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.

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. He also competed on the New York side of the border including

Can-Am Speedway Can-Am Speedway is a half-mile dirt oval raceway located in La Fargeville, Town of Orleans, New York. Located just a few miles from the Thousand Islands on New York State Route 411, it draws competitors and fans from both sides of the Canada� ...

in LaFargeville,

Fonda Speedway Fonda Speedway is a half-mile (0.8 km) dirt oval track located in Fonda, New York. The track hosted NASCAR Cup Series races in 1955 and 1966 to 1968. It is home to the Fonda 200. The track hosts Saturday night races with Modified, Sportsman, Lim ...

, and

Mohawk International Raceway Mohawk International Raceway is a four-tenths of a mile semi-banked high-speed dirt oval raceway located three miles from the Canadian-American border near Hogansburg, New York. Overview In 1987 Dennis White completed a three-year effort to co ...

in Hogansburg. O’Brien captured 100 feature event wins and 14 of his 18 track titles at Brockville. He was inducted into the

Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame The Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame was established in 1992 to recognize individual achievements in the sport of stock car racing. It is located at 1 Speedway Dr., Weedsport, New York. History The inaugural induction ceremony was held on Ap ...

in 2023.

Personal life

O’Brien comes from a racing family, as his father Pat O’Brien Sr. was a regular at the Watertown and

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s in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s, and brothers Pat Jr. and Tim eventually became regular competitors. In 1996 Danny was injured in a serious crash at Can-Am, which required multiple surgeries to save his eyesight and reconstruct his face.

References

External links

Danny O'Brien Interview 8-31-1996 – YouTube
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