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At the season-ending IZOD IndyCar World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Wheldon was killed in a collision with a fence post alongside the circuit on the race's eleventh lap. He was 33 years old and the first driver to die in IndyCar competition since Paul Dana in 2006. Early and personal life.
Oct 17, 2011 · 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-win... Fast forward to better TV. Skip...
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.
Dec 15, 2011 · IndyCar officials presented an account of the last moments of the life of late Indianapolis 500 champion Dan Wheldon on Thursday and offered a "too many racing grooves" theory on the cause of...
Oct 17, 2011 · The Indy 500 winner was killed in a fiery pileup at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2011. He was airlifted to the hospital but his injuries were unsurvivable, while three other drivers were hurt in the crash.
Oct 17, 2011 · Dan Wheldon, a popular and congenial racecar driver from England who won the Indianapolis 500 for the second time in May, died Sunday in a fiery 15-car accident early in a 300-mile IndyCar...
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.
