Danny Sullivan
Sullivan in 2015
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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 |
 American |
| 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 (born March 9, 1950), better known as Danny Sullivan, 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.
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.
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, seeing off an early race challenge from 1980 World Champion Alan Jones, before finishing second behind reigning World Champion Keke Rosberg, finishing only half-a-second behind the Williams after 40 laps of racing.
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