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| This one-time 'Miami Vice' guest star is a legend in CART circles because of his famous 'spin and win' victory in the 1985 Indy 500. Sullivan had a forgettable season in F1 with Tyrrell before returning to the US, forging a successful partnership with Penske. |
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| 1971 | • Attended the Jim Russell Racing School in England. |
| 1972 | • Competed in British Formula Ford 1600. |
| 1974 | • British F2, 2nd overall. |
| 1975 | • BP Super Visco F3 championship, =2nd overall, 59 points, 5 wins. |
| 1976 | • Formula 2, 1 entry, 1 DNQ in a Team Modus M3 Hart. |
| 1977 |
• Formula 2, 5 starts, =18th overall, 2 points in a Netherton & Worth Boxer PR276 Hart. • World Sportscar Championship, 1 start in a Mike Fisher Porsche Carrera RSR with Fisher and Classic. |
| 1978 |
• New Zealand Formula Atlantic, 4th overall. • North American Formula Atlantic, 8th overall. |
| 1979 |
• IMSA, 2 starts at Daytona and Sebring in a Lancia Stratos with Marina and Arutunoff. • Became an instructor at the Skip Barber Racing School. |
| 1980 | • Can-Am, 6th overall, 16 points, Rookie of the Year in a Garvin Brown Racing Intrepid GB1 and Lola T530 Chevrolet. |
| 1981 |
• Can-Am, 4th overall, 303 points, 1 win in a Garvin Brown Racing Lola T530 Chevrolet and Frissbee. • Competed in North American Formula Atlantic. • IMSA, 1 start in a Preston Henn Porsche 935 K3 Turbo with Dören. |
| 1982 |
• Can-Am, 3rd overall, 390 points, 1 win in a Newman/Budweiser March 827 Chevrolet. • Competed in North American Formula Atlantic. • CART PPG Indy Car World Series, 22nd overall, 28 points in a Forsythe-Newman March 82C Cosworth. • IMSA, 1 start at Daytona in a Rondeau M382 Cosworth with Phipps and Belcher. |
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| 1983 | • Tyrrell 011/012 Cosworth, 15 entries, =17th overall, 2 points. |
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| 1984 | • CART PPG Indy Car World Series, 4th overall, 110 points, 3 wins in a Shierson DSR-1 Cosworth and Lola T800 Cosworth. |
| 1985 | • CART PPG Indy Car World Series, 4th overall, 126 points, 2 wins including the Indianapolis 500 in a Penske March 85C Cosworth. |
| 1986 |
• CART PPG Indy Car World Series, 3rd overall, 147 points, 2 wins in a Penske March 86C Cosworth and Penske PC15 Chevrolet. • IMSA, 2 starts in a Henn's Swap Shop Racing Porsche 962 with Foyt and Luyendyk. • Supercup, 1 start in a Joest Porsche 956. • Made a guest appearance on Miami Vice. |
| 1987 |
• CART PPG Indy Car World Series, 9th overall, 87 points in a Penske PC16 Chevrolet and March 86C Cosworth. • IMSA, 3 starts in an A.J. Foyt Enterprises Porsche 962 with Foyt, Unser Sr and Haywood. |
| 1988 |
• CART PPG Indy Car World Series, 1st overall, 182 points, 4 wins in a Penske PC17 Chevrolet. • IMSA, 2 starts at Daytona and Sebring, 49th overall, 6 points in a TWR Jaguar XJR-9 with Lammers, D. Jones and Nielsen. • World Sportscar Championship, 1 start at Le Mans in a TWR Jaguar XJR-9 LM with D. Jones and Cobb. |
| 1989 |
• CART PPG Indy Car World Series, 7th overall, 107 points, 2 wins in a Penske PC18 Chevrolet. • Competed in IROC, 1 win. |
| 1990 | • CART PPG Indy Car World Series, 6th overall, 139 points, 2 wins in a Penske PC19 Chevrolet. |
| 1991 | • CART PPG Indy Car World Series, 11th overall, 56 points in a Patrick Lola T91/00 Alfa Romeo. |
| 1992 | • CART PPG Indy Car World Series, 7th overall, 99 points, 1 win in a Galles Galmer 92 Chevrolet. |
| 1993 |
• CART PPG Indy Car World Series, 12th overall, 43 points, 1 win in a Galles Lola T93/07 Chevrolet. • IMSA, 1 start at Daytona in a Joest Porsche 962C with Haywood, Pescarolo and Robinson. |
| 1994 |
• DTM, 2 starts in an Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TS. • NASCAR Winston Cup, 1 start in a Chevrolet. • IMSA, 1 start at Daytona in a Brumos Porsche 911 Turbo with Stuck, Röhrl and Haywood. • Le Mans 24hrs, 3rd place in a Le Mans Porsche Team Dauer 962 Porsche with Stuck and Boutsen. |
| 1995 | • CART PPG Indy Car World Series, 13 starts, 19th overall, 32 points in a PacWest Reynard 951 Ford. |
| 1996 | • Le Mans 24hrs, 8th place in a Bigazzi McLaren F1 GTR with Piquet and Cecotto. |
| 1997 | • IMSA, 2 starts at Daytona and Sebring in an MSI Racing R&S Mk III Chevrolet with J. Jones, Bentley and Buhl. |
| 1998 | • US Road Racing Championship, 1 start at Daytona, =11th overall, 40 points in a Rohr Motorsport Porsche 911 GT1 with McNish, Alzen, J. Müller and D. Müller. |
| 1999 |
• US Road Racing Championship, 1 start at Daytona, =39th overall, 21 points in a DLW Racing Inc. R&S Mk III Ford with Haywood, Dale Whittington and Don Whittington. • Assistant Clerk of the Course at selected American Le Mans Series events. • Participated in the Goodwood Festival of Speed. |
| 2000 | • Competed in Formula France. |
| 2002 | • Heads a US young driver development program in conjunction with Red Bull. |
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