On The Gas: Danny Ongais' Story
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- Опубликовано: 2 июн 2024
- While all race drivers are brave, Danny Ongais defined the word. A man who drove into the turns a little deeper and never wanted to talk to anyone about it. Called a mystery man, he kept the media away from him, even his real age was a secret. A true racer, Danny Ongais conquered many forms of racing, and endured a career that tested his resilience.
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Written and Edited by nascarman
Narrated by Brock Beard
0:00 Intro
3:52 Early Life
8:08 Drag Racing
11:40 1969 Dominance
19:37 Meeting Ted Field
24:27 1978 Superstar
37:07 1979 24 Hour Win / Indy Troubles
46:05 Porsche Program
49:42 1981
1:04:04 1984 Comeback Year
1:17:40 1987
1:23:50 1996 Return
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One of my favorite stats, he is the only driver (as far as I know) that has raced F1 and Nitro (Funny Car/Top Fuel) Drag Cars.
I should add driven in a race in both. Tony Stewart has tested an F1 car before and now races top fuel
Holy cow, an hour and forty minutes? What a great way to start my week....
This was utterly phenomenal - as much as he was a private man who didn't like fanfare or attention, I am sure the man himself would have enjoyed watching it had he still been with us.
I agree
Met Danny twice at the US Nationals and later at an IMSA race at Mid Ohio got my go danny o button. Danny made Kimi Raikkonen seem like a chatty cathy. Love Love Love those Interscope liveryed cars
@@randyjohnson-er9rd They were good looking cars
My father and I DO WIN at Ontario,Ca. OMS a Indycar race Twin 200. The other race a stock car.A Great Event. Both races especially the Indycar race. So, fast.
The Black No. 25 Indycar car,is a sharp looking car and DO and were very fast.
Danny Ongais sounds like a true Race Car Driver any car, any track and any type of race; The Flying Hawaian was a rare talent in motorsports Indeed.
An unexpected bio, but a great one. Ongais was a driver whose career had some incredible highs, and massive lows. He didn't need to speak, he let his driving do the talking
I always look forward to your documentaries. They're all as good if not better than "professional" documentaries and you always pick an interesting subject. Indycar or/and NASCAR should hire you and give you the money to do more.
Nascarman, your racing documentaries like this, the Davey Allison and Peter Revson one are absolutely out of this world. It is truly a privilege to watch such something so well researched and meticulously put together. Thank you for what you do.
Wonderfully written and produced documentary for a great American racer. RIP Danny.
5:48. Dr. Terry Trammel - The second I saw the Ambulance I knew the next scene would be with Dr. T. Our family owes him immeasurably for saving my sister’s life. Her boyfriend fell asleep driving home on T-giving and he drove OFF of an overpass. She was sleeping across the seat and her back snapped on the console when they landed 20-30 down below. Through his skill, she was able to walk again. AND he was so down-to-earth. Back then, if you were going to get in a bad car wreck, there was probably no one in the world as qualified as the guy who puts the Indy drivers back together!!
thank you man, this was brilliant. met danny once at nazareth in 1987, he smiled signed my old 1960 indy 500 book, we shook hands and it was very special. , his car was in the paddock, long ,lean, black no.25, but alas, he did not race that day in 1987. he was my hero as a drag race boy, then he won 24 daytona with my friend brian redman. and i still remember him racing hard at pocono in 1978. thank you agan, as i was too busy living my own life to follow racing like i did as a kid, you have covered so much and it really is very well done, i just wanted to let you know. how much i learned from watching your documentary, very well done my friend, cheers from the foot hills of the alps, in italy, robert
Great tribute to a great driver. I became a fan of Danny in 1974 during a Formula 5000 race at Road America. I still get excited when I see his old Lola T332 in vintage races. He might have gotten better results and less health issues if his right foot had been lighter sometimes, but then he wouldn’t have been Danny-on-the-gas. R.I.P.
This was an amazing video. Very well done on someone who meant a great deal to many fans. Thank you for putting this together great work. Wish he was around to see it and know he was appreciated and missed by his fans.
Let’s goooo! A Danny Ongais documentary!
I’ve been seeing you on a bunch of random racing videos the last few days lol. I just rewatched the 2001 Pepsi 400 a couple days ago….that was one from years ago. Baader-Meinhoff phenomenon.
Excellent documentary about a driver I heard about all my life but never really knew who he was. RIP Danny Ongais
This was well researched and presented. Thanks for making this!
Damn it Nascarman! Now I’ve gotta spend 3 hours and 18 minutes watching this today: once for the first time, and another to rewatch it
The most in depth bio on Danny, thanks for this much needed deep dive on the Legend Danny Ongais 🏁🏁
I first got to know his name through drag racing, he was always one of those I rooted for. I finally got to meet him when he and Ted drove in IMSA and he was always pleasant to be around (as was Ted). While I knew him as a drag racer gone road racing, this is the first that I've learned that he started in road racing (my favorite aspect of motor sports). A great driver and a special person. Thank you for this bio, it means a lot!
