At the 1981 Indianapolis 500, he was involved in a near-fatal accident that caused him to miss almost a year of racing. In 1996, at the age of 54, after nine years away from racing, he served as the substitute driver in the Indianapolis 500 for Scott Brayton, who had died in a crash before the race. Starting last, Ongais finished 7th in what ...

Jan 4, 2013 · Danny Ongais hits the turn 3 wall in a horrific crash at the 1981 Indianpolis 500.

May 24, 2016 · Take one look at the picture above and you’d think that Danny Ongais would have died that day, 35 years ago. The front half of his car had disintegrated, the back half was on fire, and he,...

Danny Ongais crashes heavily against the wall in the 1981 Indy 500. He was severly injured but survived.

May 20, 2022 · On May 15, 1982, Danny Ongais qualified 9th for the Indy 500. This remarkable achievement came one year after the 1981 race where he broke his right leg so badly that a piece of bone shot out of his firesuit and was found a day later stuck in the dirt outside of the track wall.

May 20, 2014 · Danny Ongais suffers a tremendous crash during the 1981 Indy 500. Amazingly, Ongais would survive the accident.

Mar 6, 2011 · 1981 Indy 500 - Danny Ongais Massive Crash.

May 28, 1981 · INDIANAPOLIS -- Danny Ongais, injured Sunday in a spectacular crash during the Indianapolis 500, was removed Thursday from the intensive care unit in Methodist Hospital. His condition...

The 1981 race is also remembered for the horrifying crash of Danny Ongais, and a major pit fire involving Rick Mears. Ongais was critically injured, and Mears suffered burns, but both drivers would recover.

May 24, 2012 · After an agonisingly slow pit stop on the 63rd lap of the 1981 Indy 500, Donnay Ongais pulled back out onto the track and put the boot in. Catching a slower car into turn three, he dove under to make the pass, lost the back-end, corrected and plowed head-first into the wall at, by Jackie Stewart’s estimate, over 200 miles per hour.