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
came difficult everybody great together
On a difficult day like today, everybody came together and I think put on a great show.
beat came difficult everybody great people points together
There are rivalries out there. There's people that want to beat one another. There are people with points to prove. But on a difficult day like today, everybody came together and put on a great show.
came couple deal faith great means panther races relatively repay teammates
I think this championship means a great deal to Kim, ... I came in relatively inexperienced with just a couple of races for Panther under my belt. I soaked info from my teammates and it's great to repay Kim's faith in me with this championship.
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Well, it was a win obviously under very difficult circumstances. I think certainly my thoughts and prayers and everybody here, their thoughts are with the Dana family and everybody at Rahal Letterman Racing. It's very difficult to race under circumstances like this. I think everybody in the community and the fans that came out to Homestead-Miami Speedway today should be commended for the effect that they have on the drivers to pull through under very difficult circumstances.
came guy prefer second victories win
If it came down to it and I was told that I could win the championship with no victories or come second in the championship with 10, that's the kind of guy I am. I much prefer to win a lot.
came prefer second victories win
If it came down to it and I was told I could win the championship with no victories or come second in the championship with 10 I much prefer to win a lot.
chance knew
I knew I had a chance to come back because you can come back on the superspeedways pretty quickly.
beat love people possible races six win
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.
fantastic people
It was a fantastic event. There were fantastic people that I met, and the presentations were very interesting.
babies baby car equal lost tires treatment
They will never give me equal treatment because I'm the baby of the team, ... My rental car has probably lost its tires by now.