Danny holds american nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. Rick ravon mears born december 3, 1951, known by the nickname rocket rick, is a retired american race car driver. Danny sullivan bio, fact age,net worth,married,wife. Search program to find an american driver to compete in formula one. As a boy i didnt even know what car racing was, it didnt interest me. His father, frank tepper, is also a driver, and father and son occasionally race against each other, once in a parking garage on motorcycles which frank won and the miami grand prix which he won. Their son is named after a famous race car driver who won the indy 500 in 1985. Racing legend danny sullivan drives in for inaugural. The 1988 ars indy lights champion, beekhuis drove in 14 cart from 1989 to 1992. The father of 1985 indy 500 winner danny sullivan, dan sullivan jr. Recently, in an interview on a news program, the racecar driver danny sullivan was asked, when youre in that car, what do you fear most. For penskes drivers, rick mears and danny sullivan, this means there is a good chance they will either get a leg up on the competition or be saddled with a machine that is neither sufficiently. It wasnt great, but it was ok, sullivan said of his nascar experience at ims.
Danny sullivan and brenda bosveld have been married for 24 years about. Indy 500 winners danny sullivan and bobby rahal were there, verizon indycar series ceo mark miles made his first visit to aar and came away with a. More than a decade after running errands for tyrrell, sullivan joined the team as a driver. This popular american who celebrates the big 50 this millennial year, started out as many other fellow european and latin american drivers.
Galles racing driver danny sullivan of the usa drives his galmer chevrolet during the toyota grand prix, part of the cart championship auto. Latest movies and tv shows with danny sullivan imdb. Indy 500 great gary bettenhausen died indianapolis star. Andrettis car and popped above the white line and into the racing. Indianapolis 500 winner and 1988 cart world series champion danny sullivan appears to be ok after a potentially devastating road car crash on feb. Danny ongais born may 21, 1942 is an american former racing driver.
Alltime baja celebrity racers include steve mcqueen and. Danny sullivan of louisville, ky, sits on his championship race car during the. At bethel woods, i spot champion driver tommy kendall and his wife caroline, emerging from one of the shows oddest, coolest cars. Lets check, how rich is danny sullivan in 20192020. He told his wife, amanda, that scheckter would be his driver if he put a team together. Former taxi driver, formula one driver and 1985 spin and win indianapolis 500 champion danny sullivan, who started the inaugural brickyard 400 in 1994 in a rare nascar appearance. But danny sullivan, born and raised in louisville, kentucky, had his first race in a formula ford at silverstone, and worked his way through f3 and f2 without ever racing in the us. Danny sullivan won the indianapolis 500 in 1985 with his spin to win.
He competed professionally in motorcycle, sports car, formula one, and drag racing. Danny sullivan and his wife, brenda bosveld, in a 2017 porsche 911 carrera at the opening of the vancouver island motorsport circuit in cowichan. An accomplished racer, paul newman shared daytona 24 win at. Indy winner sullivan joins united autosports for daytona classic 24. Sullivan won the 1988 cart championship, and placed third in points in 1986. Balls career took its first real major step forward in late 1978, when steve and his sponsor bought a used sprint car from reigning usac champion greg leffler. Mastering the art of race driving is the perfect resource for drivers from novice to expert. When scientology sponsored indy cars l ron hubbards. This year, sullivan plans to travel to italy, austria, and singapore to share his experience and passion for motorsports. A race car driver taking part in the miami grand prix is accused of murdering a prostitute.
Imdbs advanced search allows you to run extremely powerful queries over all people and titles in the database. Sullivan and partner jimmy vasser, the 1996 indy car series champion, were partners with kv racing technology when tony kanaan won the 20 indianapolis 500 for the team. Danny sullivan timeline featuring movies and other. Fans of auto racing know well the story of danny sullivan, the kentucky kid whose model good looks and seemingly impossible spinandwin at the 1985 indianapolis 500 catapulted him simultaneously to the top of newspaper sports pages and the. Don garlits was born in florida, and began drag racing in the mid1950s in a car he built. At the time, gordon was dating his first wife, but on the dl, because it was against the rules for them to date job conflicts. Ball starting racing midgets at the age of 21 in 1971 and enjoyed some success in the discipline before moving to sprint cars in the midlate 1970s. They have two adult children, blair and danny, and two dogs, bella, a black lab, and grizzly, a goldendoodle. Danny sullivan, 35, is not your average race car driver. Now she impressed racings international set by finishing 12th in f3s most prestigious race.
Danny sullivan ok after road crash totals his audi. Sullivan, danny open wheel 2012 inductees hall of fame. Danny sullivan is a 70 year old american auto racer. Race car driver danny sullivan, 39, and his companion of eight years, interior decorator julie nini, 35, expect their first child, a boy, in march. Danny sullivan parlayed one of the most famous moments in indianapolis 500. His wife was two weeks overdue, yet he wasnt with her in the hospital. Gary bettenhausen could have been rick mears, but he was gary bettenhausen, driver of anything and everything that was great about openwheel racing. Beekhuis was born in zurich, switzerland while his american father was studying at eth zurich, and grew up in california. Sep 27, 2008 he became a car owner in the canam series, campaigning cars for a number of top drivers, including indianapolis 500 winners al unser, danny sullivan and bobby rahal, as well as formula one. Now 25 years since his indy 500 win, danny sullivan is still going. Thats really danny s legacy, remarked sullivan s former boss, roger penske.
