Danny O'Brien (racing driver)
| Danny O’Brien | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 27, 1967 Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Debut season | 1987 Brockville Speedway |
| Modified racing career | |
| Car number | 17D |
| Championships | 18 |
| Wins | 226 |
| Finished last season | 2023 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2009 Mr. Dirt 358 Northern Region Champion Lucas Oil Canadian Dirt Series, Ogilvie Triple Crown Series, Doiron Engineering Cup, Mohawk Memorial Cup | |
| Statistics up to date as of July 7, 2023. | |
Danny O’Brien (born December 24, 1967) is a Canadian Dirt Modified racing driver. He is credited with 226 career wins at 11 tracks in two countries.[1]
Racing career
Danny O’Brien began racing in 1987 in the 358 Modified division at Brockville Speedway in Ontario, and continued his success at racetracks in southeastern Canada such as Autodrome Edelweiss Quebec and Cornwall Motor Speedway Ontario.[2][3] He also competed on the New York side of the border including Can-Am Speedway in LaFargeville, Fonda Speedway, and Mohawk International Raceway in Hogansburg.[4][5][6]
O’Brien captured 100 feature event wins and 14 of his 18 track titles at Brockville.[7] He was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2023.[1]
Personal life
O’Brien comes from a racing family, as his father Pat O’Brien Sr. was a regular at the Watertown and Kingston Speedways in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s, and brothers Pat Jr. and Tim eventually became regular competitors.[7]
In 1996 Danny was injured in a serious crash at Can-Am, which required multiple surgeries to save his eyesight and reconstruct his face.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Fuller, O'Brien and Cameron to be inducted into NE Dirt Modified Hall of Fame". The Citizen. Auburn NY. May 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ Petttibone, Steve (July 8, 2013). "O'Brien wins third Sportsman feature of season". The Recorder and Times. Brockville, Ontario. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Thrills and spills on the DIRT track". Cornwall Standard-Freeholder. Ontario, Canada. July 15, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "O'Brien wins at Fonda". The Daily Gazette. Schenectady NY. August 2, 1992. p. F3. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ "DIRTcar Northeast Fall Nationals Coming To BOS". Watertown Daily Times. NY. October 1, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "O'Brien gets second straight 358 win at Can-Am". Watertown Daily Times. NY. June 4, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c Swanson, Buffy (June 13, 2023). "Danny O'Brien adds 100th Brockville win to hall of fame resume". The Kingston Whig-Standard . Ontario, Canada. Retrieved July 13, 2023.