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==After Indy== [[File:Danny Sullivan - Alfa Corse - Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI 94 (46745275091).jpg|thumb|Danny Sullivan - [[Alfa Corse]] - [[Alfa Romeo 155#155 V6 TI|Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI 94]], [[Donington Park|Donington]] 1994 DTM]] [[File:1994Brickyard400DannySullivan.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Sullivan (#99) at the 1994 [[NASCAR]] [[1994 Brickyard 400|Brickyard 400]]]] In 1994, Sullivan took a sabbatical from Indy car racing. After being released from Galles Racing very late after the 1993 season, Sullivan was unable to find a new ride as most seats at that point had already been filled. He joined [[ABC Sports|ABC]]/[[ESPN]] as a color commentator. He also attempted to run selected events in the [[NASCAR]] [[Nextel Cup|Winston Cup Series]] that season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nojavascript.html|title=Sullivan Puts Stock In NASCAR|date=January 18, 1994|work=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|page=2B|access-date=2013-01-12}}</ref> However, he failed to qualify for several events;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-08-02/sports/9408010358_1_morgan-mcclure-runt-pittman-sullivan-both-novice|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220438/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-08-02/sports/9408010358_1_morgan-mcclure-runt-pittman-sullivan-both-novice|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2016|title=Sullivan Both Novice And Veteran At Indy|last=Williams|first=Charean|date=August 2, 1994|work=[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]|access-date=2013-01-12|location=Ft. Lauderdale, FL}}</ref> he qualified for only one race (the [[1994 Brickyard 400]]), and finished 33rd for a very underfunded team. In 1994, he had some guest starts for Alfa Romeo in the [[1994 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft|DTM]] and together with [[Thierry Boutsen]] and [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]] he was third overall with the [[Dauer 962 LM]] at the [[1994 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]]. He returned to CART racing for one final year in 1995. His season ended early after a serious crash at [[Michigan International Speedway]]. While recovering from a broken pelvis and other injuries, he announced his retirement from open-wheel competition. He returned to ABC-TV for 1996β1998. Sullivan was a paid celebrity endorser for Danny Sullivan Lexus in Jacksonville, Florida. The Lexus Dealership was owned primarily by members of the Davis family, who were the founders of [[Winn Dixie]] supermarkets. Sullivan was also instrumental in the Red Bull Driver Search program to find an American driver to compete in Formula One. The program successfully promoted American [[Scott Speed]] from California, who drove for the [[Scuderia Toro Rosso]] team in {{F1|2006}} and {{F1|2007}}. He was the drivers' representative on the stewards' panel for the [[2010 German Grand Prix]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Sullivan joins stewards for Germany|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publishing]]|work=autosport.com|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85411|date=2010-07-21|access-date=2010-07-21}}</ref> [[2010 Singapore Grand Prix]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Sullivan joins Singapore stewards' panel |publisher=PlanetF1.com |url=http://www.planetf1.com/news/18227/6393236/Sullivan-joins-Singapore-stewards-panel |access-date=2010-09-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924071639/http://www.planetf1.com/news/18227/6393236/Sullivan-joins-Singapore-stewards-panel |archive-date=2010-09-24 }}</ref> [[2012 Hungarian Grand Prix]],<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 Hungarian Grand Prix β Race Preview |publisher=FIA |url=http://www.fia.com/news/hungarian-gp-race-preview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001033913/http://www.fia.com/news/hungarian-gp-race-preview |date=2012-07-25 |archive-date=2013-10-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[2013 Australian Grand Prix]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/291548/sullivan-named-as-driver-steward-for-australia/ |title=Sullivan named as driver steward for Australia |date=2013-03-12 |access-date=2017-08-19}}</ref> [[2014 Spanish Grand Prix]],<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Spanish Grand Prix β Preview |publisher=FIA |url=http://www.fia.com/news/2014-spanish-grand-prix-preview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509072402/http://www.fia.com/news/2014-spanish-grand-prix-preview |date=2014-05-07 |archive-date=2017-05-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix]],<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix β Stewards' Biographies |publisher=FIA |url=http://www.fia.com/file/58731/download?token=DJZY-zG3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819082515/http://www.fia.com/file/58731/download?token=DJZY-zG3 |date=2017-06-21 |archive-date=2017-08-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix β Entry List |publisher=FIA |url=http://www.fia.com/file/58823/download?token=RVOZZ2YY |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819083102/http://www.fia.com/file/58823/download?token=RVOZZ2YY |date=2017-06-22 |archive-date=2017-08-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[2018 Bahrain Grand Prix]],<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 Bahrain Grand Prix - Stewards' Biographies |publisher=FIA |url=https://www.fia.com/file/66886/download?token=psGI2JR5 |access-date=2018-07-21 |date=2018-04-05}}</ref> [[2018 Chinese Grand Prix]],<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 Chinese Grand Prix - Stewards' Biographies |publisher=FIA |url=https://www.fia.com/file/67200/download?token=Ekqq2iWg |access-date=2018-07-21 |date=2018-04-12}}</ref> and [[2018 Monaco Grand Prix]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 Monaco Grand Prix - Stewards' Biographies |publisher=FIA |url=https://www.fia.com/file/68529/download?token=etT-hitL |access-date=2018-07-21 |date=2018-05-23}}</ref> Sullivan and [[Michael Andretti]] were inducted into the Motorsports Walk of Fame on April 5, 2010, along the route of the [[Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach]], which both men have won.<ref name="longbeach">{{cite web|url=http://www.longbeach.gov/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=4526&TargetID=97 |title=City of Long Beach, CA β News Details |publisher=longbeach.gov |access-date=2014-05-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513011148/http://www.longbeach.gov/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=4526&TargetID=97 |archive-date=2014-05-13 }}</ref> Sullivan serves as a senior advisor at Tempus Jets and its parent company, Orion Air Group, LLC. He also has various business relationships with [[Lexus]], ABC/ESPN, [[CBS]], [[Red Bull]], [[Acura]], and [[Toyota]].<ref name="tempusjets">{{cite web |url=http://www.tempusjets.com/about/management-team/ |title=Executive Team | Tempus β A Premier Aviation Services Provider |publisher=tempusjets.com |access-date=2014-05-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202031026/http://www.tempusjets.com/about/management-team |archive-date=2013-02-02 }}</ref>
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