But danny sullivan, born and raised in louisville, kentucky, had his. The day before this years indianapolis 500, danny sullivan was one of the race car drivers riding in the 500 festival parade. Florence italy is the sixteenth episode of miami vices second season. Danny sullivan indy racing fan apparel and souvenirs for. For a 21st birthday present, falkner enrolled danny in the jim russell school of motor racing. Danny sullivan led the last 61 laps of the 1985 indianapolis 500 en route. Danny tepper is a successful race car driver, driving a porsche 962 carrera owned by marty worthington. The woman on the other side of the desk has no idea that this. Ongais is the only native hawaiian to compete in the indianapolis 500. Danny sullivans spin and win indy 500 made him unequaled star. May 29, 2015 danny sullivans indy 500 spin and win fame unlikely to be equaled auto racing may never see another mainstream superstar like danny sullivan became after his 1985 indy 500 spin and win.
Drivers who have won an indy car title under penske rick mears, three in cart. Danny sullivans spin and win indy 500 made him unequaled. Jan 22, 1990 race car driver danny sullivan, 39, and his companion of eight years, interior decorator julie nini, 35, expect their first child, a boy, in march. Apr 14, 2016 indy 500 winners danny sullivan and bobby rahal were there, verizon indycar series ceo mark miles made his first visit to aar and came away with a deeper appreciation for its driving force and the. Inside the office of a race car driver when walking around jims house you may think he is completely dedicated to fishing, art collection, boating or literature there is very little residue of his racing career visible in the house except for the two perfectly restored. Sep 26, 2009 were you expecting the former race car driver. He doesnt even look like your average race car driver. Traveling the globe to partake in historic rallies and races is a fantasy for many sports car enthusiasts. Which is quite a coincidence because gary also is a racecar driver. Siriusxm today announced that former openwheel racing star danny sullivan, winner of the 1985 indy 500 and 1988 cart indycar series champion, will host a new weekly show that will air nationwide on the dan patrick radio channel on siriusxm channel 211. Flea market mogul preston henn asskicked his way into. He is one of three men to win the indianapolis 500 four times 1979, 1984, 1988, 1991 and is the current recordholder for pole positions in the race with six 1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991. Born on 9th march, 1950 in louisville, ky, he is famous for winner of 1985 indy 500.
Legendary racecar driver danny sullivan is living this dream as a formula one driving steward a driver who rotates through the grand prix circuit to consult on the tracks and mitigate potential problems in a race. Al holbert, racing legend remembered 30 years later. When a spat between 1986 grand prix of miami race promoter ralph sanchez and henn almost prevented reigning indianapolis 500 winner danny sullivan from. Before the running of the 1986 miami grand prix, dannys car was used by someone to pick up. Get the best deals on danny sullivan indy racing fan apparel and souvenirs when you shop the largest online selection at. A graduate of the kentucky military institute with the hollywood tag, an image he never liked, danny sullivan is the son of a building contractor from louisville, kentucky. Home versions of the game were eventually released for the nes, commodore amiga, atari st and commodore 64. Mears is also a threetime indycar seriesworld series champion 1979, 1981 and. Indy 500 winner danny sullivan to host motorsports show on. That was the first time we saw her, says john webb, the uks most goahead promoter of the period. Even sullivans wife, brenda, is something of a spinandwin product. A chaste affair keeps a marriage alive chicago tribune. Apr 21, 2016 danny sullivan of louisville, ky, sits on his championship race car during the traditional photographs of the indianapolis 500 winner on the finish line of the indianapolis motor speedway on may. Jun 17, 2016 danny sullivan and his wife, brenda bosveld, in a 2017 porsche 911 carrera at the opening of the vancouver island motorsport circuit in cowichan.
Sep 28, 2008 the father of 1985 indy 500 winner danny sullivan, dan sullivan jr. Danny sullivan and brenda bosveld dating, gossip, news, photos. Danny sullivan s indy heat is a 1991 arcade racing game developed and published in the arcades by leland corporation. I always wanted danny sullivan to take me for a few laps around. Unlike the other penske drivers of the mid1980s, sullivan was eager to. Dan gurneys 85th birthday bash had one fantastic surprise. May 11, 2016 danny sullivan became true superstar with spin and win indy 500 auto racing may never see another mainstream superstar like danny sullivan became after his 1985 indy 500 spin and win. He grew up with his parents who were building contractor. Which is quite a coincidence because gary also is a race car driver. Classic racers cant stand still at art in motion concours. Oct 11, 2018 the show takes its title from sullivans famous 360degree ontrack spin toward the end of the 1985 indy 500, when sullivan deftly avoided a potential race ending crash to go on to outrun mario andretti for the victory. The spin and win was a careerdefining moment for sullivan and has become a timeless highlight in motorsports history.