Wow. An amazing documentary and tribute to a real racer.
Fantastic program, thank you. I remember seeing Danny at Phoenix, I don't remember the year it was his first year running full time, and I commented to the group I was with that the "Flying Hawaiian" was there. They had no idea who I was talking about, so I had to tell them. Here a kid in his mid-teens was telling adults about the drivers. RIP Danny, I loved to watch you race.
The most underrated American driver..Never got a fair shake
Great vid, always liked Danny Ongais 🏁🏁 Also good to hear Bobby Unser announcing!
Huge fan to this day. I live in Indy and saw him out and about a few times. Other racers didn't even know him very well. He is a HOF drag racer, motorcycle racer and a top notch Indycar driver. He drove a lot of different cars in different series. Danny was worthy of being called a Hero. My home is decorated with several photos of him. RIP Danny O, you were simply worth the price of admission.
Really great documentary.Ongais was one of those real racers you remember.This gave some great background story to the man.
This is amazing. Danny was a legend in both drags and Indy. Very cool doc.
This is great! Ongias is one of my favorite racers of all time. Thanks for posting!
Remember meeting him in the pits at York U.S. 30. Yelled his name a couple of times and got a wave. Good times.
1981 Portland, Oregon - G.I. Joe's Grand Prix (IMSA) - I was just a 17yr kid with my Nikon camera in the paddock area taking snapshots of just about everything.
Passed by Hurley Haywood who was sitting on the steps of his motorhome, looking down at the ground. When I stopped to take a picture of him, he looked up at me and smiled. Knowing that I was fledgling fanatic motorsports fan.
Indeed. Those were great days back then.
The GOAT has returned
Danny was one of my favorite racing drivers
Very well done. Thank you for sharing his story
Great memories. Watched Danny at MIS. and Mosport. I have to say the cars looked better back then than they do today.
Very informative and enjoyable, I didnt know much about him before, most of what I knew was about him and Mickey Thompson .Being a quiet man , and not fond of attention,he is similar to Denis Hulme , who had said that he would think about backing off in a race and not winning, to avoid having to talk to the media and be the center of attention. I'd be like that too.
My dads favorite driver 😔this is already such a tough week for me every year. I really had to fight back the tears watching this. Thanks for making it.
Miss you dad wish you were coming to the race this weekend 🏁❤️
Fantastic!
He clearly has a very very deep understanding of the draft, he could have won a ton of NASCAR races
This video doesn't mention anything about Danny's acquiring an aged Indy car that he dragged back to Long Beach with 4 flat tires on an open trailer. This was while the Mustang funny cars were just taking shape. Danny worked on the Indycar on his own taking it to Willow Springs to drive. He was on his way to Indy before anyone else knew. I was there at Mickey's shop when that poor Indycar (Champ Car) arrived. IIRC, Mickey allowed a small space in the shop. Then Mickey sold his name and product line and moved to Wilmington, CA into a building with no name on the door. This was all pre off-road and stadium racing
Amazing video. One of the best documentaries on Danny.
Fantastic documentary on one of the greatest legends of racing. Truly a “Driver’s, driver”
RIP Danny. Thanks for the memories.
fantastic tribute, one of the best fan made docs ive seen.
Awesome. Thank you!!
All the effort you put into this one was more than worth it! Fascinating! Kudos!!!
I respect the hell out of a man who conducts himself this way, especially in the social media era
Speaking of Mickey Thompson, could you do something on the his Stadium Off Road series? It seemed hugely popular and the vanished in a flash
Not to mention the series & fallout from court case directly responsible for his murder
I can second a Mickey Thompson video idea, there is a lot to unpack in the life of Mickey Thompson
Kudos to Nascarman and Brock Beard for this phenomenal piece. Ongais is almost a mythical figure among indycar fans due to his incredible speed but incredible bad luck.
Very well done!
Great Video!
Masterfully done, something that went away with the Speedvision network. I always think of Ongais in May. Thank you for giving the man his due.
NASCAR man has delivered!!! Let’s GOOO
Unbelievable job guys 👍 Danny we miss you! ❤️
This was such an awesome film and now I respect and like Danny even more. What a hard nosed racer he was. Thank you for this film.
Excellent video on one of the forgotten greats of motor racing. For a few years up until shortly before his death I had wondered what happened to Danny Ongais. You truly did him justice. Congratulations!
This was VERY WELL DONE! I learned a lot about a driver I never knew much about.
Phenomenal job as always!! Fantastic documentary!!
