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
chicago ground hoping lost obviously swing toward
We obviously lost some ground toward the championship, which makes Chicago a very important race, ... I'm hoping we can get back in the swing of things.
anyone enjoyable experience goal harder next push relationships stayed team together winning year
As competitive as all of us have been, the relationships have stayed very, very close, and that has been a very enjoyable experience for me. We push each other harder than anyone else out there. Our goal for next year is to all stay together and stay the winning team that we have become.
aspired motor passionate since sports
That's what really got me passionate about American motor sports. Ever since that point, I've kind of aspired to being out here.
That's not true. But you're on the right track.
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It is their (the management company's) job to be looking into all of the options for my future and making sure they are right. They certainly did have contact with different teams in different series. That's just part of business, though, ... I'm working on a deal with Andretti Green right now. I'm working on getting something that is fair for both sides. At the same time, if somebody approaches you, you can't just tell them no. You're going to listen to what they say. For me, the most important thing is to be happy and win races.
breathe certainly laps
It was difficult. There were laps where we certainly had to breathe and back all the way out of the throttle.
awards believes everybody physically
It's a challenge. Everybody believes that. Physically and mentally, it's tough. It awards you, though.
certainly feature rely teammates three
I've certainly got three teammates that are going to feature strongly. I'm going to have to rely on them for some help.
favorite love means memories race season somewhat special statistic wins
That statistic of most race wins in a season is something pretty special to me. I love the Indianapolis 500, and that's always going to be my favorite race in the world, and it's going to be one of the fondest memories of my life, but that statistic somewhat means as much to a championship for me.
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It's still mathematically possible for a lot of people to beat me. If you can win a championship and win a lot of races on the way, that would be pretty special. I would love to get six wins.
biggest car engine needs series stability
The biggest thing having the same engine in every car is stability and the series needs that right now. It's the same for everybody.
sober
They like the wine. I didn't see a sober (sponsor).
good victory
It was Herta's day. It's very good to see him in Victory Lane.
effort lose maybe practice quick seem speed time
It was just one of those things. The qualifying effort didn't seem that bad. I don't know where the speed was. It was kind of a disappointing run, really. It kills you to lose time from the practice sessions. Maybe it was me, maybe it was the car. We just weren't particularly quick today.