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
aggressive car fun quick race record setup truly win
We had an aggressive setup and were very quick in traffic. Once underway, the car was very, very good. This is a fun place to race and win and to take Sam's record is truly special.
dream realized
I wasn't pissed. I had just realized a dream of 10 years.
races six special strong winning
Winning the Indianapolis 500 was very special to me, ... but winning six races is something I'll look back on and think that was a strong season.
add good great indy win
Those guys, particularly Scott, did just a great job. It's another good win to add to the Indy 500. It's amazing.
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,
button coming expect forget good lane pit push race speed
I didn't expect the race to go like that, and I didn't think I'd forget to push the pit lane speed button coming into the pits. When you make an error, as long as you make up for it, it's a good day.
advantage cars fast given pick team week
Certainly, the team has given me very fast cars week in, week out, ... I've been able to take advantage of some unfortunate situations. We've been quick, and if something has happened, fortunately, I've been the one first to pick up the pieces.
against guys talking year
I look back to when I was a rookie. You're up against guys that have been around, for not just a year or two, but you're talking 10 years.
bad certainly fare fault
I know it certainly didn't fare well for Scott Dixon, but I don't think that was through any fault of his own, ... That year, things didn't go their way. They had some bad luck. I don't think that was down to Scott.
car good quickly runs speed target
I'm disappointed that we weren't quicker, to be honest. The Target car is really good on the long runs but I just couldn't get it up to speed quickly enough in qualifying trim.
famous hard list names night proud won worked
I'm very proud of this team. They worked so hard all night long. There are some famous names that have won this race, and to now be on that list is very, very special.