Dan Wheldon

Daniel Wheldon was a British racing driver. He was the 2005 Indy Car Series champion and a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, having won the race in 2005 and 2011.

Wheldon died from severe head injuries shortly after a collision during the IZOD Indy Car World Championship on 16 October 2011 at the age of 33.

Date of birth:
22nd June, 1978
Date of death:
16th October, 2011
"Then as everything, like I say, things started to come together, when things started to go our way, that’s when you results started to come. I was no different driver. I was certainly learning every time I went in the car."
― Dan Wheldon
Topic(s): Car
"The last thing I want my child to see is Dad running around in the middle of the pack. That would really upset me. And that would upset him. I would be embarrassed to take him to school with kids saying, ‘Hey, how’d your dad do this weekend?’ ‘Well, he finished fifth or sixth’."
― Dan Wheldon
Topic(s): Dad
"I get bored. We seem to have been having a little bit more time off this winter than last winter. I’m always itching to get back in the car. It’s going to get harder, so I’ve got to make sure that I’m doing everything I possibly can do to make sure I can start next season how I ended this season."
― Dan Wheldon
Topic(s): Car

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