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This article is about the elder Brendon Cassidy. For his son, see Brendon Cassidy Jr.
Brendon Cassidy Sr. (born 19th January, 1958 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA) is a American former racing driver and team owner famous for his appearances in IndyCar and Formula One.
He is the father to fellow racing drivers Brendon Jr., Ashley and David Cassidy.
Formula One
1987: Williams
By 1987, Cassidy was established in Formula One and driving for Canon Williams Honda Team alongside Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna.
He started the season in great form, taking pole on the season-opening Australian Grand Prix before finishing second in the race to Gerhard Berger. His first win of the season would come four races later at the Canadian Grand Prix, to which he'd follow up with three races later at the British Grand Prix.
Despite only winning two races, Cassidy would finish the season in second overall behind McLaren's Berger by only a single point. Frustrations with reliability saw Cassidy leave Williams at the end of the season, despite the team taking pole in fourteen out of sixteen races in 1987.
1988-: Arrows
1988 would see Cassidy swap seats with Nigel Mansell, with the American taking the British driver's seat at the USF&G Arrows Zakspeed team.
Cassidy, joined by Chris Dagnall would take points in most of the races in 1988 - with his best result (and only podium) being a second place at the Italian Grand Prix. He would finish the season in sixth place, ahead of Mansell.
Cassidy would remain at Arrows in 1989.
Other Motorsport Endeavours
In 1988, whilst racing for Arrows in Formula One, Cassidy also raced a part season in the World Touring Car Masters for his own Gulf Racing team - racing a Ford Sierra RS500 in the top class of the series. His best result, however, would be a win in the non-championship Tooheys 1000 at Bathurst for the works Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing Ford team alongside former Formula One driver Thomas Nurmester.
