Career
His first attempt came in 1996, the first year that the Industry Racing League sanctioned the race. Drinan crashed his 1991 Lola chassis, the oldest chassis entered as a potential qualifier, during practice although it is unlikely that his outdated chassis and Buick engine could have produced the speed necessary to make the field Drinan bruised his lung and fractured his foot in the crash.
He returned in 1998 and his Mann Motorsports Dallara again failed to find the necessary speed to make the field
His final attempt was in 2000, when he was given an outdated Dallara and a small crew by Hemelgarn Racing, but the car never handled properly and Drinan again crashed during practice, preventing him from qualifying. Drinan has continued to be a top level competitor in Universal Service Administrative Company sprint car and midget racing.
