Editing Danny Sullivan (section)

==CART career==
[[File:DannySullivanLola.jpg|thumb|right|Sullivan's Lola T800 at [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|Laguna Seca]] in 1984.]]
[[File:1988Indy500timetrials.jpg|thumb|right|Sullivan during time trials as the [[1988 Indianapolis 500]].]]
For [[1984 CART PPG Indy Car World Series|1984]], Sullivan returned to North America, where he competed in the CART PPG Indy Car series. He first landed at [[Doug Shierson Racing|Shierson Racing]], winning three races including the [[1984 Pocono 500|Pocono 500]], and placing 4th in points. In [[1985 CART PPG Indy Car World Series|1985]], he moved to [[Team Penske|Penske Racing]], winning the [[1985 Indianapolis 500]]. His victory at Indy, known in auto racing lore as the "spin and win" is one of the most legendary moments in Indy 500 history.

Sullivan would set the pace at Indy again in [[1988 Indianapolis 500|1988]], qualifying second and leading 91 of the first 101 laps. Sullivan was part of the all-Penske front row with teammates [[Rick Mears]] and [[Al Unser|Al Unser Sr.]] A wing adjuster broke on Sullivan's car just after the halfway mark, and his car hit the outside wall in turn one, ending his day. Nevertheless, he rebounded, posting finishes of 4th or better over the next six races, winning at [[Grand Prix of Portland|Portland]] and the [[1988 Michigan 500|Michigan 500]]. The win at Michigan completed a career Indy car [[Triple Crown (IndyCar)|Triple Crown]] ([[Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis]], [[Michigan 500|Michigan]], [[Pocono 500 (IndyCar)|Pocono]]). He finished the season with five top-5 finishes over the final five races, including two wins. At the second-to-last race of the season at [[IndyCar Monterey Grand Prix|Laguna Seca]], Sullivan won the pole position, led the most laps, and won the race. With still one race remaining, Sullivan clinched the [[1988 CART PPG Indy Car World Series|1988 CART championship]], holding an insurmountable 35-point lead. It was Sullivan's first championship title and Penske's first since 1985.

In [[1989 CART PPG Indy Car World Series|1989]], Sullivan suffered a broken arm in a crash during practice for the [[1989 Indianapolis 500|Indy 500]], and would miss two races. He rebounded to win the [[1989 Pocono 500|Pocono 500]] in August - his second win in that event - and one other race to place a respectable 7th in points. Sullivan's last season with Penske Racing was [[1990 CART PPG Indy Car World Series|1990]]. He won two races in 1990, including the season finale at [[IndyCar Monterey Grand Prix|Laguna Seca]]. He won the pole and led wire-to-wire in his final start for [[Roger Penske]].

In 1991, Sullivan switched to the [[Patrick Racing]] [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport#Indycars|Alfa Romeo]] team. After going winless in 1991 in a very uncompetitive machine, he parted ways with [[U. E. Patrick|Patrick]]. Sullivan won two more CART races between 1992 and 1993, driving for [[Galles Racing|Galles-Kraco Racing]]. He scored the first win for the [[Galmer]] chassis at [[Grand Prix of Long Beach|Long Beach]]. It came after he bumped teammate and race leader [[Al Unser Jr.]] on the backstretch with less than four laps to go. The incident sparked friction within the team. His later years were plagued with inconsistency, leading to a semi-retirement in 1994. His brief tenure at Galles was described as particularly toxic.<ref name="MPP">{{Cite episode|title=Danny Sullivan on His 1992 Long Beach IndyCar Win|url=https://marshallpruett.podbean.com/e/mp-133-danny-sullivan-on-his-1992-long-beach-indycar-win/|access-date=July 16, 2019|series=The Marshall Pruett Podcast|first1=Marshall|last1=Pruett|date=April 6, 2017|number=133}}</ref>

In 1986, Sullivan was a guest star on the television show ''[[Miami Vice]]'' ([[List of Miami Vice episodes#Season 2: 1985–1986|"Florence Italy"]]) playing a race car driver accused of murdering a prostitute. The episode featured some short outdoor scenes in the pit lanes of the [[Grand Prix of Miami (sports car racing)|Miami Grand Prix]]. Sullivan had limited dialogue in the episode; his longest piece of dialogue was in a police station interrogation scene.

Also in 1991, the [[Leland Corporation]] released the arcade game ''[[Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat]]'', featuring his likeness.