Really enjoyed this about one of my favorite drivers back in the day. He was the original "driver" in black!
Wonderful job.
When you are on the front row with sneva and mears you are in the presence of royalty. Ongias was the shit in anything he piloted. I was a fan of drag racing growing up but he turned me into a fan of all motorsports. Great doc on a phenomenal talent, thanks for the memories
Excellent video: well-researched and flawlessly presented.
HOW HAVE I NEVER EVER HEARD OF THIS LEGEND BEFORE???
After Al Unser he was my childhood Indy 500 hero. So thrilling. What a phenomenal look at his career.
Happy Birthday, Danny Ongais (May 21)
This was really good. He was always a favorite at the speedway. I was there for every race he drove in
What a treat. Nicely done documentary and I’m sure Danny Ongais would have enjoyed it.
Really well done. During the last part I realized I had a connection to this story. I was friends with Butch Brickell the car he was trying to qualify and then switched to the Menard car. I saw Mr. Ongais buzzing around the Cart race at the 87 Miami race. I remember a Car & Driver issue with
Mr. Ongais test driving a Porsche Turbo and a Turbo Motorcycle.
Very nicely put together. I remember a lot of the Indy footage , thanks for the memories!
Wow he was awesome great story great man! RIP DANNY
Very well done sir! Always liked Danny, he would race anything
Never heard of this guy, as I was born in 77 and really didn't start watching any kind of racing except Nascar until the late 80's, early 90's. He just seemed like a racer's racer. Just minded his own business but spoke loudly when it came to talent on the track
This was an amazing piece! Very well done as always!
Great video! I always appreciate the in depth history!
Nice work! Love the videos!
What a video
Had the honor of seeing Mr. Ongais at Lime Rock in the 1980's. Camel GTP cars, Monday the day after he ran the INDY 500, soaking wet track he never drove on. He was allowed one lap to learn the track. I have a photo of him in the Ted Fields sinister black Lola "INTERSCOPE" GTP on that lap. I knew of Mr. Ongais from driving Roland Leong's Hawaiian AA/FD and Mickey Thompson's blue Mustang AA/FC way back when. His INDY career as noted below had brilliant highs and very low lows, cannot forget his wrecked car with his legs exposed sliding against the wall. A RACER!!!
Awesome documentary!
Danny Ongais was my favorite in Daytona at The Paul Revere 250 and the 24 hours.
worth the wait
Great video
One of the best!
Well done!
Wonderful video.
Thanks!
That was great
This was really well done.
Thank you!!!🏁🏁🏁🏁
Having watched Danny, I guess I won't comment very much.
Great long form post! And Rest in Peace, Danny! You did it all, and very well!
Should I mention that my finely tuned ears seem to recognize your voice, and expert delivery!
I'll just say this, that my 'beard' is tingling! Great post, you 'b-rock'!
Love Danny's drag racing background, as he proved he could turn left as well! Wonder if Roland Leong(RIP)was involved with Danny 'On the Gas' Ongais?
On the gas at 24 hours of Daytona with mighty Porsche 935 K3
Overall winner what a drive
to clarify for those not familiar... SCCA FA cars back in 1974 was not the FA (Formula Atlantic) that we know since the 80s. 1974 FA was the F5000 class, same as when he went to Interscope.
My favourite driver as a young lad.
What a great story. I grew up during his career. I remember his name well.
A great guy..." Danny On The Gas"...he said very little to reporters but I remember him being asked if he had anything to say after qualifying...his response was, "Anything to say? Yes. BUY AMERICAN". And then he walked off
Danny Ongais was based. A racing driver's personal life shouldn't even be a point of discussion unless it somehow had to do with their on-track antics, and even then only sparingly.
This.
Frigin RUclips Buzzards - two, back-to-back, unskippable ads within 45 seconds of each other. It was all I could do to just stop watching from that point on.
Great video, though. I am glad I stuck with it.
Good lord that man destroyed a LOT of equipment
if you car holds together driven by danny, it was very tough.
Danny Ongais was one my favorite racers. He was a pure racer and with an incredible resume of diversity. NHRA, CART, F1, IMSA, IROC, SCCA, Baja 1000, Bonneville, motorcycle, etc. How many people have been able to do this?
“That damned Koogan!”
What a great story it brings back lots of memories of the Indy 500 when it had American drivers. Surprised there was no mention of Linda Vaughn as she talked about him a lot in her book.
1:07:17 "The Intercour... InterSCOPE Racing March"
F1 had a form of delay with the red flag, INDY and NASCAR had weather delays. Overall not a great day for racing, but as a race fan, I am very grateful we get to enjoy what we can get even if it’s not perfect.
Where did you get footage of the 1982 race at Atlanta?
That's just video from the 1981 race.