 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1988 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 29, 1988....

|9
|2
|216.214
|2
|23
|101
|91
|Crash T1
|Penske
|-
!1989
1989 Indianapolis 500

The 1989 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 28, 1989. It was the 73rd running of the event....

|1
|26
|216.027
|15
|28
|41
|0
|Rear Axle
|Penske
|-
!1990
1990 Indianapolis 500

The 1990 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 27, 1990....

|7
|9
|220.310
|9
|32
|19
|0
|Crash T1
|Penske
|-
!1991
1991 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1991 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 26, 1991....

|20
|9
|218.343
|17
|10
|173
|0
|Turbo
|Patrick
Patrick Racing

Patrick Racing was an auto racing team in both Champ Car and the Indy Racing League.Patrick Racing was started by U.E. Patrick with the formation of CART in 1978....
/Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian automaker founded on 24 June 1910 in Milan. Alfa Romeo has been a part of the Fiat Group since 1986....

|-
!1992
1992 Indianapolis 500

The 1992 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 24, 1992....

|18
|8
|224.838
|9
|5
|199
|0
|Flagged
|Galles/Kraco
Galles Racing

Galles Racing is a former auto racing team owned by Rick Galles that competed in the CART series and Indy Racing League, winning the 1990 CART Championship and 1992 Indianapolis 500 with driver Al Unser, Jr.....

|-
!1993
1993 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1993 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 30, 1993.NOTE: Effective with the 1993 Indianapolis 500, a driver is no longer "Flagged" if he is a lapped car, and crosses the checkered flag....

|7
|12
|219.428
|19
|33
|29
|0
|Crash T3
|Galles
Galles Racing

Galles Racing is a former auto racing team owned by Rick Galles that competed in the CART series and Indy Racing League, winning the 1990 CART Championship and 1992 Indianapolis 500 with driver Al Unser, Jr.....

|-
!1995
1995 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1995 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 28, 1995....

|17
|18
|225.496
|29
|9
|199
|0
|Running
|PacWest
PacWest Racing

PacWest Racing was a Champ Car racing team owned by Bruce McCaw founded in 1993. The team's first full time season was the next year, 1994, with drivers Dominic Dobson and future Indy Racing League co-champion Scott Sharp....

|-
|colspan=6|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

(key)>
Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 WDC Points
1983
1983 Formula One season

The 1983 Formula One season included the 34th FIA Formula One World Championship which commenced on March 13, and ended on October 15 after fifteen races....
 Benetton
Benetton Group

Benetton Group S.p.A. is a global clothing brand, based in Treviso, Italy. The name comes from the Benetton family who founded the company in 1965....
 Tyrrell Team
Tyrrell Racing

The Tyrrell Racing Organisation was an auto racing team and Formula One constructor founded by Ken Tyrrell and started racing in 1958, but started building its own cars in 1970....
 Tyrrell
Tyrrell Racing

The Tyrrell Racing Organisation was an auto racing team and Formula One constructor founded by Ken Tyrrell and started racing in 1958, but started building its own cars in 1970....
 011		 Cosworth
Cosworth

Cosworth is an automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in internal combustion engine for auto racing . It supplies a wide range of motorsport series, including the World Rally Championship, Superbike World Championship and, until the end of 2006, Formula One....
 V8		 BRA
1983 Brazilian Grand Prix

Results from the 1983 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix held at Aut?dromo Internacional Nelson Piquet on March 13, 1983.Classification ...

11		 USW
1983 United States Grand Prix West

The 1983 Formula One season United States Grand Prix West was a Formula One race held on March 27, 1983 at Long Beach, California.__FORCETOC__...

8		 FRA
1983 French Grand Prix

Results from the 1983 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Paul Ricard Circuit on April 17, 1983....

Ret		 SMR
1983 San Marino Grand Prix

Results from the 1983 Formula One San Marino Grand Prix held at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari on May 1 1983....

Ret		 MON
1983 Monaco Grand Prix

Results from the 1983 Monaco Grand Prix held at Circuit de Monaco on May 15, 1983....

5		 BEL
1983 Belgian Grand Prix

Results from the 1983 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on May 22, 1983....

12		 DET
Ret		 CAN
1983 Canadian Grand Prix

Results from the 1983 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 12, 1983....

DSQ		 GBR
1983 British Grand Prix

Results from the 1983 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Silverstone Circuit on July 16, 1983. This was the last British Grand Prix event where the race took place on a Saturday rather than the usual Sunday....

14		 GER
1983 German Grand Prix

Results from the 1983 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Hockenheimring on August 7, 1983....

