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
cricket dropped english feet good high pitch purpose throw throwing
It wasn't as good a throw as the one I did at Shea Stadium; it was a little high, ... This was more of an English cricket throw than a pitch. I was throwing it a little high on purpose to show them I had a different pitch than the one I did at Shea Stadium. It just dropped about 10 feet too late.
celebrate race
I'm going to celebrate like a race winner, not like a champion,
disagree fact mistake pushing
The one thing I do disagree with the IRL is the fact that they are pushing Danica solely. I think that's a big mistake on their part.
screwed somewhat
I think Jenson somewhat screwed me up there,
driver female good herself looked proved
She's proved herself enough. It's not like she's looked at as a female on track. She's just another driver and a very good one at that.
hope indy love next seem special sponsor win year
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.
fans
But I think primarily, it's the fans that make this race.
ahead close everybody five honestly people six ways
I don't think it's going to be as close as people are making out. I honestly think it's going to be between five or six cars, and they are going to be some ways ahead of everybody else.
certainly sometime
I thought I could do it sometime in my career, but certainly not this soon.
chip develop glad help motivated
I'm glad we started off right because I think Chip will be more motivated now to help us develop some stuff.
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.
achieved adjust coming goal goals indy next season win winning
My goal coming into this season was to win the Indy 500. When I achieved that, I had to adjust my mindset, and the goals I had for myself. Obviously, winning the championship was the next goal.
agent forgot hair longer
I think my hair is a little longer than it was in May. I think my PR agent is a little miffed at me because I forgot to shave, as well.
dream realized
I wasn't pissed. I had just realized a dream of 10 years.