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- Wheldon was killed Oct. 16 during the series' season finale when his car sailed 325 feet through the air into a catchfence, and his head hit a post in the fence. The blow created a "non-survivable injury."
Dec 15, 2011 · Dan Wheldon was killed when his head hit a post in the fencing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, contact that created a "non-survivable injury" to the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner.
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Oct 16, 2011 · Dan Wheldon died today, October 16, 2011, after this hard wreck at Las Vegas Motorspeedway. They ended the race after a 2-hour red flag and held a 5 lap trib...
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A fiery crash involving 15 cars claims the life of Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon.For more on this story, click here: http://abcnews.go.com/US/indy-500-winner-d...
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- Dan Wheldon Was A True Racer
- Boles: 'No One Loved The 500 More'
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- 'Don't Give Up, Because He hadn't'
Those who spoke with IndyStar this week said the outpouring of love, adoration and despair signified a man whose true self was so innately intertwined with who he was on the racetrack. Wheldon’s role as a best friend, teammate, prankster, competitor, dad, husband, son, brother, fan-favorite and promoter’s dream shone through, unapologetically, in e...
There was a time when Wheldon was offered the opportunity to forsake what would soon become nearly an entire fanbase’s undying love for a shot at a childhood dream. It was late in 2005 and Wheldon was fresh off a six-win season that led to what would be Wheldon’s one and only IndyCar championship. Along the way, he’d entered the sacred fraternity o...
Wheldon spent those next several months in and out of the spotlight. There he was on The Late Show with David Letterman, dressed to the nines with slicked back hair and a bespoke leather jacket, a modern-day rock star, cracking jokes about unemployment. Without a racing gig again until late-2011, Wheldon remained a constant presence at the racetrac...
After the red flag and the parade lap and the pools of tears in pitlane that day, the IndyCar paddock joined together one last time at Wheldon’s Memorial Service in Florida. Then, it was off to their respective homes to grieve. Not until late-March 2012 could a racetrack provide enough noise to shield some of those who loved Dan Wheldon most from t...
Oct 15, 2021 · The events of October 16, 2011, stalked Townsend Bell on a daily basis. They walked in front of him, staring back, inciting confrontation. Ten years on, those events have moved.
In the wake of Wheldon’s accident, the safety of the sport has suddenly become a hot-button issue—NASCAR champ Jimmie Johnson has called for an end to IndyCar racing on high-speed oval tracks ...
Dec 15, 2011 · Dan Wheldon was killed when his head hit a post in the fencing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway — contact that created a “non-survivable injury” to the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner.
