Category Archives: Dan Wheldon

Unfortunate news today, as Dan Wheldon, the IndyCar driver known for his Indy Racing League IndyCar Series Championship in 2005 and his Indianapolis 500 wins in 2005 and 2011, has passed away at the age of 33. Weldon died shortly after being involved in a horrific 15-car collision at Sunday’s IZOD IndyCar World Championship in Las Vegas. Known for his tough racing style (a style that saw him get shoved by Danica Patrick in a highly publicized post-race confrontation; incidentally, it was revealed last night that Wheldon was going to replace Patrick on the Andretti Racing Team next year), outspoken nature, and for winning the most famous race in the world in a car owned by a member of a boy band (somewhere up in the ether, we hope Dan just smiled at how ridiculous that statement was). Dan is survived by his wife and two children, and was honored with a five-lap salute by his fellow drivers after the suspension of Sunday’s race.