``You can sense that it’s a difficult time.″, Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. He drove road races through the early ’70s, then returned to Indy in 1977, when he was the eighth-fastest qualifier as a rookie. Ongais, who began racing motorcycles in his native Hawaii as a teen-ager, was a National Hot Rod Association drag champion in the early 1960s. window.mc4wp.listeners.push( The speed was comfortable, and when I got close to the speeds I needed to be running, everything blended well.″. In 1996 racing veteran Danny Ongais came to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for his first time in close to a decade, in an attempt to make the starting field for the 80th running of the Indy 500. 1996 Indy Racing League Results Click on the Race Number to see the complete results for that race. Als Interscope 1976 in die USAC-Serie einstieg, blieb Ongais deren Stammfahrer und gewann sein erstes Rennen in Michigan. ``Things were quite different and there were many factors that contributed to that win, so I never look back and wonder what might have been,″ Ongais said. nationality American age 78 years old born May 21, 1942 hometown Kahului, Hawaii Brayton, who won the pole position for the second straight year, was killed in a crash during practice on Friday. } 1978 gewann er fünf Rennen für Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing, dies allerdings reichte dennoch nicht um den Titel mitzufahren, obwohl außer Ongais sonst kein Fahrer mehr als drei Rennen gewann, denn in den restlichen Saisonrennen konnte er nur zwei weitere Zielankünfte verzeichnen. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details further below on the page. Grand American Rolex Series - SportsRacing Prototypes, World Sports Prototype Championship for Drivers, SCCA National Championship Formula A/5000 Run-Offs. After doing a ceremonial lap at the front of the field, he dropped back to 33rd and blasted his way through the pack to finish seventh. Disclaimer: the data and summaries are all taken from the data available in the career details section further below on this page. After the 1988 season Ongais disappeared from racing but re-emerged unexpectedly in 1996, driving for John Menard after Scott Brayton was killed in practice for the Indy 500. Nach einer starken fahrerischen Leistung brachte er den Lola als Siebter ins Ziel. But Danny’s going to do a fine job and carry on what Scott, I think, would want done, and that’s to see the car raced on race day here at the greatest race in the world.″. This would be the only race Ongais would compete in all year. We’re very happy to be associated with him, although we’re wishing it would be under different circumstances. After the race Ongais walked up to Burton and handed him the helmet for his collection. callback: cb http://ulib.iupuidigital.org/cdm/ref/collection/Indy500Fest/id/6767, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/. The “Flyin’ Hawaiian”, as he was nicknamed, was penciled in to drive the #77 Brickell Racing entry. Ongais erlitt leichte Verletzungen und nach einer Nacht im Krankenhaus gab er den Rennsport endgültig auf. { ``I’ve known Danny for many years. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Danny Ongais, a 53-year-old driver who hasn’t raced an Indy car in nine years, will replace the late Scott Brayton in the Indy 500. The helmet comes with a full Certificate Of Authenticity. Nach dem tödlichen Unfall von Scott Brayton im Training zum 500-Meilen-Rennen übernahm Ongais fürs Rennen dessen Rennfahrzeug. It comes in Ongais’s familiar metallic silver with his surname in bold black font on either side. 1979 siegte er beim 24-Stunden-Rennen von Daytona und wurde beim selben Rennen 1980 Dritter. event : evt, In 1996 racing veteran Danny Ongais came to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for his first time in close to a decade, in an attempt to make the starting field for the 80 th running of the Indy 500. Ongais passed a 20-lap refresher test required by the U.S. Auto Club on Saturday in a 3-year-old car owned by Brickell Racing Group, but there never was a firm arrangement to make a qualification attempt, he said. Brayton, who won the pole position for the second straight year, was killed in a crash during practice on Friday. Auch 1976 fuhr er in dieser Meisterschaft einen Lola des Interscope-Racing-Teams. This Arai GP3 helmet is one Ongais used during that month of May. This car was to be driven by Scott Brayton but sadly Brayton was killed in a final practice session, the day after clinching pole position. Parallel zu seinen Monoposto-Einsätzen bestritt er Sportwagenrennen und siegte bei zwei Veranstaltungen der IMSA-Serie mit einem Porsche 935. Categories: Drag Racing Collection, Helmets, Helmets, IndyCar Collection, Ron Burton Collection, Tags: Arai GP3, Arai helmet, Danny Ongais., Hawaiian, Indy 500, Indy Car Series, Indycar. (function() { Er fuhr zwar bis 1987 weiter in Indianapolis und in der USAC-Serie, aber die Zeit der großen Erfolge war vorbei und Ende des Jahres trat er zurück. STEVE HERMAN May 19, 1996 GMT. } Menard team manager Larry Curry called it ``a very emotional day.″. The 54-year-old Ongais finished seventh but his final hurrah at Indianapolis in 1997 ended in a big crash. Völlig überraschend stieg er 1996 wieder ins Renncockpit. It was a tough decision, but Ongais accepted. Nach dem tödlichen Unfall von Scott Brayton im Training zum 500-Meilen-Rennen übernahm Ongais fürs Rennen dessen Rennfahrzeug.

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