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Daniel Clive Wheldon (22 June 1978 – 16 October 2011) was a British motor racing driver who won the 2005 IndyCar Series Drivers' Championship for Andretti Green Racing (AGR). He won the Indianapolis 500 in 2005 and 2011, and was co-winner of the 2006 24 Hours of Daytona with Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR).
Oct 18, 2011 · Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon’s official cause of death in the 15-car accident on Sunday has been released by the Clark County coroner.
Oct 17, 2011 · LAS VEGAS — Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon died Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after his car became ensnared in a fiery 15-car pileup, flew over another vehicle and landed in a...
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.
Oct 17, 2011 · Britain's Dan Wheldon, who has died in an IndyCar accident in Las Vegas at the age of 33, was one of the most successful drivers in world motorsport.
Mar 12, 2024 · Wheldon was 33 when he was killed in a horrific crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway just five months after winning his second Indy 500 title. His son, Oliver, was an infant riding in his mother’s arms on the victory lap.
Oct 16, 2021 · Remembering Dan Wheldon and his last and most amazing IndyCar win. Saturday 16 October marks the 10th anniversary of Dan Wheldon’s death. David Malsher-Lopez pays tribute, then asks Wheldon’s...
Oct 16, 2011 · LAS VEGAS -- Dan Wheldon, the 2011 Indianapolis 500 winner and one of the most popular drivers in open-wheel racing, died Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in a horrific multicar crash on Lap 11...
Oct 17, 2011 · Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon died of head injuries after a dramatic 15-car wreck at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Clark County Coroner Michael Murphy said Monday.
Oct 17, 2011 · Dan Wheldon, who moved to the United States from his native England with hopes of winning the Indianapolis 500 and went on to twice prevail at his sport’s most famed race, died Sunday after a...
