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    Danny Ongais (May 21, 1942 – February 26, 2022) was an American racing driver. Ongais was the only native Hawaiian to compete in the Indianapolis 500...
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    also remembered for the horrifying crash of Danny Ongais, and a major pit fire involving Rick Mears. Ongais was critically injured, and Mears suffered...
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    McLaren. This left Ensign in a search for two new drivers and they found Danny Ongais from the folded Penske team and the inexperienced Lamberto Leoni. Ex-McLaren...
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    Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 28, 1978. Danny Ongais dominated the early stages of the race but eventually dropped out with...
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    lap 75, he and opponent Danny Ongais engaged in an on-again off-again duel for 75 more laps, before an engine failure on Ongais' car on lap 150 allowed...
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    entering Danny Ongais in Formula 5000 in 1975, graduating to USAC racing and the Indianapolis 500 in Parnelli chassis. Field also funded Ongais to make...
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    crash, and Ongais was named as his replacement, switching from Brickell Racing. Per USAC rules, Brayton's pole position was withdrawn, and Ongais was allowed...
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    field once again. Danny Ongais, who returned to the cockpit after his crash last weekend, followed suit by "re-bumping" John Mahler. Ongais had complained...
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    two-lap average time trial. Danny Ongais set the pace early with an average 182.315 mph. Later, A. J. Foyt surpassed Ongais to take the pole with a speed...
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    0 6 60 Parnelli Jones 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 60 Joe Leonard 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 60 Danny Ongais 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 60 Wilbur Shaw 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 60 Bill Cummings 6 0 0 0 0...
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    announced that Danny Ongais would drive the No. 77 entry at Indianapolis, as Butch Brickell had not been medically cleared to race. Ongais, who turned 54...
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    Hulman/George family. In one of the most dramatic moments in Indy 500 history, Danny Sullivan took the lead from Mario Andretti on lap 120. But as he was completing...
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  • history to do so. The 1978 season is also statistically noteworthy. Danny Ongais won the most races (5), and Al Unser swept the triple crown races, but...
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    his Surtees, collecting the wreckages of Keegan's and Patrese's cars. Danny Ongais was next in the Interscope Penske, but was able to continue. Finally...
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    Surface Asphalt Length 3.840 miles (6.180 km) Race lap record 1:45.360 ( Danny Ongais, Lola T600, 1982, IMSA GTP) Sports Car Course (1959–1974) Surface Asphalt...
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    Pocono, and Ontario). However, that plan was scuttled when only one car (Danny Ongais) fulfilled those conditions, and furthermore when Ontario switched alliances...
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  • qualified second, took over the pole starting position. A substitute driver, Danny Ongais, took over the car with which Brayton had qualified for the pole, and...
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    the day. Penske Racing driver Danny Ongais was officially withdrawn from his entry. Following his crash on May 7, Ongais was diagnosed with a concussion...
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    The lead traded amongst Mears, Sneva, Mario Andretti, Teo Fabi, and Danny Ongais. After the lengthy caution for Bedard's crash, Tom Sneva came to the...
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  • Italy and America. In 1978 the team entered cars for Danny Ongais and Lamberto Leoni, but Ongais left after two races and Leoni after four races. Jacky...
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    car in the United States and Canadian Grands Prix, driven by American Danny Ongais with no results. In 1979 Penske designed and built the HR100 for wealthy...
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    two-by-two order for the official start. Danny Ongais and Sheldon Kinser didn't make it to the green flag, with Ongais having ignition problems and Kinser...
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    Challenger: Mickey Thompson's own story of his life of Speed. In 1968 Danny Ongais and he took three Ford Mustang Mach 1 to the Bonneville salt flats for...
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    an average speed of 157 mph (253 km/h). Drivers were Mickey Thompson, Danny Ongais, Ray Brock, and Bob Ottum. The car's American competition debut, also...
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    (Monaco). Hawaiian driver Danny Ongais was also entered twice, by Interscope Racing, but failed pre-qualifying on both occasions. Ongais also tested at Silverstone...
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  • losing his engine on the final lap. Mike Mosely would finish third, Danny Ongais would take fourth, Bobby Unser nursed his car to a fifth place finish...
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    design common at the time. This would go under the Mustang Mach Is of Danny Ongais and Mickey Thompson. Similar chassis would be built by Logghe, Scrima...
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    high-back sport bucket seats. In 1968, racecar drivers Mickey Thompson and Danny Ongais took three Mach 1 Mustangs to the Bonneville salt flats for a feature...
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    40 11 Interscope Racing Penske-Ford PC4 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G 14 Danny Ongais 15–16 Équipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t M 15...
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    Cheever inherited the lead and the race was stopped three laps later. Danny Ongais' final IndyCar race. He finished 13th due to a crash after 94 laps. The...
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