Danny Ongais, IndyCar Driver Known as 'Flyin' Hawaiian,' Dead at 79: 'League of His Own'

Photo: Alvis Upitis/Getty ImagesDanny Ongais, a beloved motorsports driver who made 11 Indianapolis 500 starts, died last week at the age of 79.According to theIndianapolis Motor Speedway, Ongais died on Feb. 26 of congestive heart complications at his home in Anaheim Hills, California.Ongais — May 21, 1942, in Kahului — is the only native Hawaiian to start the Indianapolis 500 and earned himself a collection of nicknames, including the “Flyin' Hawaiian” and “On the Gas,” the latter of which is a play on his last name.

Danny Pellegrino's '90s-Filled Essay Collection Is Target's June Book Club Pick

Photo:courtesy of Sourcebooks courtesy of Sourcebooks Stephen Busken Pellegrino is also vocal about his journey toward self-acceptance and his identity as a gay man. With current anti-LGBTQ+ legislation being implemented in the United States,How Do I Un-Remember This?plays an extra important role in encouraging empathy. “I hope that maybe someone who hasn’t looked at life through the lens of an LGBTQ person might be able to see things a little bit differently,” Pellegrino says.

Danny Pintauro Discusses Life After Revealing He Is HIV+: 'I'm Much Happier as a Person with No Secrets'

Danny Pintauro made headlines when herevealed he is HIV-positive during a 2015 episode ofOprah: Where Are They Now?, but the formerWho’s the Boss?star reveals he almost didn’t go through with it.“That half hour before the interview I was on the verge of vomit, tears, sweating; it was a moment,” he explains in PEOPLE’s video series,Stories of Positivity. According to Pintauro, 45, it took the comfort of the television icon to make him confident about the decision.

Danny Roberts Shares His Struggles After 'The Real World' and How He's 'in a Good Place' Now

The moment Danny Roberts arrived at the Belfort Mansion forThe Real World: New Orleansin 2000, his life was forever changed — but so were the lives of many, many viewers. As a newly out gay Southerner dating a man in the military, his impact far exceeded his naivete and continues to this day. “My coming-out story is the genesis of a lot of other people’s in that generation’s coming-out story, but I think so much of that is timing,” Roberts, 44, tells PEOPLE via Zoom from his quiet cabin in Vermont for this week’s issue.

Danny Trejo Celebrates 55 Years 'Clean and Sober': 'One Day at a Time'

Danny Trejo.Photo:Danny Trejo/Instagram Danny Trejo/Instagram Danny Trejois celebrating a huge milestone in his sobriety journey. On Wednesday, the 79-year-old actor posted aselfieon social media and as he revealed he’s 55 years sober after struggling with alcohol and drug addiction as a teenager. “Congratulations and thanks for being and example of happy purposeful sobriety. And for letting the world know that dreams can come true,” one fan wrote while another person commented, “Congrats on your journey and enjoying a clean and sober life!