Dan Wheldon
Dan Wheldon
Daniel Clive Wheldonwas a British racing driver. He was the 2005 IndyCar 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 IndyCar World Championship on 16 October 2011 at the age of 33...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth22 June 1978
difficult race vicious
It was very difficult to race under these circumstances. It's a job, and it can be pretty vicious at times.
difficult highs job mixed race vicious
It was very difficult to race under circumstances like this. This is a job that can be pretty vicious at times with a lot of highs mixed in.
consistent cost pace
It was an up-and-down day. My pace just wasn't consistent and that's what cost me.
cars front green
The superspeedways, with the cars we have at Andretti Green Racing, you can get to the front pretty quick,
family good hopefully letterman prayers sad thoughts
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Dana family and all of Rahal Letterman racing. It's a very, very sad day. I think hopefully we put on a good race.
baseball behind cool field follow heritage history motor mystique similar stadium
Obviously, Wrigley Field is similar to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in that it has that same mystique to it, ... I don't follow baseball too much, but I know how cool that stadium is and the history and heritage behind it.
leave three
I couldn't leave my three teammates. I'd feel lost.
anticipate decided fourth good places race third though
I anticipate a really good race because, even though the championship is decided in my favor, second, third and fourth places are still up for grabs,
good hope start
Let's hope this is just the start of a lot of good things for this team.
exciting impact looking next season success talking top
Scott and I already were talking that we want to make a big impact next year. That's a goal. I had a lot of success this season, and I'm looking to do the same (in '06). It will be a very exciting season in general. There will be a lot of competitive cars, so we'll have to be on top of our game.
driver female good herself looked proved
She's proved herself enough. It's not like she's looked at as a female on track. She's just another driver and a very good one at that.
came difficult everybody great together
On a difficult day like today, everybody came together and I think put on a great show.
forward point proving
I look forward to proving a point to him.
anybody catch forward impossible rest trying until
I look forward to the rest of the season, but until it's mathematically impossible for anybody to catch me I'm going to keep trying to do the same.