Danny Ongais
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points
1976 Interscope Racing PHX TRE INDY MIL POC MCH TWS TRE MIL ONT 28 MCH TWS PHX NC -
1977 Interscope Racing ONT 7 PHX 5 TWS 13 TRE INDY 20 MIL 17 POC 23 MOS 15 MCH 1 TWS 13 MIL 21 ONT 8 MCH 17 12th 935
1978 Interscope Racing PHX 12 ONT 1 TWS 1 TRE 4 INDY 18 MOS 1 MIL 16 POC 19 MCH 6 ATL 21 TWS DNS MIL 1 ONT 12 8th 2662
1979 Interscope Racing ONT TWS INDY 4 MIL POC 12 TWS MIL NC -
1981-82 Interscope Racing INDY 27 POC ILL DUQ ISF INDY 22 NC -
Racing record -- American Open-Wheel racing results
Danny Ongais (born May 21, 1942) is an American former racing driver. Ongais is the only native Hawaiian to compete in the Indianapolis 500. He competed professionally in motorcycle, sports car, Formula One, and drag racing. A flamboyant figure on the racing circuit, Ongais was nicknamed On-Gas and The Flyin' Hawaiian. In addition, around the paddock it was joked that DOA stood for Danny Ongais Again due to his tendency to hit the walls or other cars. In Formula One, Ongais raced in six Grands Prix, debuting on October 2, 1977, and recorded a best result of seventh. In 1996, at the age of 54, he served as the substitute driver for Scott Brayton in the Indianapolis 500, as Brayton had died in a crash while practicing shortly before the race. Starting last, Ongais finished 7th in what was his final 500. At the 1981 Indianapolis 500, Ongais was involved in a near-fatal wreck, which caused several arm and leg fractures as well as internal injuries. Four years later, at the Michigan 500, he spun on the exit of turn two and barrel-rolled down the back straight, during a race which had several crashes throughout its duration.