12		 AUT
1983 Austrian Grand Prix

Results from the 1983 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix held at ?sterreichring on August 14, 1983....

Ret		 NED
1983 Dutch Grand Prix

Results from the 1983 Formula One Dutch Grand Prix held at Circuit Zandvoort on August 28, 1983....

Ret		 ITA
1983 Italian Grand Prix

Results from the 1983 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 11, 1983....

Ret		   17th 2
Tyrrell
Tyrrell Racing

The Tyrrell Racing Organisation was an auto racing team and Formula One constructor founded by Ken Tyrrell and started racing in 1958, but started building its own cars in 1970....
 012
Tyrrell 012

The Tyrrell 012 is a Formula One racing car that was designed by Maurice Philippe for the Tyrrell Racing team. It was introduced for the season, and was subsequently used in and the first few races of ....
              EUR
1983 European Grand Prix

Results from the 1983 Formula One European Grand Prix held at Brands Hatch on September 25, 1983. This race saw Bruno Giacomelli score his final championship point, and was the first race for qualified doctor Jonathan Palmer....

Ret		 RSA
1983 South African Grand Prix

The 1983 Formula One South African Grand Prix was the final race of the 1983 Formula One season. It was held at Kyalami on October 15 1983.Before the race, three drivers were still in a position to win the List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions: Alain Prost led the championship with 57 points, followed by Nelson Piquet with 55 and R...

7


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
1982 CART World Series season

The 1982 CART World Series Season was the fourth CART. It began on March 28, 1982 and it ended on November 6 after 11 races. Rick Mears was the season champion....
 Forsythe Newman
PHO

ATL
3
MIL
21
CLE

MCH

MIL

POC

RIV

ROA

MCH

PHO
             22nd 28
1984
1984 CART World Series season

The 1984 CART World Series Season was the sixth CART, this year also known as the PPG IndyCar World Series. The season began on March 31, 1984 and it ended on November 10 after 16 races....
 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
1985 CART World Series season

The 1985 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season was the 1985 season of the CART championship. Al Unser was the season champion....
 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
1986 CART World Series season

In the results of the motor racing 1986 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season. Bobby Rahal was the season champion....
 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
1987 CART World Series season

The 1987 CART World Series Season was the ninth CART. It began on April 4, 1987 and it ended on November 1 after 15 races. Bobby Rahal was the season champion....
 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
1988 CART World Series season

The 1988 CART World Series Season was the tenth CART. It began on April 10, 1988 and it ended on November 6 after 15 races. Danny Sullivan was the season champion....
 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
1989 CART World Series season

The 1989 CART World Series Season was the eleventh CART. It began on April 9, 1989 and it ended on October 15 after 15 races. Emerson Fittipaldi was the season champion....
 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
1990 CART World Series season

The 1990 CART World Series Season was the twelfth CART. It began on April 8, 1990 and it ended on October 21 after 16 races....
 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
1991 CART World Series season

The 1991 CART World Series Season was the thirteenth CART. It began on 17 March, 1991 and it ended on October 20 after 17 races....
 Patrick Racing
Patrick Racing

Patrick Racing was an auto racing team in both Champ Car and the Indy Racing League.Patrick Racing was started by U.E. Patrick with the formation of CART in 1978....

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
1992 CART World Series season

The 1992 CART World Series Season was the fourteenth CART. It began on March 22, 1992 and it ended on October 18 after 17 races....
 Galles Racing
Galles Racing

Galles Racing is a former auto racing team owned by Rick Galles that competed in the CART series and Indy Racing League, winning the 1990 CART Championship and 1992 Indianapolis 500 with driver Al Unser, Jr.....

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
1993 CART World Series season

The 1993 CART PPG Industries IndyCar World Series Season was the fifteenth CART. It began on March 21, 1993 and it ended on October 3 after 16 races....
 Galles Racing
Galles Racing

Galles Racing is a former auto racing team owned by Rick Galles that competed in the CART series and Indy Racing League, winning the 1990 CART Championship and 1992 Indianapolis 500 with driver Al Unser, Jr.....

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
1995 CART World Series season

The 1995 CART PPG IndyCar World Series began on March 5, 1995 and ended on September 10 after 17 races. It was the seventeenth Champ Car. The championship was won by Jacques Villeneuve driving for Andretti Green Racing....
 PacWest Racing
PacWest Racing

PacWest Racing was a Champ Car racing team owned by Bruce McCaw founded in 1993. The team's first full time season was the next year, 1994, with drivers Dominic Dobson and future Indy Racing League co-champion Scott Sharp....

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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