Sullivan ended the season with a huge crash at michigan which left him with a broken pelvis and with that his racing career came to end. He came into the bank once or twice a week, and they. Daniel john sullivan iii born march 9, 1950, better known as danny sullivan, is an american former racing driver. Auto racing may never see another mainstream superstar like danny. Rick also came with jbr motorsports for a track day in a jbr prepped radical race car a couple of weeks back video here. A flamboyant figure on the racing circuit, ongais was nicknamed ongas and the flyin hawaiian. Foyt, boats wife andrea is looking on during delayed 81st running of the indianapolis 500 mile race tuesday may 27. In 1996 he got married to his girlfriend brenda bosveld with whom he has been dating for several years.
When sullivan blurted out, drive a race car, almost as a joke, falkner took him seriously. May 22, 2018 500 driver billy boat left gets a pat on the shoulder from car owner a. Future f1 drivers in a field of great depth included danny sullivan, patrick neve, tiff needell and hans binder as well as perkins of course. Sullivan and partner jimmy vasser, the 1996 indy car champion, were partners with kv racing technology. The likes of tony brise, brian henton, alan jones, larry perkins and danny sullivan didnt even make monacos final. The motorsports community tragically lost a racing legend 30 years ago this weekend. It starred american indycar driver danny sullivan, and featured the tracks of the cart series of the early 1990s. He is pictured below with kathy busby jims lovely wife and his springfield built rolls royce more about the car in our earlier post from pebble beach concours delegance 2010 here. Danny sullivan and brenda bosveld dating, gossip, news. Even more than his win at indianapolis or the cart championship he won with us in 1988, he changed the way people look at race car drivers and racing as a whole.
From the minute she and johnny met at the indianapolis motor speedway in 1963 when he was an indy 500 rookie and she was a student nurse in the infield medical center, betty has been a beloved member of the racing community. Danny modernoted film cinematographer with over 20 on his filmography paula murphyonetime worlds fastest woman racer n michael nesmithtv actormusician monkees. Racing legend danny sullivan drives in for inaugural petersen. Indy 500 paralleled upanddown life of winner danny sullivan. Doug bassett goes straight on at the hairpin, larry perkins, elfin 620 leads tiff needells lotus 69, chris smiths elden and buzaglo in the ippokampos elden. Spin and win danny sullivan wins 1985 indianapolis 500 youtube. Danny sullivan was born in louisville, kentucky in march 1950. The fundamentals of fast driving are revealed in this definitive howto book for racers. Danny sullivans indy heat is a 1991 arcade racing game developed and published in the arcades by leland corporation. He looks just like the racecar driver danny sullivan, shelley says. Jan 21, 2019 were all very saddened about the passing of betty rutherford, indianapolis motor speedway president doug boles said in a statement. He finds that he got more than he bargained for when he realizes the mans sexy wife is falling for him. Sullivan, the 1985 indy 500 winner and 1988 national driving champion, became available after he was cut loose by roger penske when marlboro, penskes no. Heres a quick list of all the fun birthday facts about march 9, 1965.
Find everything in one place on danny sullivan including their biography, latest news and. Among the crowd of more than 300,000 lining the streets was a. Sullivan no, not that one delighted to be back at indy 500. Crockett and tubbs track a grand prix racecar driver after the body of a slain prostitute is thrown from his speeding car. Danny sullivan is a formal american racing driver born on 9th march 1950 in louisville, kentucky. Crockett and tubbs track a grand prix race car driver after the body of a slain prostitute is thrown from his speeding car. When the drives in europe dried up he returned home, thinking his motor racing days were done. He cut his teeth in the uk and didnt race seriously in his homeland until. It premiered on february 14, 1986, and was rerun on august 1, 1986. Indy 500 winner danny sullivan to host new show on. To help promote that character, the jet setting racing driver, sullivan enlisted the help of alan nierob, hollywood publicist to the stars.
You might reasonably expect him to reply, a crash, or a fire. Danny sullivan, american race car driver and sportscaster. How many children does danny sullivan have answers. When men fail to lead marriage missions international. Away from work, jim enjoys golfing, cooking, bicycling, fishing, hunting and shooting sports, including trap, skeet and sporting clay. Aug 28, 1988 he looks just like the race car driver danny sullivan, shelley says. For other people with the same name, see daniel sullivan. In 1994, sullivan took a sabbatical from indy car racing. After being away from the verizon indycar series last year, sullivan and vasser teamed up with coyne this season to support fourtime indy car series champion sebastien bourdais, whose no. It has been estimated that danny has the net worth of u. He earned 17 wins in the cart indy car world series, including the 1985 indianapolis 500. Celebrities, famous birthdays, historical events, and past life were excluded.
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