Dan Wheldon was a two-time Indy 500 winner and the 2005 IndyCar Series champion.
Posted on 10/16/2011 3:13:12 PM PDT by Wagonboy
1978 - 2011 Killed in Indy Car race at Las Vegas
Amen.
Oh my lord, RIP
R.I.P.
Prayers for Dan and his family. R.I.P.
sad...
I am so sad.
I can’t believe they still race these cars on these types of tracks. In 1998 @ the Charlotte Motor Speedway there was a bad accident that killed people in the stands. Bruton Smith owns both tracks.
Do you remember Greg Moore’s accident. Ovals are dangerous.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/racing/10/16/dan.wheldon.crash.ap/
Wheldon dies from Vegas crash
Open wheeled racing on high banked ovals would give me the willies. I was channel surfing and stopped to watch this on ABC and it looked to me insanely fast and close for my taste. I am not surprised at this accident. RIP Dan Wheldon. Prayers for all involved.
Dan Wheldon was a two-time Indy 500 winner and the 2005 IndyCar Series champion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hdh-XZ5i8k
James Taylor- Our Town -LYRICS- (In memory of Paul Newman)
I know there were a number of people questioning putting 34 IndyCars on that track, and this is why.
As a fan and participant (mostly as a volunteer worker) in auto racing, I understand the sport is dangerous, but in this instance the IICS was tempting fate.
R.I.P., Dan. You will be missed.
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