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
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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.
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When you think Danica grabbed the headlines, you wait until he starts. She'll be jealous of him.
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A lot of the hard work was done at Chicago, but until you finally clinch it, I don't think you feel like you have. I'm ecstatic.
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The one thing I've learned about this league is don't get excited too soon, ... It's going to be a difficult race. My teammates are going to push me really hard. Last year, I struggled a little bit on the short ovals. The boys have been a big help to me. It's nice to have your first pole. I'm still a rookie until Japan so I have a lot to learn.
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I'm going to celebrate like a race winner, but I'm not going to celebrate like a champion until it's done,
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What's very important is our thoughts and prayers are with the Dana family. It's a sad day. Just a very, very sad day. It's difficult under such difficult circumstances. It's a job that can be pretty vicious at times. Hopefully we put on a good race.
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It was very difficult to race under these circumstances. It's a job, and it can be pretty vicious at times.
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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.
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It was an up-and-down day. My pace just wasn't consistent and that's what cost me.
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I seem to win a lot of Honda's special races, ... I hope (Honda) is going to sponsor the Indy 500 next year because I love that race.
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I've certainly got three teammates that are going to feature strongly. I'm going to have to rely on them for some help.
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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.
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We are going to have a good party for this, and it will be on Bryan's tab.
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The superspeedways, with the cars we have at Andretti Green Racing, you can get to the front pretty quick,